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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) |
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Champion | John Higgins (SCO) |
Runner-up | Ali Carter (ENG) |
Score | 9–4 |
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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 CentreinNewport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Totesport.com.[1]
John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against defending champion Ali Carter.[2]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
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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 |
These matches took place between 19 and 22 January 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[7][8]
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