2010 Premier League Snooker Explained

Country:	United Kingdom
Organisation:	Matchroom Sport
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£200,000
Winners Share:	£30,000
Runner Up:	Shaun Murphy
Score:	7–1
Previous:	2009
Next:	2011

The 2010 PartyCasino.com Premier League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 2 September to 28 November 2010.

Shaun Murphy was the defending champion, but Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated him 7–1 in the final.^{[1] [2]}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^{[3] [4]}

• Winner: £30,000
• Runner-up: £15,000
• Semi-final: £5,000
• Frame-win: £1,000
• Century break: £1,000 (only in league phase)
• Maximum break

£25,000

• Total: £200,000

League phase

width=60	Ranking	Name	width=60	OSU !	width=60	FU !	width=60	MUR !	width=60	ROB !	width=60	WIL !	width=60	SEL !	width=60	DIN	width=70	Frames W–L !	width=70	Match W–D–L !	width=70	Pld–Pts
1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	x	3	3	5	4	5	3	23–13	3–3–0	6–9
2	Marco Fu	3	x	4	4	3	1	5	20–16	3–2–1	6–8
3	Shaun Murphy	3	2	x	2	4	3	5	19–17	2–2–2	6–6
4	Neil Robertson	1	2	4	x	3	2	6	18–18	2–1–3	6–5
5	Mark Williams	2	3	2	3	x	4	3	17–19	1–3–2	6–5
6	Mark Selby	1	5	3	4	2	x	2	17–19	2–1–3	6–5
7	Ding Junhui	3	1	1	0	3	4	x	12–24	1–2–3	6–4

Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher.^[3] (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.)^{[5] [6] [7]}

• 2 September – Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, England
  • Shaun Murphy 5–1 Ding Junhui → 71–(51), 69–38, 0–128 (65, 63), (124)–0, (55) 86–31, (109)–0^[8]
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–3 Marco Fu → 4–70 (63), (76, 61) 137–0, 34–71, (119) 141–0, 0–(87), (103)–36^[9]
• 16 September – Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England
  • Mark Selby 2–4 Mark Williams → (101)–3, (84) 85–0, 0–(113), 52–61, 0–82, 3–73^[10]
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–3 Ding Junhui 8–128 (122), 71–33, (119)–0, 0–95 (89), (67)–7, 44–53^[11]
• 30 September – Guildhall, Preston, England
  • Marco Fu 4–2 Shaun Murphy → (76)–(55), 0–84, 0–83 (77), 68–54, (67) 72–1, 60–(55)^[12]
  • Ding Junhui 3–3 Mark Williams → 36–76 (54), 0–90 (73), (68)–21, (65)–16, 16–63, 73–5^[13]
  • Neil Robertson 2–4 Mark Selby → 25–67 (53), (69) 79–8, 0–108 (104), 55–74, (78)–0, 0–123 (119)^[14]
• 7 October – Brentwood Leisure Centre, Brentwood, England
  • Mark Selby 2–4 Ding Junhui → 0–123 (54, 69), (50) 70–49, 0–(78), 9–74 (69), 1–(103), (97)–0^[15]
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–3 Shaun Murphy → 71–66, 5–104 (90), (93)–0, 15–72 (71), 51–64, (110)–0^[16]
• 14 October – Inverness Leisure Centre, Inverness, Scotland
  • Mark Selby 5–1 Marco Fu → (90)–0, 24–101 (68), (64) 98–0, (53) 72–40, (131)–0, (90)–0^[17]
  • Neil Robertson 3–3 Mark Williams → 53–59, 79–39, 0–78 (70), (55) 82–25, 7–109 (105), (65) 73–1^[18]
• 21 October – Spiceball Leisure Centre, Banbury, England
  • Neil Robertson 6–0 Ding Junhui → (120)–0, 74–33, 72–44, 97–12, (87)–7, (51) 73–25^[19]
  • Marco Fu 3–3 Mark Williams → 63–45, 45–54, 0–125 (104), (51) 66–9, (78) 122–8, 0–(122)^[20]
• 28 October – Penrith Leisure Centre, Penrith, England
  • Marco Fu 5–1 Ding Junhui → 94–2, 81–21, 65–0, (94)–5, 0–77 (71), (107)–20^[21]
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–2 Mark Williams → (98) 99–0, (78) 123–0, 16–61, (70) 74–38, (50) 103–15, 4–78^[22]
• 4 November – Hutton Moor Leisure Centre, Weston-super-Mare, England
  • Marco Fu 4–2 Neil Robertson → 44–82 (70), 77–12, 58–(57), 83–82, (67) 74–39, 28–(90)^[23]
  • Shaun Murphy 3–3 Mark Selby → (80)–0, 0–(100), (52, 58) 114–3, 19–60, 0–(91), 96–64 (56)^[24]
• 11 November – Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, England
  • Shaun Murphy 4–2 Mark Williams → (64) 69–36, (97) 101–0, 0–84 (54), 69–58, 61–58, 63–35^[25]
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 Neil Robertson → (80) 83–40, 85–20, (84) 128–0, (130) 134–0, 32–64, (79)–(59)^[26]
• 18 November – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 Mark Selby → (56) 67–49, 68–43, (80) 87–12, 48–79, (116)–4, 66–52^[27]
  • Shaun Murphy 2–4 Neil Robertson → 56–17, 33–(67), 0–(116), (98) 108–0, 0–(124), 29–70 (52)^[28]

