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2009–10 snooker season

The 2009–10 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 May 2009 and 8 May 2010. There were six ranking events, two less than in the previous season.[1] The Bahrain Championship was not held again, and the Northern Ireland Trophy was removed from the calendar too.[2] The Jiangsu Classic was held for the first time.[3]

2009–10 snooker season
Details
Duration16 May 2009 – 8 May 2010 (2009-05-16 – 2010-05-08)
Tournaments38 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipChina Ding Junhui
MastersEngland Mark Selby
World ChampionshipAustralia Neil Robertson

New professional players

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Countries

Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2008/2009 professional Main Tour.[4]

Calendar

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The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[13]

World Snooker Tour

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
4 Jun 7 Jun   CHN Jiangsu Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi   Mark Allen   Ding Junhui 6–0 [14]
7 Jul 12 Jul   THA Six-red World Grand Prix Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok   Jimmy White   Barry Hawkins 8–6 [15]
28 Jul 30 Jul   ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 1 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds   Stephen Maguire   Alan McManus 5–2 [16]
31 Aug 1 Sep   WAL Pro Challenge Series – Event 2 Pontin's Prestatyn   Ken Doherty   Martin Gould 6–2 [17]
7 Sep 13 Sep   CHN Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai   Ronnie O'Sullivan   Liang Wenbo 10–5 [18]
3 Oct 11 Oct   SCO Grand Prix Kelvin Hall Glasgow   Neil Robertson   Ding Junhui 9–4 [19]
26 Oct 29 Oct   WAL Masters Qualifying Event Pontin's Prestatyn   Rory McLeod   Andrew Higginson 6–1 [20]
9 Nov 11 Nov   ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 3 Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Leicester   Robert Milkins   Joe Jogia 5–3 [21]
3 Sep 29 Nov   ENG Premier League Potters Leisure Resort Hopton-on-Sea   Shaun Murphy   Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–3 [22]
5 Dec 13 Dec   ENG UK Championship Telford International Centre Telford   Ding Junhui   John Higgins 10–8 [23]
10 Jan 17 Jan   ENG Masters Wembley Arena London   Mark Selby   Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 [24]
25 Jan 31 Jan   WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport   John Higgins   Ali Carter 9–4 [25]
16 Feb 18 Feb   ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 5 George Scott Snooker Club Liverpool   Barry Hawkins   Michael Holt 5–1 [26]
4 Jan 25 Mar   ENG Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock   Marco Fu   Mark Allen 3–2 [27]
29 Mar 4 Apr   CHN China Open Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing   Mark Williams   Ding Junhui 10–6 [28]
17 Apr 3 May   ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Neil Robertson   Graeme Dott 18–13 [29]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
12 Sep 12 Sep   ENG Wytech Masters North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield   Reanne Evans   Maria Catalano 3–0 [30]
13 Sep 13 Sep   ENG UK Ladies Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield   Reanne Evans   Maria Catalano 3–0 [31]
10 Oct 10 Oct   ENG East Anglian Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge   Reanne Evans   Emma Bonney 3–0 [32]
14 Nov 14 Nov   ENG British Open Newmarket Snooker & Bowl Newmarket   Reanne Evans   Katie Henrick 3–1 [33]
6 Feb 6 Feb   ENG South Coast Classic Q Ball Snooker Club Eastbourne   Reanne Evans   Maria Catalano 3–1 [34]
6 Mar 6 Mar   ENG Connie Gough Memorial Stadium Snooker Club Birmingham   Reanne Evans   Maria Catalano 3–1 [35]
3 Apr 7 Apr   ENG World Ladies Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge   Reanne Evans   Maria Catalano 5–1 [36]

Pontin's International Open Series

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
22 Jun 26 Jun   WAL PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn   Jack Lisowski   Liam Highfield 6–5 [37][38]
27 Jul 31 Jul   WAL PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn   Liam Highfield   Neal Jones 6–2 [37][39]
23 Aug 28 Aug   WAL PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn   Paul Davison   Kyren Wilson 6–4 [37][40]
19 Oct 23 Oct   WAL PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn   Jamie Jones   Jak Jones 6–0 [37][41]
7 Dec 11 Dec   WAL PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn   Anthony McGill   Farakh Ajaib 6–0 [37][42]
28 Feb 5 Mar   WAL PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn   Kyren Wilson   Liam Highfield 6–4 [37][43]
11 Apr 16 Apr   WAL PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn   Paul Davison   Justin Astley 6–2 [37][44]
4 May 8 May   WAL PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn   Jack Lisowski   Justin Astley 6–1 [37][45]

