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2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates25–31 January 2010 (2010-01-25 – 2010-01-31)
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £225,500
Winner's share£35,000
Highest break  John Higgins ( SCO) (138)
Final
Champion  John Higgins ( SCO)
Runner-up  Ali Carter ( ENG)
Score9–4
2009
2011

The 2010 Welsh Open (officially the 2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 2010 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Totesport.com. [1]

John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against defending champion Ali Carter. [2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [3]

Main draw

Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
               
1 England Ali Carter 5
England Mark Davis 1
1 England Ali Carter 5
9 Australia Neil Robertson 2
9 Australia Neil Robertson 5
China Liu Song 2
1 England Ali Carter 5
6 Wales Ryan Day 2
10 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Dave Harold 1
10 Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
6 Wales Ryan Day 5
6 Wales Ryan Day 5
Malta Tony Drago 4
1 England Ali Carter 6
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 3
8 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
England Andrew Higginson 5
England Andrew Higginson 0
15 Wales Mark Williams 5
15 Wales Mark Williams 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2
15 Wales Mark Williams 1
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
14 England Peter Ebdon 0
England Barry Hawkins 5
England Barry Hawkins 1
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Wales Dominic Dale 4
1 England Ali Carter 4
2 Scotland John Higgins 9
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Stuart Bingham 1
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England Jamie Cope 0
13 China Ding Junhui 3
England Jamie Cope 5
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
England Tom Ford 2
11 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 2
5 England Shaun Murphy 4
Wales Matthew Stevens 5
3 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
2 Scotland John Higgins 6
7 England Mark Selby 5
England Judd Trump 2
7 England Mark Selby 5
16 England Mark King 3
16 England Mark King 5
Scotland Marcus Campbell 1
7 England Mark Selby 2
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
12 England Joe Perry 3
Scotland Graeme Dott 5
Scotland Graeme Dott 1
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2

[4] [5]

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore [6]
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 31 January 2010. [5]
Ali Carter (1)
  England
4–9 John Higgins (2)
  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–128 (95), 1–101 (101), 24–78 (71), 0–137 (137), 48–81 (81), 81–13, 27–94 (59), 72–54 (66, 54)
Evening: 33–72 (72), 90–0 (60), 73–72 (73, 72), 49–76, 1–76 (76)
73 Highest break 137
0 Century breaks 2
3 50+ breaks 10

Qualifying

These matches took place between 19 and 22 January 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales. [7] [8]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Lee Page5 England Andy Hicks5 England Mark Davis5 Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
Republic of Ireland David Hogan3 England Lee Page2 England Andy Hicks1 England Mark Davis5
England Ben Woollaston3 China Liu Song5 England Adrian Gunnell2 England Michael Holt1
England Joe Jogia5 England Joe Jogia0 China Liu Song5 China Liu Song5
Wales Daniel Wells4 England Robert Milkins5 England Stuart Pettman5 England Dave Harold5
Thailand James Wattana5 Thailand James Wattana3 England Robert Milkins4 England Stuart Pettman3
England Simon Bedford3 England Peter Lines2 England Jimmy Michie2 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
Malta Tony Drago5 Malta Tony Drago5 Malta Tony Drago5 Malta Tony Drago5
England Lee Spick1 England David Gilbert5 England Andrew Higginson5 England Stephen Lee3
England Jimmy Robertson5 England Jimmy Robertson3 England David Gilbert3 England Andrew Higginson5
China Li Hang5 China Jin Long3 England Mike Dunn4 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Wales Ian Preece4 China Li Hang5 China Li Hang5 China Li Hang4
England Chris Norbury4 England Jimmy White5 England Ian McCulloch5 England Barry Hawkins5
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown5 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown1 England Jimmy White4 England Ian McCulloch2
England Matthew Selt5 England Rod Lawler0 Wales Dominic Dale5 England Steve Davis2
England David Gray3 England Matthew Selt5 England Matthew Selt1 Wales Dominic Dale5
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5 England John Parrott2 England Anthony Hamilton5 England Stuart Bingham5
England Andrew Norman1 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5 Belgium Bjorn Haneveer4 England Anthony Hamilton3
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthiw/o Republic of Ireland David Morris5 Scotland Alan McManus5 England Jamie Cope5
Scotland Mark Boylew/d Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi1 Republic of Ireland David Morris4 Scotland Alan McManus2
England Stephen Rowlings5 England Tom Ford5 Scotland Jamie Burnett4 England Ricky Walden4
China Mei Xiwen4 England Stephen Rowlings2 England Tom Ford5 England Tom Ford5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5 England Barry Pinches5 England Martin Gould4 Wales Matthew Stevens [nb 1]5
Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue2 Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace1 England Barry Pinches5 England Barry Pinches4
England Craig Steadman5 England David Roe2 England Rory McLeod5 England Judd Trump5
England Sam Baird3 England Craig Steadman5 England Craig Steadman3 England Rory McLeod4
England Matthew Couch2 England Mark Joyce4 Scotland Marcus Campbell5 England Nigel Bond1
China Zhang Anda5 China Zhang Anda5 China Zhang Anda2 Scotland Marcus Campbell5
China Xiao Guodong5 Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney2 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5 Scotland Graeme Dott5
Wales Michael White2 China Xiao Guodong5 China Xiao Guodong1 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty3
Thailand Noppadol Sangnil4 Wales Paul Davies4 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5 China Liang Wenbo3
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5 Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh1 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
  1. ^ Match was held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

[9]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

[10]

References

  1. ^ "Totesport.com Named Sponsor For Snooker's Welsh Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.[ permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "John Higgins beats Ali Carter to lift Welsh Open title". BBC Sport. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Prize Fund". Global Snooker. 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
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  6. ^ "Moore The Merrier". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  8. ^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  10. ^ "Stats". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2013.