World Championship 2010 - Format & Draw

celticfc

* = Denotes playing to a finish.

The First Round - Last 32 (Best-of-19 Frames)

Saturday 17 April

10am
Match 1 – John Higgins v Barry Hawkins
Match 11 – Mark Allen v Tom Ford

2.30pm
Match 6 – Joe Perry v Michael Holt
Match 14 – Stephen Hendry v Zhang Anda

7pm
Match 1* - John Higgins v Barry Hawkins
Match 13 – Mark Selby v Ken Doherty


Sunday 18 April

10am
Match 4 – Marco Fu v Martin Gould
Match 11* - Mark Allen v Tom Ford

2.30pm
Match 5 – Ali Carter v Jamie Cope
Match 13* - Mark Selby v Ken Doherty

7pm
Match 6* - Joe Perry v Michael Holt
Match 14* - Stephen Hendry v Zhang Anda


Monday 19 April

10am
Match 4* - Marco Fu v Martin Gould
Match 15 – Mark Williams v Marcus Campbell

2.30pm
Match 5* - Ali Carter v Jamie Cope
Match 16 – Ronnie O’Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

7pm
Match 2 – Mark King v Steve Davis
Match 15* - Mark Williams v Marcus Campbell


Tuesday 20 April

10am
Match 7 – Ding Junhui v Stuart Pettman
Match 12 –Ryan Day v Mark Davis

2.30pm
Match 3 – Neil Robertson v Fergal O’Brien
Match 16* - Ronnie O’Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

7pm
Match 2* - Mark King v Steve Davis
Match 10 – Peter Ebdon v Graeme Dott


Wednesday 21 April

10am
Match 7* - Ding Junhui v Stuart Pettman
Match 12* - Ryan Day v Mark Davis

2.30pm
Match 3* - Neil Robertson v Fergal O’Brien
Match 9 – Stephen Maguire v Stephen Lee

7pm
Match 8 – Shaun Murphy v Gerard Greene
Match 10* - Peter Ebdon v Graeme Dott

The Second Round - Last 16 (Best-of-25 Frames)

Thursday 22 April

2pm
Match 8* - Shaun Murphy v Gerard Greene
Match 22 – Mark Allen v Mark Davis

7pm
Match 17 – John Higgins v Steve Davis
Match 9* - Stephen Maguire v Stephen Lee


Friday 23 April

10am
Match 18 – Neil Robertson v Martin Gould
Match 22 – Mark Allen v Mark Davis

2.30pm
Match 17 – John Higgins v Steve Davis
Match 21 – Stephen Maguire v Graeme Dott

7pm
Match 18 – Neil Robertson v Martin Gould
Match 22* - Mark Allen v Mark Davis


Saturday 24 April

10am
Match 17* - John Higgins v Steve Davis
Match 21 – Stephen Maguire v Graeme Dott

2.30pm
Match 18* - Neil Robertson v Martin Gould
Match 24 – Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Williams

7pm
Match 19 – Ali Carter v Joe Perry
Match 21* - Stephen Maguire v Graeme Dott


Sunday 25 April

2pm
Match 20 – Shaun Murphy v Ding Junhui
Match 23 – Mark Selby v Stephen Hendry

7pm
Match 19 – Ali Carter v Joe Perry
Match 24 – Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Williams


Monday 26 April

10am
Match 20 – Shaun Murphy v Ding Junhui
Match 23 – Mark Selby v Stephen Hendry

2.30pm
Match 19* - Ali Carter v Joe Perry
Match 24* - Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Williams

7pm
Match 20* - Shaun Murphy v Ding Junhui
Match 23* - Mark Selby v Stephen Hendry

The Quarter-Finals (Best-of-25 Frames)

Tuesday 27 April

10am
QF1 – Neil Robertson v Steve Davis
QF3 – Mark Allen v Graeme Dott

2.30pm
QF2 – Shaun Murphy v Ali Carter
QF4 – Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Selby

7pm
QF1 – Neil Robertson v Steve Davis
QF3 – Mark Allen v Graeme Dott


Wednesday 28 April

10am
QF2 – Shaun Murphy v Ali Carter
QF3* - Mark Allen v Graeme Dott

2.30pm
QF1* - Neil Robertson v Steve Davis
QF4 – Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Selby

7pm
QF2* - Shaun Murphy v Ali Carter
QF4* - Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Selby

The Semi-Finals (Best-of-33 Frames)

Thursday 29 April

2pm
SF1 – Robertson/Davis v Murphy/Carter

7pm
SF 2 – O’Sullivan/Selby v Allen/Dott


Friday 30 April

10am
SF1 – Robertson/Davis v Murphy/Carter

2.30pm
SF2 – O’Sullivan/Selby v Allen/Dott

7pm
SF1 – Robertson/Davis v Murphy/Carter


Saturday 1 May

10am
SF2 – O’Sullivan/Selby v Allen/Dott

2.30pm
SF1* - Robertson/Davis v Murphy/Carter

7pm
SF2* - O’Sullivan/Selby v Allen/Dott

The Final (Best-of-35 Frames)

Sunday 2 May

2pm
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2

8pm
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2


Monday 3 May

2pm
Winner SF1 v Winner SF2

8pm
*Winner SF1 v Winner SF2


Notes:
All matches in Round 1 will be the best of 19(9/10) frames, Round 2 and the Quarter Finals will be the best of 25 (8/8/9) frames, Semi Finals will the beat of 33 (8/8/8/9), and the Final will be the best of 35 (8/8/8/11) frames.

davocesque

any chance of ken gettin back into the top 16 for next year if he has a good tournament?

celticfc

davocesque wrote: »

any chance of ken gettin back into the top 16 for next year if he has a good tournament?

