2010 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 April – 3 May 2010 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £1,111,000 |
| Winner's share | £250,000 |
| Highest break |
 Graeme Dott (146) Mark Allen (146) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Neil Robertson
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| Runner-up |
Graeme Dott
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| Score | 18–13 |
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The 2010 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2010 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 April and 4 May 2010 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
John Higgins, who entered the tournament as the defending champion, lost in the second round 11–13 against Steve Davis.
In the semi-finals, Neil Robertson defeated Ali Carter 17–12 and Graeme Dott beat Mark Selby 17–14. Robertson won the final 18–13, becoming the first Australian in the modern era to win the title. Ivan Speck of the Daily Mail said that if "it not been the world championship final, it would have been unwatchable", further expanding that "it was unbearable". The tournament was sponsored by online casino Betfred.com.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). The draw for the televised stage of the World Championship was made on Thursday, 11 March at 11 am BST.
Highest break by Robertson: 90
Highest break by Dott: 112
The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place on 26 February 2010 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. (WPBSA members not on The Tour.)
Round 1
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