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2009–10 snooker season
Details
Duration16 May 2009 – 8 May 2010 (2009-05-16 – 2010-05-08)
Tournaments38 (6 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipChina Ding Junhui
MastersEngland Mark Selby
World ChampionshipAustralia Neil Robertson

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]

New professional players

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Countries

Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2008/2009 professional Main Tour.[4]

Calendar

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The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[13]

World Snooker Tour

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
4 Jun 7 Jun  CHN Jiangsu Classic Wuxi City Sports Park Stadium Wuxi Northern Ireland Mark Allen China Ding Junhui 6–0 [14]
7 Jul 12 Jul  THA Six-red World Grand Prix Montien Riverside Hotel Bangkok England Jimmy White England Barry Hawkins 8–6 [15]
28 Jul 30 Jul  ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 1 Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Scotland Stephen Maguire Scotland Alan McManus 5–2 [16]
31 Aug 1 Sep  WAL Pro Challenge Series – Event 2 Pontin's Prestatyn Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Martin Gould 6–2 [17]
7 Sep 13 Sep  CHN Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai England Ronnie O'Sullivan China Liang Wenbo 10–5 [18]
3 Oct 11 Oct  SCO Grand Prix Kelvin Hall Glasgow Australia Neil Robertson China Ding Junhui 9–4 [19]
26 Oct 29 Oct  WAL Masters Qualifying Event Pontin's Prestatyn England Rory McLeod England Andrew Higginson 6–1 [20]
9 Nov 11 Nov  ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 3 Willie Thorne Snooker Centre Leicester England Robert Milkins England Joe Jogia 5–3 [21]
3 Sep 29 Nov  ENG Premier League Potters Leisure Resort Hopton-on-Sea England Shaun Murphy England Ronnie O'Sullivan 7–3 [22]
5 Dec 13 Dec  ENG UK Championship Telford International Centre Telford China Ding Junhui Scotland John Higgins 10–8 [23]
10 Jan 17 Jan  ENG Masters Wembley Arena London England Mark Selby England Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–9 [24]
25 Jan 31 Jan  WAL Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Scotland John Higgins England Ali Carter 9–4 [25]
16 Feb 18 Feb  ENG Pro Challenge Series – Event 5 George Scott Snooker Club Liverpool England Barry Hawkins England Michael Holt 5–1 [26]
4 Jan 25 Mar  ENG Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock Hong Kong Marco Fu Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3–2 [27]
29 Mar 4 Apr  CHN China Open Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing Wales Mark Williams China Ding Junhui 10–6 [28]
17 Apr 3 May  ENG World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Australia Neil Robertson Scotland Graeme Dott 18–13 [29]
Ranking event
Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
12 Sep 12 Sep  ENG Wytech Masters North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 3–0 [30]
13 Sep 13 Sep  ENG UK Ladies Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 3–0 [31]
10 Oct 10 Oct  ENG East Anglian Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge England Reanne Evans England Emma Bonney 3–0 [32]
14 Nov 14 Nov  ENG British Open Newmarket Snooker & Bowl Newmarket England Reanne Evans England Katie Henrick 3–1 [33]
6 Feb 6 Feb  ENG South Coast Classic Q Ball Snooker Club Eastbourne England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 3–1 [34]
6 Mar 6 Mar  ENG Connie Gough Memorial Stadium Snooker Club Birmingham England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 3–1 [35]
3 Apr 7 Apr  ENG World Ladies Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge England Reanne Evans England Maria Catalano 5–1 [36]

Pontin's International Open Series

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
22 Jun 26 Jun  WAL PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn England Jack Lisowski England Liam Highfield 6–5 [37][38]
27 Jul 31 Jul  WAL PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn England Liam Highfield England Neal Jones 6–2 [37][39]
23 Aug 28 Aug  WAL PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn England Paul Davison England Kyren Wilson 6–4 [37][40]
19 Oct 23 Oct  WAL PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn Wales Jamie Jones Wales Jak Jones 6–0 [37][41]
7 Dec 11 Dec  WAL PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn Scotland Anthony McGill England Farakh Ajaib 6–0 [37][42]
28 Feb 5 Mar  WAL PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn England Kyren Wilson England Liam Highfield 6–4 [37][43]
11 Apr 16 Apr  WAL PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn England Paul Davison England Justin Astley 6–2 [37][44]
4 May 8 May  WAL PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn England Jack Lisowski England Justin Astley 6–1 [37][45]