Not a snowballs chance for next season I'm afraid (See here). This is mainly due to the way the ranking system uses your results from the past two seasons and Ken had an abysmal season last year but has made up for it this season with some good results, so he will be well placed to make a top 16 return for the 2011/2012 season providing he has another decent season next time out.

If he beats Mark Selby in Sheffield he should keep him safe in the top 32, so he will only have to play one qualifier to get through to the main events and that was surely his main aim this year.

Welcome to the forum BTW.

RocketRonnie

All the fav's to win their 1st round matches pays about 88/1... def worth a tenner!!

davocesque

cheers celticfc, great to be here:D big ask against selby though!!!

And rocket, defo worth a few squid, only really graeme dott and stephen lee who i would worry bout!!

PauloMN

Don't watch much snooker but always watch this tournament. Will be following my usuals: Higgins, Doherty and O'Brien. Good to have the Irish lads back in it although both have very tough first round matches.

Some crackers there in the first round as well as the Selby v Doherty one:
O'Sullivan v Wenbo
Maguire v Lee

Love this time of year!

Snookermad

I love this time of year too, im always glued to the box

Is it not a bit strange that john higgins does not play until thursday, thats a 5 day gap.

zack01

A long break indeed, but that's always been the case with the defending champion, they open the tournament, finish their match on the first night and have a few days off. That's the perks of being world champion I suppose!

Snookermad

zack01 wrote: »

A long break indeed, but that's always been the case with the defending champion, they open the tournament, finish their match on the first night and have a few days off. That's the perks of being world champion I suppose!

He must be bored silly maybe thats a reason why the world championship hasnt been defended in ages.

bluefinger

Snookermad wrote: »

He must be bored silly maybe thats a reason why the world championship hasnt been defended in ages.

He would be if he had watched King vs Davis on his night off! Jesus it was mingin'. Second installment tonight.

Snookermad

Yea, i hope it gets better tonight and steve finds a way of winning it

syngindub

anyone fancy updating this?

bluefinger

syngindub wrote: »

anyone fancy updating this?

The Snooker World Championship is really hotting up. After a second round featuring two epic snooker battles, Steve 'interesting' Davis and Neil Robertson go head to head tomorrow in the first quarter final. Also on for a 10 am start tomorrow are dark horse for the tournament Mark Allen and former champion Graham Dott.

Then in the afternoon session Ali Carter, (my own outside bet for the tournament) will take on either Ding Junhui or Shaun Murphy who was victorious in Sheffield in 2005. It looks like Ronnie will play Mark Selby who is 11-5 up against Hendry.

Tournament Odds Paddypower
Ronnie O'Sullivan 7/4
Mark Allen 15/2
Graeme Dott 14/1
Mark Selby 9/2
Shaun Murphy 10/1
Steve Davis 40/1
Neil Robertson 5/1
Ali Carter 12/1
Stephen Hendry 500/1
Ding Junhui6/1


Tuesday 27 April (quarter-finals - best of 25 frames)
1000 am
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)
1430 BST:
Allister Carter (Eng) v Ding Junhui (Chn)/Shaun Murphy (Eng)
Mark Selby (Eng)/Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)
1900 BST:
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)
Wednesday 28 April (quarter-finals- best of 25 frames)
1000 BST:
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)
Allister Carter (Eng)v Ding Junhui (Chn)/Shaun Murphy (Eng)
1430 BST:
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Mark Selby (Eng)/Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)
1900 BST:
Allister Carter (Eng) v Ding Junhui (Chn)/Shaun Murphy (Eng)
Mark Selby (Eng)/Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

syngindub

Updated Selby beating Hendry

Tuesday 27 April (quarter-finals - best of 25 frames)
1000 am
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)
1430 BST:
Allister Carter (Eng) v Ding Junhui (Chn)/Shaun Murphy (Eng)
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)
1900 BST:
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)
Wednesday 28 April (quarter-finals- best of 25 frames)
1000 BST:
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Mark Allen (NI)
Allister Carter (Eng)v Ding Junhui (Chn)/Shaun Murphy (Eng)
1430 BST:
Steve Davis (Eng) v Neil Robertson (Aus)
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)
1900 BST:
Allister Carter (Eng) v Ding Junhui (Chn)/Shaun Murphy (Eng)
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

VW 1

mark allen looking to be playing well

4-0 up against dott

does anybody think he could be a genuine contender for the title?

bluefinger

VW 1 wrote: »

mark allen looking to be playing well

4-0 up against dott

does anybody think he could be a genuine contender for the title?

He is in with a great shout. If and when he gets past dott, he's got a semi against O'sullivan (who he knocked out last year) or Selby, who seems to thrive in the longer match format. I think he'd prefer to play ronnie and his half of the draw is by far the stronger. If he did make the final i don't think he'd fear Robertson, Carter, Murphy or Davis in a final. I think it's reflected in his price which is currently 11/2 with most bookies.

VW 1

i had to go and say it didnt i!!me and my big mouth..c'mon allen

celticfc

Original list updated too.