2010 World Open (snooker) explained

Tournament Name:12bet.com World Open
Venue:S.E.C.C.
Location:Glasgow
Country:Scotland
Organisation:World Snooker
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£502,500
Winners Share:£100,000
Highest Break: (147)
Score:5–1
Previous:2009
Next:2012

The 2010 12bet.com World Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament held between 18 and 26 September 2010 at the S.E.C.C. in Glasgow, Scotland. This was the first time that the World Open was sponsored by 12bet.com.[1]

Ronnie O'Sullivan made the 73rd official maximum break during his match against Mark King. This was O'Sullivan's record 10th official 147,[2] however he had to be persuaded by referee Jan Verhaas to play the final, as he became aware that there was no distinct prize money for a maximum break in the tournament and planned to end his break at 140. There was only a £4,000 prize for the highest break of the tournament.[3]

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, and he retained his title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 in the final.[4] __TOC__

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[5]

Field

The field of the tournament of 128 players was as follows:[6] [7]

Draw

Qualifying rounds

The first two rounds took place between 21 and 23 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy, Sheffield. Eleven selected round three matches were held over until the start of the tournament in Glasgow. The rest took place at the Academy on 24 August. All matches were best of 5 frames. All times are BST.[18] [19] [20]

Round 1

All amateurs and players ranked 65–96 entered at this stage.

Round 2

Players ranked 33–64 entered at this stage.

Round 3

The top 32 players in the rankings entered the tournament at this stage.[21]

Main rounds

Matches were played on a roll-on/roll-off basis. Play started at the allocated time each day with a 15-minute interval between matches. The evening session did not start before the time indicated on the format.

The draw up to and including the semi-finals were made on a random basis. All matches up to and including the semi-finals were best of 5 frames and the final was best of 9 frames. All times are BST.[6] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Last 32

Last 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
S.E.C.C., Glasgow, Scotland, 26 September 2010.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
1–5Neil Robertson
51–75, 0–107 (107),,,,
72Highest break107
0Century breaks1
150+ breaks3

Century breaks

Main stage centuries

[22]

Qualifying stage centuries

[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12bet.com Takes On The World Through Sponsorship Of Snooker’s World Open. matchroomsport.com. Matchroom Sport. 8 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510080812/http://www.matchroomsport.com/sports/snooker/pressreleases/12betcom_takes_on_the_world_through.htm#. 2012-05-10. dead.
  2. News: Perfect Ten For Ronnie. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 20 September 2010. 8 November 2011. 3 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103015250/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2207459,00.html. live.
  3. News: Ronnie O'Sullivan hits cheeky 147 break in World Open. BBC Sport. 20 September 2010. 20 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120304150906/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/9016342.stm. March 4, 2012. live.
  4. Web site: Robertson Has The World At His Feet. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 26 September 2010. 14 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120514053816/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2207601,00.html. live.
  5. Web site: Prize Money . worldsnooker.com . . 8 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100904155001/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_open_money.htm?tid=165 . 4 September 2010 . dead .
  6. Web site: World Open . worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100816124154/http://www.worldsnooker.com/site_files/website_format_v4.pdf. 16 August 2010 . live.
  7. Web site: World Open Qualifiers Line-Up Complete . worldsnooker.com . . 8 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826161348/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0%2C%2C13165~2206177%2C00.html . 26 August 2014 .
  8. Web site: World Open – Rileys Winners . https://archive.today/20121217193202/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2206143,00.html . dead . 17 December 2012 . worldsnooker.com . . 8 November 2011 .
  9. Web site: The Eagle Has Landed. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 November 2011.
  10. Web site: Devaney Earns World Open Spot. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 November 2011.
  11. Web site: Finn, Gokool And MacGillivray Through To Sheffield. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 November 2011.
  12. Web site: Joy For Julian. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 November 2011.
  13. Web site: Mann edges nearer to World Open spot. thisissuttoncoldfield.co.uk. 8 August 2010.
  14. Web site: McGouran Shows Northern Sou. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 November 2011.
  15. Web site: World Open Spots For Baird And Norbury. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 November 2011.
  16. Web site: Jans And Rizzuti Handed World Open Slots. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 8 November 2011.
  17. Web site: Brecel And Walker Handed World Open Slots . https://archive.today/20120805202423/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2206139,00.html . dead . 5 August 2012 . worldsnooker.com . . 8 November 2011 .
  18. Web site: World Open Qualifying Format . . 8 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100821233029/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_open_qual_format.htm?tid=167 . 21 August 2010 . dead .
  19. Web site: World Open Qualifiers Drawsheet . worldsnooker.com . . 15 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100821233024/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_open_qual_draw.htm?tid=167 . 21 August 2010 . dead .
  20. Web site: 2010 World Open qualifying rounds results . Global Snooker . 21 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100824181806/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-World-Open-qualifying-rounds-results.asp . 24 August 2010 . dead .
  21. Web site: World Open Format . . 18 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100917104017/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_open_format.htm?tid=165 . 17 September 2010 . dead .
  22. Web site: 2010 World Open results . Global Snooker . 18 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100914031450/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-World-Open-Final-Venue-Results.asp . 14 September 2010 . dead .
  23. Web site: World Open Drawsheet . worldsnooker.com . . 18 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100908235818/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_open_draw.htm?tid=165 . 8 September 2010 . dead .
  24. Web site: World Open. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071616/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=61. 24 January 2013. Snooker Scene. 7 April 2013.
  25. Web site: Century Breaks . Global Snooker . 21 August 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100825180624/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-World-Open-Snooker-Centuries.asp . 25 August 2010 . dead .

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