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2010 World Seniors Championship

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=2010 World Seniors Championship

|logo=300px

|dates={{Start and end dates|2010|11|5|2010|11|7|df=y}}

|venue=Cedar Court Hotel

|location=Bradford

|country=England

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Seniors event

|Total prize fund=£50,000

|winners_share=£20,000

|highest_break=

|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White

|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis

|score=4–1

|previous=1991

|next=2011

}}

The 2010 World Seniors Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship) was a snooker tournament that took place between 5–7 November 2010 at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford, England.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_news(Sky_To_Televise_World_Seniors_Championship)-2463.htm?tid=170 |title=Sky To Televise World Seniors Championship |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=19 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103184006/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_news%28Sky_To_Televise_World_Seniors_Championship%29-2463.htm?tid=170 |archivedate=3 November 2010 }}

The event had last been held in 1991, when Cliff Wilson won in the final 5–4 against Eddie Charlton, to become the inaugural champion.{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=Masters / Seniors Snooker (Over 40s)|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/seniors.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313150047/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/seniors.html|archivedate=13 March 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=3 January 2011}} Jimmy White won in the 2010 final 4–1 against Steve Davis and claimed his 30th career title.{{cite web|title=White Crowned Senior Champion |url=http://www.worldsnooker.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2225235,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805202851/http://www.worldsnooker.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsArticles/0,,13165~2225235,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 August 2012 |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=7 November 2010 }}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Prize Money |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_money.htm?tid=170 |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=5 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105092335/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_money.htm?tid=170 |archivedate=5 November 2010 |url-status=dead }}

Winner: £20,000

Runner-up: £10,000

Semi-finalist: £4,000

Quarter-finalist: £2,500

Pre-qualifier: £2,000

Total: £50,000

Main draw

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on the afternoon of 5 November 2010 at the venue of the event.{{cite web|title=Format |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_format.htm?tid=170 |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=5 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105085958/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_format.htm?tid=170 |archivedate=5 November 2010 |url-status=dead }} The draw for semi-finals was made on a random basis.{{cite web|title=Davis To Face Johnson In World Seniors|url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_news%28Davis_To_Face_Johnson_In_World_Seniors%29-2801.htm?tid=170|work=worldsnooker.com|publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association|accessdate=5 November 2010}}

All matches up to and including the quarter-finals were best of 3 frames, semi-finals were best of 5 frames and the final was the best of 7 frames. All times are GMT.{{cite web|title=Results |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WyldecrestWorldSeniorsChampionshipArticle/0,,13165~2213876,00.html |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=5 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226044332/http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/WyldecrestWorldSeniorsChampionshipArticle/0%2C%2C13165~2213876%2C00.html |archivedate=26 December 2010 }}{{cite web|title=White Finally Crowned World Champion |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-jimmy-white-finally-crowned-world-champion-101107.asp |publisher=Global Snooker |accessdate=7 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101109073828/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-jimmy-white-finally-crowned-world-champion-101107.asp |archivedate=9 November 2010 |url-status=usurped }}{{cite web|title=Wyldecrest Park Homes World Seniors Championship|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=35|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=7 November 2010}}

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=Quarter-finals=

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Qualifying tournament

These matches took place between 29 and 30 May 2010 at the Cue Garden, Bradford, England. There was only one century break in qualifying - a 144 made by Peter Lines.{{cite web|title=Draw and Format |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_qual_format.htm?tid=163 |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=5 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530082150/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_qual_format.htm?tid=163 |archivedate=30 May 2010 }}{{cite web|title=Results (Qualifying) |url=http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_qual_results.htm?tid=163 |work=worldsnooker.com |publisher=World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association |accessdate=5 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530082205/http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_seniors_qual_results.htm?tid=163 |archivedate=30 May 2010 }}{{cite web|title=2010 World Seniors Championship |url=http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-world-seniors-championship-menu.asp |publisher=Global Snooker |accessdate=7 November 2010 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602074925/http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-world-seniors-championship-menu.asp |archivedate=2 June 2010 }}{{cite web|title=World Seniors Championship Qualifiers|url=http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=34|publisher=Snooker.org|accessdate=7 November 2010}}

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1=Round 1
Best of 3 frames

| RD2=Round 2
Best of 5 frames

| RD3=Final
Best of 7 frames

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Lines

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor

| RD1-score6=0

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond

| RD1-score7=2

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8={{flagicon|ENG}} Dave Harold

| RD1-score8=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Lines

| RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2={{flagicon|MLT}} Tony Drago

| RD2-score2=0

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3={{flagicon|NIR}} Joe Swail

| RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Lines

| RD3-score1=3

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Nigel Bond

| RD3-score2=4

}}

References

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{{World Seniors Championship}}

{{Snooker season 2010/2011}}

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