2010 Welsh Open (snooker)

"2010 Welsh Open" redirects here. For the darts tournament, see Welsh Open (darts).

The 2010 Welsh Open (officially the 2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 2010 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Totesport.com.^[1]

2010 Totesport.com Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	25–31 January 2010 (2010-01-25 – 2010-01-31)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£225,500
Winner's share	£35,000
Highest break	John Higgins (SCO) (138)
Final
Champion	John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up	Ali Carter (ENG)
Score	9–4
← 2009 2011 →

John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against defending champion Ali Carter.^[2]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £35,000 Runner-up: £17,500 Semi-final: £8,750 Quarter-final: £6,500 Last 16: £4,275 Last 32: £2,700 Last 48: £1,725 Last 64: £1,325

Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £225,500

Main draw

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Ali Carter	5
		Mark Davis	1
						1	Ali Carter	5
						9	Neil Robertson	2
	9	Neil Robertson	5
		Liu Song	2
											1	Ali Carter	5
											6	Ryan Day	2
	10	Stephen Hendry	5
		Dave Harold	1
						10	Stephen Hendry	3
						6	Ryan Day	5
	6	Ryan Day	5
		Tony Drago	4
																1	Ali Carter	6
																4	Stephen Maguire	3
	8	Marco Fu	2
		Andrew Higginson	5
							Andrew Higginson	0
						15	Mark Williams	5
	15	Mark Williams	5
		Fergal O'Brien	2
											15	Mark Williams	1
											4	Stephen Maguire	5
	14	Peter Ebdon	0
		Barry Hawkins	5
							Barry Hawkins	1
						4	Stephen Maguire	5
	4	Stephen Maguire	5
		Dominic Dale	4
																					1	Ali Carter	4
																					2	John Higgins	9
	3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Stuart Bingham	1
						3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
							Jamie Cope	0
	13	Ding Junhui	3
		Jamie Cope	5
											3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
											11	Mark Allen	2
	11	Mark Allen	5
		Tom Ford	2
						11	Mark Allen	5
							Matthew Stevens	2
	5	Shaun Murphy	4
		Matthew Stevens	5
																3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
																2	John Higgins	6
	7	Mark Selby	5
		Judd Trump	2
						7	Mark Selby	5
						16	Mark King	3
	16	Mark King	5
		Marcus Campbell	1
											7	Mark Selby	2
											2	John Higgins	5
	12	Joe Perry	3
		Graeme Dott	5
							Graeme Dott	1
						2	John Higgins	5
	2	John Higgins	5
		Michael Judge	2

^[4][5]

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Brendan Moore[6] Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 31 January 2010.[5]
Ali Carter (1)  England	4–9	John Higgins (2)  Scotland
Afternoon: 0–128 (95), 1–101 (101), 24–78 (71), 0–137 (137), 48–81 (81), 81–13, 27–94 (59), 72–54 (66, 54) Evening: 33–72 (72), 90–0 (60), 73–72 (73, 72), 49–76, 1–76 (76)
73	Highest break	137
0	Century breaks	2
3	50+ breaks	10

Qualifying

These matches took place between 19 and 22 January 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.^[7][8]

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Lee Page	5			Andy Hicks	5			Mark Davis	5			Joe Swail	4
	David Hogan	3			Lee Page	2			Andy Hicks	1			Mark Davis	5
	Ben Woollaston	3			Liu Song	5			Adrian Gunnell	2			Michael Holt	1
	Joe Jogia	5			Joe Jogia	0			Liu Song	5			Liu Song	5
	Daniel Wells	4			Robert Milkins	5			Stuart Pettman	5			Dave Harold	5
	James Wattana	5			James Wattana	3			Robert Milkins	4			Stuart Pettman	3
	Simon Bedford	3			Peter Lines	2			Jimmy Michie	2			Gerard Greene	2
	Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5
	Lee Spick	1			David Gilbert	5			Andrew Higginson	5			Stephen Lee	3
	Jimmy Robertson	5			Jimmy Robertson	3			David Gilbert	3			Andrew Higginson	5
	Li Hang	5			Jin Long	3			Mike Dunn	4			Fergal O'Brien	5
	Ian Preece	4			Li Hang	5			Li Hang	5			Li Hang	4
	Chris Norbury	4			Jimmy White	5			Ian McCulloch	5			Barry Hawkins	5
	Jordan Brown	5			Jordan Brown	1			Jimmy White	4			Ian McCulloch	2
	Matthew Selt	5			Rod Lawler	0			Dominic Dale	5			Steve Davis	2
	David Gray	3			Matthew Selt	5			Matthew Selt	1			Dominic Dale	5
	Bjorn Haneveer	5			John Parrott	2			Anthony Hamilton	5			Stuart Bingham	5
	Andrew Norman	1			Bjorn Haneveer	5			Bjorn Haneveer	4			Anthony Hamilton	3
	Atthasit Mahitthi	w/o			David Morris	5			Alan McManus	5			Jamie Cope	5
	Mark Boyle	w/d			Atthasit Mahitthi	1			David Morris	4			Alan McManus	2
	Stephen Rowlings	5			Tom Ford	5			Jamie Burnett	4			Ricky Walden	4
	Mei Xiwen	4			Stephen Rowlings	2			Tom Ford	5			Tom Ford	5
	Patrick Wallace	5			Barry Pinches	5			Martin Gould	4			Matthew Stevens[nb 1]	5
	Brendan O'Donoghue	2			Patrick Wallace	1			Barry Pinches	5			Barry Pinches	4
	Craig Steadman	5			David Roe	2			Rory McLeod	5			Judd Trump	5
	Sam Baird	3			Craig Steadman	5			Craig Steadman	3			Rory McLeod	4
	Matthew Couch	2			Mark Joyce	4			Marcus Campbell	5			Nigel Bond	1
	Zhang Anda	5			Zhang Anda	5			Zhang Anda	2			Marcus Campbell	5
	Xiao Guodong	5			Joe Delaney	2			Ken Doherty	5			Graeme Dott	5
	Michael White	2			Xiao Guodong	5			Xiao Guodong	1			Ken Doherty	3
	Noppadol Sangnil	4			Paul Davies	4			Michael Judge	5			Liang Wenbo	3
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	1			Michael Judge	5

1. Match was held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

^[9]

Qualifying stage centuries

143 – Craig Steadman 138 – Li Hang 133 – Liu Song 127 – Judd Trump 125 – Stephen Rowlings 125 – Fergal O'Brien 123 – Jimmy White 119 – Dominic Dale 119 – Tony Drago 115 – Sam Baird

110 – Tom Ford 110 – Stuart Bingham 106, 103 – Matthew Selt 106 – Ken Doherty 105 – Paul Davies 103 – Alan McManus 102 – David Gilbert 102 – Jamie Cope 101 – Mark Davis

Televised stage centuries

^[10]

138, 137, 109, 105, 101 – John Higgins 134 – Ding Junhui 129 – Neil Robertson 129 – Joe Perry 123 – Jamie Cope 122 – Andrew Higginson 122 – Ronnie O'Sullivan

120, 115 – Ali Carter 115 – Mark Selby 113 – Stephen Hendry 112, 102 – Mark Williams 109, 106 – Matthew Stevens 105 – Marco Fu 102 – Fergal O'Brien