2010 Masters (snooker)

PokerStars.com Masters

Tournament information
Dates	10–17 January 2010
Venue	Wembley Arena
City	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£486,000
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	140 (x2)
Final
Champion	Mark Selby
Runner-up	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Score	10–9
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The 2010 PokerStars.com Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 10–17 January 2010 at the Wembley Arena, London, England. This was the first time that the Masters was sponsored by PokerStars.com.^[1]

Mark Selby won in the final 10–9 against Ronnie O'Sullivan.^[2][3]

Prize fund

Qualifying stage

Winner: £2,000
Runner Up: £680
Semi Finalist: £250
Quarter Finalist: £105 ^[4]

TV stage

Winner: £150,000 Runner Up: £75,000 Semi Finalist: £34,000 Quarter Finalist: £16,000 Last 16: £14,000 Last 18 (wildcards): £3,500

High break: £10,000 Maximum break: £25,000 Total: £486,000 [5]

Wild card round

In the preliminary round, the wildcard players played the 15th and 16th seeds:^[6]

Match		Score
WC1	Mark Williams (15)	6–2	Rory McLeod
WC2	Mark King (16)	6–2	Jimmy White

Main draw

	Last 16 Best of 11 frames					Quarter Final Best of 11 frames					Semi Final Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
	9	Neil Robertson	4
						1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
						14	Peter Ebdon	3
	8	Marco Fu	2
	14	Peter Ebdon	6
											1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
										15	Mark Williams	5
	5	Ali Carter	3
	15	Mark Williams	6
						15	Mark Williams	6
						4	Shaun Murphy	4
	4	Shaun Murphy	6
	10	Stephen Hendry	4
																1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	9
															7	Mark Selby	10
	3	Stephen Maguire	6
	16	Mark King	3
						3	Stephen Maguire	6
						6	Ryan Day	1
	6	Ryan Day	6
	12	Joe Perry	0
											3	Stephen Maguire	3
										7	Mark Selby	6
	7	Mark Selby	6
	13	Ding Junhui	1
						7	Mark Selby	6
						11	Mark Allen	5
	2	John Higgins	3
	11	Mark Allen	6

^[7][8]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas Wembley Arena, London, England, 17 January 2010
Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)  England	9–10	Mark Selby (7)  England
Afternoon: 35–81, 90–34 (56), 86–7 (86), 122–0 (122), 101–4 (101), 0–83 (83), 0–112 (112), 74–33 (54) Evening: 0–117 (54, 58), 114–8 (92), 0–129 (129), 74–41, 0–78 (78), 137–0 (89), 91–3 (91), 25–92 (62), 8–109 (109), 67–78, 0–65
122	Highest break	129
2	Century breaks	3
8	50+ breaks	8

Qualifying

The 2009 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 26 and 29 October 2009 at Pontin's, Prestatyn.^[9][10] Rory McLeod was rewarded with a wild card to the 2010 Masters, with this he became the first ever black player to appear at the Wembley Arena.^[11]

	Round 1 Best of 7 frames					Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames					Quarter Finals Best of 9 frames					Semi Finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 11 frames
		Matthew Selt	3				Barry Hawkins	1
		Ben Woollaston	4				Ben Woollaston	5
												Ben Woollaston	5
												Liu Song	1
		Liu Song	4		Fergal O'Brien	4
		Sam Baird	2				Liu Song	5
																	Ben Woollaston	5
																Michael Holt	3
		Martin Gould	4				Gerard Greene	3
		Chris Norbury	3				Martin Gould	5
												Martin Gould	4
												Michael Holt	5
		Ken Doherty	2		Michael Holt	5
		Michael White	4				Michael White	3
																						Ben Woollaston	1
																						Rory McLeod	5
		Atthasit Mahitthi	1				Stephen Lee	3
		David Gray	4				David Gray	5
												David Gray	5
												Jimmy White	4
		Jimmy White	4		Ian McCulloch	3
		Andrew Norman	1				Jimmy White	5
																	David Gray	2
																Rory McLeod	5
		Daniel Wells	4				Rory McLeod	5
		Jimmy Robertson	1				Daniel Wells	0
												Rory McLeod	5
												Ricky Walden	2
		Lee Page	2		Ricky Walden	5
		Bjorn Haneveer	4				Bjorn Haneveer	0
																											Rory McLeod	6
																											Andrew Higginson	1
		David Gilbert	1				Dave Harold	2
		Zhang Anda	4				Zhang Anda	5
												Zhang Anda	3
												Andrew Higginson	5
		Andrew Higginson	4		Judd Trump	1
		Noppadol Sangnil	1				Andrew Higginson	5
																	Andrew Higginson	5
																Matthew Stevens	1
		Simon Bedford	4				Matthew Stevens	5
		Craig Steadman	1				Simon Bedford	2
												Matthew Stevens	5
												James Wattana	3
		Mark Joyce	1		Stuart Bingham	4
		James Wattana	4				James Wattana	5
																						Andrew Higginson	5
																						Anthony Hamilton	3
		Tom Ford	w/d				Joe Swail	2
		Joe Jogia	w/o				Joe Jogia	5
												Joe Jogia	1
												Anthony Hamilton	5
		Matthew Couch	4		Anthony Hamilton	5
		Brendan O'Donoghue	2				Matthew Couch	0
																	Anthony Hamilton	5
																Barry Pinches	0
		Robert Milkins	4				Jamie Burnett	3
		David Hogan	2				Robert Milkins	5
												Robert Milkins	4
												Barry Pinches	5
		Barry Pinches	4		Jamie Cope	2
		Jordan Brown	2				Barry Pinches	5

Century breaks

Qualifying stages centuries [12] 137 Barry Pinches 125 Judd Trump 120 Bjorn Haneveer 118 Matthew Selt 116 Jimmy White 111, 109 Anthony Hamilton 107, 100 Jamie Burnett 106 David Gray 105 Rory McLeod 100 Robert Milkins

TV stages centuries [7] 140, 121 Stephen Maguire 140, 101 Neil Robertson 132, 107, 102 Mark Williams 129, 112, 109 Mark Selby 122, 114, 106, 106, 101 Ronnie O'Sullivan 114, 104 Stephen Hendry 114 Mark Allen 106, 100 Shaun Murphy

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