Other events

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
16 May 17 May   IRL World Series of Snooker Killarney INEC Killarney   Shaun Murphy   Jimmy White 5–1 [46]
7 Jul 12 Jul   CHN Beijing International Challenge Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing   Liang Wenbo   Stephen Maguire 7–6 [47]
13 Jul 17 Jul   HKG General Cup General Snooker Club Hong Kong   Ricky Walden   Liang Wenbo 6–2 [48]
22 Jul 26 Jul   ENG Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds   Stuart Bingham   Simon Bedford 6–0 [49]
22 Jul 26 Jul   TWN World Games Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium Kaohsiung   Nigel Bond   David Grace 3–0 [50][51]
24 Jul 26 Jul   IRL Irish Classic Celbridge Snooker Club Kildare   Joe Swail   Fergal O'Brien 5–0 [52]
13 Aug 16 Aug   GER Paul Hunter Classic Stadthall Fürth   Shaun Murphy   Jimmy White 4–0 [53]
17 Oct 18 Oct   CZE World Series of Snooker Prague Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn Prague   Jimmy White   Graeme Dott 5–3 [54]
31 Oct 1 Nov   SCO Legends of Snooker Rothes Halls Glenrothes   Stephen Hendry   Ken Doherty 5–3 [55]
31 Oct 7 Nov   VIE Asian Indoor Games Phan Đình Phùng Gymnasium Ho Chi Minh City   Jin Long   Nader Khan Sultani 4–0 [56]
14 Nov 15 Nov   WAL Pontin's Pro Am Series Pontin's Prestatyn   Stuart Bingham   Ken Doherty 3–1 [57]
15 Dec 18 Dec   IRL Six-red World Championship INEC Killarney   Mark Davis   Mark Williams 6–3 [58]
19 Dec 20 Dec   NED Dutch Open De Dieze 's-Hertogenbosch   Bjorn Haneveer   Matthew Couch 6–3 [59]
12 Feb 14 Feb   FIN Finnish Snooker Challenge Turku Sports Club Turku   Mark Williams   Robin Hull 6–1 [60]

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 2009/2010

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[61][62]

No. Ch. Player Points 2007/08 Points 2008/09 Total
1     Ronnie O'Sullivan 29700 23875 53575
2     Stephen Maguire 25975 22075 48050
3     Shaun Murphy 23700 23475 47175
4     John Higgins 14825 31000 45825
5     Ali Carter 18425 24100 42525
6     Ryan Day 19425 21250 40675
7     Mark Selby 20050 17925 37975
8     Marco Fu 18075 19275 37350
9     Neil Robertson 12400 22825 35225
10     Stephen Hendry 16900 16225 33125
11     Mark Allen 15075 17800 32875
12     Joe Perry 18250 14625 32875
13     Ding Junhui 15869 13775 29644
14     Peter Ebdon 14975 14425 29400
15     Mark Williams 15100 14219 29319
16     Mark King 13675 14625 28300

World ranking points

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Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2009/2010

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No.  Ch  Player Points 08/09 SM GP UK WO CO WSC Points 09/10 Total
1  3   John Higgins 31000 4480 4480 6400 5000 2660 3800 26820 57820
2  7   Neil Robertson 22825 980 7000 3040 1900 2660 10000 25580 48405
3  2   Ronnie O'Sullivan 23875 7000 2660 5120 3200 980 5000 23960 47835
4  1   Ali Carter 24100 2660 980 4000 4000 4480 6400 22520 46620
5  8   Ding Junhui 13775 3500 5600 8000 700 5600 3800 27200 40975
6  4   Stephen Maguire 22075 980 2660 5120 3200 2660 3800 18420 40495
7  4   Shaun Murphy 23475 4480 980 3040 700 980 5000 15180 38655
8  7   Mark Williams 14219 2660 4480 3040 2500 7000 3800 23480 37699
9  2   Mark Selby 17925 980 980 4000 2500 2660 6400 17520 35445
10  1   Mark Allen 17800 980 3500 1120 2500 4480 5000 17580 35380
11  1   Stephen Hendry 16225 2660 2660 3040 1900 3500 3800 17560 33785
12  6   Ryan Day 21250 3500 980 1120 2500 2660 1400 12160 33410
13  15   Graeme Dott 14025 1960 805 2240 1900 1960 8000 16865 30890
14  6   Marco Fu 19275 2660 980 1120 700 3500 1400 10360 29635
15  1   Mark King 14625 1960 2660 3040 1900 3500 1400 14460 29085
16  10   Liang Wenbo 12325 5600 1960 4000 575 805 2800 15740 28065

Points distribution

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2009/2010 Points distribution for world ranking events.[65]

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Shanghai Masters Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –
Grand Prix Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –
UK Championship Unseeded loser 640 1040 1440 1840 2240 3040 4000 5120 6400 8000
Seeded loser 320 520 720 920 1120 – – – – –
Welsh Open Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
China Open Unseeded loser 560 910 1260 1610 1960 2660 3500 4480 5600 7000
Seeded loser 280 455 630 805 980 – – – – –
World Championship Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – –

Notes

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  1. ^ Jimmy Roberson qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
  2. ^ Sam Baird qualified by winning the Pro Ticket Tour Play Offs.
  3. ^ Michael White qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
  4. ^ Mark Boyle qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
  5. ^ Brendan O'Donoghue qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
  6. ^ Jordan Brown qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
  7. ^ Joe Jogia could not take his place via the PIOS Tour, as he was not a member of his national governing body.

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