Other events

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Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref.
16 May 17 May  IRL World Series of Snooker Killarney INEC Killarney England Shaun Murphy England Jimmy White 5–1 [46]
7 Jul 12 Jul  CHN Beijing International Challenge Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing China Liang Wenbo Scotland Stephen Maguire 7–6 [47]
13 Jul 17 Jul  HKG General Cup General Snooker Club Hong Kong England Ricky Walden China Liang Wenbo 6–2 [48]
22 Jul 26 Jul  ENG Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds England Stuart Bingham England Simon Bedford 6–0 [49]
22 Jul 26 Jul  TWN World Games Chung Cheng Martial Arts Stadium Kaohsiung United Kingdom Nigel Bond United Kingdom David Grace 3–0 [50][51]
24 Jul 26 Jul  IRL Irish Classic Celbridge Snooker Club Kildare Northern Ireland Joe Swail Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5–0 [52]
13 Aug 16 Aug  GER Paul Hunter Classic Stadthall Fürth England Shaun Murphy England Jimmy White 4–0 [53]
17 Oct 18 Oct  CZE World Series of Snooker Prague Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn Prague England Jimmy White Scotland Graeme Dott 5–3 [54]
31 Oct 1 Nov  SCO Legends of Snooker Rothes Halls Glenrothes Scotland Stephen Hendry Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5–3 [55]
31 Oct 7 Nov  VIE Asian Indoor Games Phan Đình Phùng Gymnasium Ho Chi Minh City China Jin Long Afghanistan Nader Khan Sultani 4–0 [56]
14 Nov 15 Nov  WAL Pontin's Pro Am Series Pontin's Prestatyn England Stuart Bingham Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 3–1 [57]
15 Dec 18 Dec  IRL Six-red World Championship INEC Killarney England Mark Davis Wales Mark Williams 6–3 [58]
19 Dec 20 Dec  NED Dutch Open De Dieze 's-Hertogenbosch Belgium Bjorn Haneveer England Matthew Couch 6–3 [59]
12 Feb 14 Feb  FIN Finnish Snooker Challenge Turku Sports Club Turku Wales Mark Williams Finland Robin Hull 6–1 [60]

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 2009/2010

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
1 Steady England Ronnie O'Sullivan 29700 23875 53575
2 Steady Scotland Stephen Maguire 25975 22075 48050
3 Steady England Shaun Murphy 23700 23475 47175
4 Rise Scotland John Higgins 14825 31000 45825
5 Rise England Ali Carter 18425 24100 42525
6 Rise Wales Ryan Day 19425 21250 40675
7 Fall England Mark Selby 20050 17925 37975
8 Rise Hong Kong Marco Fu 18075 19275 37350
9 Rise Australia Neil Robertson 12400 22825 35225
10 Fall Scotland Stephen Hendry 16900 16225 33125
11 Rise Northern Ireland Mark Allen 15075 17800 32875
12 Steady England Joe Perry 18250 14625 32875
13 Fall China Ding Junhui 15869 13775 29644
14 Fall England Peter Ebdon 14975 14425 29400
15 Rise Wales Mark Williams 15100 14219 29319
16 Fall England Mark King 13675 14625 28300

World ranking points

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Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2009/2010

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No.  Ch  Player Points 08/09 SM GP UK WO CO WSC Points 09/10 Total
1 Rise3 Scotland John Higgins 31000 4480 4480 6400 5000 2660 3800 26820 57820
2 Rise7 Australia Neil Robertson 22825 980 7000 3040 1900 2660 10000 25580 48405
3 Fall2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 23875 7000 2660 5120 3200 980 5000 23960 47835
4 Rise1 England Ali Carter 24100 2660 980 4000 4000 4480 6400 22520 46620
5 Rise8 China Ding Junhui 13775 3500 5600 8000 700 5600 3800 27200 40975
6 Fall4 Scotland Stephen Maguire 22075 980 2660 5120 3200 2660 3800 18420 40495
7 Fall4 England Shaun Murphy 23475 4480 980 3040 700 980 5000 15180 38655
8 Rise7 Wales Mark Williams 14219 2660 4480 3040 2500 7000 3800 23480 37699
9 Fall2 England Mark Selby 17925 980 980 4000 2500 2660 6400 17520 35445
10 Rise1 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 17800 980 3500 1120 2500 4480 5000 17580 35380
11 Fall1 Scotland Stephen Hendry 16225 2660 2660 3040 1900 3500 3800 17560 33785
12 Fall6 Wales Ryan Day 21250 3500 980 1120 2500 2660 1400 12160 33410
13 Rise15 Scotland Graeme Dott 14025 1960 805 2240 1900 1960 8000 16865 30890
14 Fall6 Hong Kong Marco Fu 19275 2660 980 1120 700 3500 1400 10360 29635
15 Rise1 England Mark King 14625 1960 2660 3040 1900 3500 1400 14460 29085
16 Rise10 China Liang Wenbo 12325 5600 1960 4000 575 805 2800 15740 28065

Points distribution

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2009/2010 Points distribution for world ranking events.[65]

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
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

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  1. ^ Jimmy Roberson qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
  2. ^ Sam Baird qualified by winning the Pro Ticket Tour Play Offs.
  3. ^ Michael White qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
  4. ^ Mark Boyle qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
  5. ^ Brendan O'Donoghue qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
  6. ^ Jordan Brown qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
  7. ^ 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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