World Series of Snooker 2009/2010

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The 2009/2010 Sportingbet.com World Series of Snooker was the second season of the World Series of Snooker. It had to be the first complete season to be sponsored by sportingbet.com,^[1] but after the second event no other were held.

The winner of each tournament received five points, the runner-up three and losing semi-finalists one each. These points would have determined seeding positions for the Grand Finals.

Champion of Champions Challenge

The first event of the 2009 World Series of Snooker was held at the INEC, Killarney, Ireland between 16 and 17 May 2009.[2][3] Shaun Murphy won in the final 5–1 against Jimmy White.[4] Players: Shaun Murphy Ken Doherty John Higgins Jimmy White Wildcards: Greg Casey Tony Moore Andrew Gray Jason Devaney Main draw Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames (with 10 reds)   Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames (with 15 reds)   Final Best of 9 Frames (with 15 reds)  Shaun Murphy 5    Greg Casey 0      Shaun Murphy 5    John Higgins 5    John Higgins 3    Andrew Gray 1        Shaun Murphy 5  Ken Doherty 5        Jimmy White 1  Tony Moore 4      Ken Doherty 4  Jimmy White 5    Jimmy White 5    Jason Devaney 3   Century breaks 131, 129 Shaun Murphy 118 Ken Doherty 100 Jimmy White

World Series of Snooker Champion of Champions Challenge Tournament information Dates 16–17 May 2009 Venue INEC City Killarney Country Ireland Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management Format Non-ranking event Highest break 131 Final Champion Shaun Murphy Runner-up Jimmy White Score 5–1

Tournament in Prague

The second event of the 2009 World Series of Snooker was held at the Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague, Czech Republic between 17 and 18 October 2009.[5][6][7] Jimmy White won in the final 5–3 against Graeme Dott.[8] Players: Stephen Maguire Graeme Dott John Higgins Jimmy White Wildcards: Kryštof Michal Osip Zusmanovic Lukáš Křenek Sishuo Wang Main draw Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames (with 10 reds)   Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames (with 10 reds)   Final Best of 9 Frames (with 15 reds)  Stephen Maguire 5    Kryštof Michal 0      Stephen Maguire 1    Graeme Dott 5    Graeme Dott 5    Osip Zusmanovic 0        Graeme Dott 3  John Higgins 5        Jimmy White 5  Lukáš Křenek 1      John Higgins 1  Jimmy White 5    Jimmy White 5    Sishuo Wang 0   Century breaks 103 Jimmy White 100 Graeme Dott

World Series of Snooker Tournament in Prague Tournament information Dates 17–18 October 2009 Venue Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn City Prague Country Czech Republic Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management Format Non-ranking event Highest break 103 Final Champion Jimmy White Runner-up Graeme Dott Score 5–3

Points table

Rank	Player			Total
1	Jimmy White	3	5	8
2	Shaun Murphy	5	–	5
3	Graeme Dott	–	3	3
4	John Higgins	1	1	2
5=	Ken Doherty	1	–	1
5=	Stephen Maguire	–	1	1

References

1. ^ "Sportingbet.com to sponsor World Series of Snooker". Bullet Business. 2009-05-26. http://social.bulletbusiness.com/content/sportingbetcom-sponsor-world-series-snooker. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
2. ^ "Champion of Champions Challenge". World Series of Snooker. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. http://www.theworldseriesofsnooker.com/Events.asp. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
3. ^ "Champion of Champions Challenge (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-professional-tournaments-word-series-09-10-killarney-main.asp. Retrieved 2009-05-18. 
4. ^ "Murphy's Not Bitter". Eurosport. 2009-05-18. http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2009/05/murphys-not-bitter.html. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
5. ^ "Televised Professional Snooker comes to Prague". World Series of Snooker. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.theworldseriesofsnooker.com/News.asp?ID=29. Retrieved 2009-09-09. 
6. ^ "Playing Schedule". World Series of Snooker. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. http://www.theworldseriesofsnooker.com/PragueSchedule.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-18. 
7. ^ "Prague (Results)". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/World-Series-of-Snooker-2009-Prague.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-17. 
8. ^ "White storms to title in Prague". Eurosport. 2009-10-18. http://eurosport.yahoo.com/18102009/58/white-storms-title-prague.html. Retrieved 2009-10-18.