2010 World Seniors Championship Explained

2010 World Seniors Championship should not be confused with 2010 World Senior Curling Championships.

Tournament Name:2010 World Seniors Championship
Venue:Cedar Court Hotel
Location:Bradford
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Seniors event
Total Prize Fund:£50,000
Winners Share:£20,000
Winner: Jimmy White
Runner Up: Steve Davis
Score:4–1
Previous:1991
Next:2011

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.[1]

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.[2] Jimmy White won in the 2010 final 4–1 against Steve Davis and claimed his 30th career title.[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

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.[5] The draw for semi-finals was made on a random basis.[6]

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.[5] [7] [8] [9]

Pre-qualifying

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sky To Televise World Seniors Championship . worldsnooker.com . . 19 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101103184006/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_news%28Sky_To_Televise_World_Seniors_Championship%29-2463.htm?tid=170 . 3 November 2010 .
  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. Masters / Seniors Snooker (Over 40s). https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150047/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/seniors.html. 13 March 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 3 January 2011.
  3. Web site: White Crowned Senior Champion . https://archive.today/20120805202851/http://www.worldsnooker.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2225235,00.html . dead . 5 August 2012 . worldsnooker.com . . 7 November 2010 .
  4. Web site: Prize Money . worldsnooker.com . . 5 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105092335/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_money.htm?tid=170 . 5 November 2010 . dead .
  5. Web site: Format . worldsnooker.com . . 5 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105085958/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_format.htm?tid=170 . 5 November 2010 . dead .
  6. Web site: Davis To Face Johnson In World Seniors. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 5 November 2010.
  7. Web site: Results . worldsnooker.com . . 5 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101226044332/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WyldecrestWorldSeniorsChampionshipArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2213876%2C00.html . 26 December 2010 .
  8. Web site: White Finally Crowned World Champion . Global Snooker . 7 November 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101109073828/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-jimmy-white-finally-crowned-world-champion-101107.asp . 9 November 2010 . dead .
  9. Web site: Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship. Snooker.org. 7 November 2010.
  10. Web site: Draw and Format . worldsnooker.com . . 5 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100530082150/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_qual_format.htm?tid=163 . 30 May 2010 .
  11. Web site: Results (Qualifying) . worldsnooker.com . . 5 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100530082205/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_qual_results.htm?tid=163 . 30 May 2010 .
  12. Web site: 2010 World Seniors Championship . Global Snooker . 7 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100602074925/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-world-seniors-championship-menu.asp . 2 June 2010 .
  13. Web site: World Seniors Championship Qualifiers. Snooker.org. 7 November 2010.

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