World Series of Snooker 2009/2010
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The Sportingbet.com World Series of Snooker was played for the second season and final time in the 2009/2010 season. The World Series of Snooker were a series of invitational events. It was sponsored by sportingbet.com,{{cite web |url=http://social.bulletbusiness.com/content/sportingbetcom-sponsor-world-series-snooker |title= Sportingbet.com to sponsor World Series of Snooker|publisher=Bullet Business|accessdate=17 October 2009|date=26 May 2009|url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610222948/http://social.bulletbusiness.com/content/sportingbetcom-sponsor-world-series-snooker|archivedate=10 June 2009}} but after the second event no others 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.
World Series of Snooker – Killarney
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The first event of the World Series of Snooker 2009/2010 was held at the INEC, Killarney, Ireland between 16 and 17 May 2009.
Shaun Murphy won in the final 5–1 against Jimmy White.{{cite web|url=http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2009/05/murphys-not-bitter.html|title=Murphy's Not Bitter|date=18 May 2009|work=Eurosport|accessdate=24 September 2010}}
=Players=
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Professionals:
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
- {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
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Wildcards:
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Greg Casey
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Tony Moore
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Andrew Gray
- {{flagicon|IRL}} Jason Devaney
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=Main draw=
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 Frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 9 Frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|IRL}} Greg Casey
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|IRL}} Andrew Gray
| RD1-score4=1
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|IRL}} Tony Moore
| RD1-score6=4
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score7=5
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|IRL}} Jason Devaney
| RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score4=5
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
| RD3-score1=5
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD3-score2=1
}}
=Century breaks=
- 131, 129 {{ndash}} Shaun Murphy
- 118 {{ndash}} Ken Doherty
- 100 {{ndash}} Jimmy White
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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=World Series of Snooker
World Series of Snooker Killarney
|dates={{Start and end dates|2009|05|16|2009|05|17|df=y}}
|venue=INEC
|location=Killarney
|country=Ireland
|organisation=FSTC Sports Management
|format=Non-ranking event
|highest_break=131
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy
|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
|score=5–1}}
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World Series of Snooker – Prague
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The second and final event of the World Series of Snooker 2009/2010 was held at the Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague, Czech Republic between 17 and 18 October 2009.{{cite web|title=Televised Professional Snooker comes to Prague|url=http://www.theworldseriesofsnooker.com/News.asp?ID=29|publisher=World Series of Snooker|accessdate=9 September 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717044552/http://www.theworldseriesofsnooker.com/News.asp?ID=29|archivedate=17 July 2011|url-status=dead}}
Jimmy White won in the final 5–3 against Graeme Dott
=Players=
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Professionals:
- {{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire
- {{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
- {{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
- {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
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Wildcards:
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Krystof Michal
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Osip Zusmanovic
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Lukas Krenek
- {{flagicon|CZE}} Sishuo Wang
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=Main draw=
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 Frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 9 Frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} {{nowrap|Stephen Maguire}}
| RD1-score1=5
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|CZE}} Kryštof Michal
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|CZE}} {{nowrap|Osip Zusmanovic}}
| RD1-score4=0
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD1-score5=5
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|CZE}} Lukáš Křenek
| RD1-score6=1
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score7=5
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|CZE}} Sishuo Wang
| RD1-score8=0
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} {{nowrap|Stephen Maguire}}
| RD2-score1=1
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
| RD2-score2=5
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins
| RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score4=5
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|SCO}} {{nowrap|Graeme Dott}}
| RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} {{nowrap|Jimmy White}}
| RD3-score2=5
}}
= Century breaks =
- 103 {{ndash}} Jimmy White
- 100 {{ndash}} Graeme Dott
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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=World Series of Snooker
World Series of Snooker Prague
|dates={{Start and end dates|2009|10|17|2009|10|18|df=y}}
|venue={{Nowrap|Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn}}
|location=Prague
|country=Czech Republic
|organisation=FSTC Sports
Management
|format=Non-ranking event
|highest_break=103
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
|runner_up={{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott
|score=5–3}}
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Points table
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| width=30|Rank
!width=150|Player !width=50|{{flagicon|IRL}} !width=50|{{flagicon|CZE}} !width=30|Total |
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| align="center" |1
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White |align="center" |3 |align="center" |5 !8 |
| align="center" |2
|{{flagicon|ENG}} Shaun Murphy |align="center" |5 |align="center" | – !5 |
| align="center" |3
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Dott |align="center" | – |align="center" |3 !3 |
| align="center" |4
|{{flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins |align="center" |1 |align="center" |1 !2 |
| align="center" |5
|{{flagicon|IRL}} Ken Doherty |align="center" |1 |align="center" | – !1 |
| align="center" |6
|{{flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Maguire |align="center" | – |align="center" |1 !1 |
References
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{{Snooker season 2009/2010}}
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Category:Sports competitions in Prague
Category:Snooker competitions in Ireland
Category:Snooker in the Czech Republic
Category:October 2009 sports events in Europe