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2010 World Seniors Championship
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| tournament_name | 2010 World Seniors Championship | |
| logo | [[File:2010 World Seniors Championship logo.jpg | 300px]] |
| dates | ||
| venue | Cedar Court Hotel | |
| location | Bradford | |
| country | England | |
| organisation | WPBSA | |
| format | Seniors event | |
| Total prize fund | £50,000 | |
| winners_share | £20,000 | |
| winner | ENG Jimmy White | |
| runner_up | ENG Steve Davis | |
| score | 4–1 | |
| previous | [1991](1991-world-seniors-championship) | |
| next | [2011](2011-world-seniors-championship) |
The 2010 World Seniors Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place between 5–7 November 2010 at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford, England.
The event had last been held in 1991, when Cliff Wilson won in the final 5–4 against Eddie Charlton, to become the inaugural champion. Jimmy White won in the 2010 final 4–1 against Steve Davis and claimed his 30th career title.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £20,000
Runner-up: £10,000
Semi-finalist: £4,000
Quarter-finalist: £2,500
Pre-qualifier: £2,000
Total: £50,000
Main draw
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on the afternoon of 5 November 2010 at the venue of the event. The draw for semi-finals was made on a random basis.
All matches up to and including the quarter-finals were best of 3 frames, semi-finals were best of 5 frames and the final was the best of 7 frames. All times are GMT.
Pre-qualifying
- Friday, 5 November
- ENG Peter Ebdon 0–2 ENG Nigel Bond
Quarter-finals
- Saturday, 6 November
- IRL Ken Doherty 0–2 ENG Nigel Bond
- ENG Steve Davis 2–0 ENG Joe Johnson
- Saturday, 6 November
- NIR Dennis Taylor 0–2 ENG John Parrott
- ENG Jimmy White 2–0 CAN Cliff Thorburn
Semi-finals
- Saturday, 6 November
- ENG Steve Davis 3–1 ENG Nigel Bond
- Sunday, 7 November
- ENG John Parrott 2–3 ENG Jimmy White
Final
- Sunday, 7 November
- ENG Steve Davis 1–4 ENG Jimmy White
Qualifying tournament
These matches took place between 29 and 30 May 2010 at the Cue Garden, Bradford, England. There was only one century break in qualifying - a 144 made by Peter Lines.
Best of 3 frames Best of 5 frames Best of 7 frames | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=ENG Peter Lines | RD1-score1=2 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=ENG Mike Hallett | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=MLT Tony Drago | RD1-score3=2 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=ENG Tony Knowles | RD1-score4=0 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=NIR Joe Swail | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=ENG David Taylor | RD1-score6=0 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=ENG Nigel Bond | RD1-score7=2 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=ENG Dave Harold | RD1-score8=0 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=ENG Peter Lines | RD2-score1=3 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=MLT Tony Drago | RD2-score2=0 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=NIR Joe Swail | RD2-score3=2 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=ENG Nigel Bond | RD2-score4=3 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=ENG Peter Lines | RD3-score1=3 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=ENG Nigel Bond | RD3-score2=4
References
References
- "Sky To Televise World Seniors Championship". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- Turner, Chris. "Masters / Seniors Snooker (Over 40s)". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- "White Crowned Senior Champion". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Prize Money". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Format". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Davis To Face Johnson In World Seniors". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Results". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "White Finally Crowned World Champion". Global Snooker.
- "Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship". Snooker.org.
- "Draw and Format". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "Results (Qualifying)". [[World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association]].
- "2010 World Seniors Championship". Global Snooker.
- "World Seniors Championship Qualifiers". Snooker.org.
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