Play-offs

27–28 November – Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton-on-Sea, England^{[6] [7] [29]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hendon. Dave. O'Sullivan in a League of his own. Snooker Scene Blog. 28 November 2010. 28 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110110091354/http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2010/11/osullivan-in-league-of-his-own.html. 10 January 2011.
2. Web site: Rocket roars to title. 28 November 2010. Sky Sports. 29 November 2010.
3. Web site: League Table, Century Breaks, Prize Fund. Global Snooker. 2 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100904231253/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-premier-league-2010-league-table-and-information.asp. 4 September 2010.
4. Web site: Prize Fund. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 2 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110705062017/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/prizefund.htm. 5 July 2011.
5. Web site: 2010 PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker Results. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 18 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017012456/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/results/2010_partycasinocom_premier_league_snooker_results.htm. 17 October 2012.
6. Web site: Party Casino Premier League. Snooker.org. 28 February 2011.
7. Web site: Party Casino Premier League 2010. Global Snooker. 3 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100825180650/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-premier-league-2010-main.asp. 25 August 2010.
8. Web site: Majestic Murphy Opens Account in Style. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 2 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194546/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/majestic_murphy_opens_account_in_style.htm. 3 November 2012.
9. Web site: Fu and the Rocket Share the Spoils. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 2 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100906203238/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/fu_and_the_rocket_share_the.htm. 6 September 2010.
10. Web site: Williams fights back to make winning Premier League return. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 16 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100919160308/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/williams_fights_back_to_make_winning.htm. 19 September 2010.
11. Web site: O'Sullivan and Ding share points after drama in the last . premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 16 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101003122416/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/osullivan_and_ding_share_points_after.htm. 3 October 2010.
12. Web site: Fu fights back to defeat defending champion Murphy. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 30 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103200410/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/fu_fights_back_to_defeat_defending.htm. 3 November 2012.
13. Web site: Ding recovers from 2–0 down to get a point. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 30 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103202014/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/ding_recovers_from_20_down_to.htm. 3 November 2012.
14. Web site: World Champion Robertson begins 2010 PLS campaign with a defeat. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 1 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101009014906/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/world_champion_robertson_begins_2010_pls.htm. 9 October 2010.
15. Web site: Ding clinches first win of the Premier League campaign. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 7 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103195740/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/ding_clinches_first_win_of_the.htm. 3 November 2012.
16. Web site: O'Sullivan grabs draw in spicy encounter in Brentwood. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 7 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101013003124/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/osullivan_grabs_draw_in_spicy_encounter.htm. 13 October 2010.
17. Web site: Super Selby goes top. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 14 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194435/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/super_selby_goes_top.htm. 3 November 2012.
18. Web site: Williams and Robertson share the spoils. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 14 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103194941/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/williams_and_robertson_share_the_spoils.htm. 3 November 2012.
19. Web site: Relentless Robbo hammers Ding. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 21 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120924051038/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/relentless_robbo_hammers_ding.htm. 24 September 2012.
20. Web site: Williams moves top after ton saver. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 21 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103200501/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/williams_moves_top_after_ton_saver.htm. 3 November 2012.
21. Web site: Solid Marco moves to the top. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 28 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103175103/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/solid_marco_moves_to_the_top.htm. 3 November 2012.
22. Web site: Rocket Ron moves into third. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 28 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193408/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/rocket_ron_moves_into_third.htm. 3 November 2012.
23. Web site: Solid Fu heads to Hopton. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 4 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103174348/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/solid_fu_heads_to_hopton.htm. 3 November 2012.
24. Web site: Murphy and Selby hanging on by thread. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 4 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103174552/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/murphy_and_selby_hanging_on_by.htm. 3 November 2012.
25. Web site: Murphy has one foot in the play-offs. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 11 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101115060958/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/murphy_has_one_foot_in_the.htm. 15 November 2010.
26. Web site: Magnificent Ronnie marches into semis. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 11 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101115060912/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/magnificent_ronnie_marches_into_semis.htm. 15 November 2010.
27. Web site: Selby crashes out of Premier League Snooker. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 18 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120318004052/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com//news/selby_crashes_out_of_premier_league.htm. 18 March 2012.
28. Web site: Relieved Robertson scrapes into semi-finals. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 18 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103175617/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/news/relieved_robertson_scrapes_into_semifinals.htm. 3 November 2012.
29. Web site: 2010 PartyCasino.com Premier League Snooker play-offs. premierleaguesnooker.com. Matchroom Sport. 27 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20131211025506/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com//results/2010_partycasinocom_premier_league_snooker_playoffs.htm. 11 December 2013.