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]
Details | |
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Duration | 16 May 2009 – 8 May 2010 |
Tournaments | 38 (6 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | Ding Junhui |
Masters | Mark Selby |
World Championship | Neil Robertson |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → |
New professional players edit
Countries
Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2008/2009 professional Main Tour.[4]
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Calendar edit
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[13]
World Snooker Tour edit
Ranking event |
Non-ranking event |
World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association edit
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
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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 edit
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
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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 edit
Official rankings edit
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 |
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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 edit
No. | Ch | Player | Points 08/09 | SM | GP | UK | WO | CO | WSC | Points 09/10 | Total |
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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 edit
2009/2010 Points distribution for world ranking events.[65]
Tournament | Round → | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
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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 edit
- ^ Jimmy Roberson qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
- ^ Sam Baird qualified by winning the Pro Ticket Tour Play Offs.
- ^ Michael White qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
- ^ Mark Boyle qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
- ^ Brendan O'Donoghue qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
- ^ Jordan Brown qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
- ^ 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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