2010 Championship League
Introduction The '''2010 Championship League''' was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 4 January to 25 March 2010 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.Marco Fu won in the final 3–2 against Mark Allen, and earned a place in the 2010 Premier League Snooker.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Group 1–7**Winner: £3,000**Runner-up: £2,000**Semi-final: £1,000**Frame-win (league stage): £100**Frame-win (play-offs): £300*Winners group**Winner: £10,000**Runner-up: £5,000**Semi-final: £3,000**Frame-win (league stage): £200**Frame-win (play-offs): £300*Tournament total: £173,900
Group one Group one matches were played on 4 and 5 January 2010.Stephen Maguire was the first player to qualify for the winners group.===Matches===*'''Judd Trump 3'''–1 Ryan Day*Mark Selby 2–'''3 Ali Carter'''*Shaun Murphy 0–'''3 Stephen Maguire'''*John Higgins 0–'''3 Judd Trump'''*Ryan Day 2–'''3 Mark Selby'''*'''Ali Carter 3'''–0 Shaun Murphy*'''Stephen Maguire 3'''–2 John Higgins*Judd Trump 1–'''3 Mark Selby'''*Ryan Day 0–'''3 Ali Carter'''*Shaun Murphy 1–'''3 John Higgins'''*'''Mark Selby 3'''–2 John Higgins*'''Stephen Maguire 3'''–2 Ali Carter*'''Judd Trump 3'''–1 Stephen Maguire*Ryan Day 1–'''3 Shaun Murphy'''*Ali Carter 0–'''3 John Higgins'''*'''Mark Selby 3'''–1 Stephen Maguire*'''Judd Trump 3'''–1 Shaun Murphy*Ryan Day 2–'''3 John Higgins'''*Ryan Day 1–'''3 Stephen Maguire'''*Mark Selby 0–'''3 Shaun Murphy'''*Judd Trump 2–'''3 Ali Carter'''===Table====== Play-offs ===
Group two Group two matches were played on 6 and 7 January 2010.John Higgins was the second player to qualify for the winners group.===Matches===*'''Ali Carter 3'''–1 John Higgins*Mark Selby 1–'''3 Judd Trump'''*Neil Robertson 0–'''3 Marco Fu'''*'''Ronnie O'Sullivan 3'''–2 Mark Selby*'''John Higgins 3'''–2 Neil Robertson*'''Judd Trump 3'''–0 Ali Carter*Marco Fu 0–'''3 Ronnie O'Sullivan'''*'''Mark Selby 3'''–0 Ali Carter*Judd Trump 1–'''3 John Higgins'''*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan*'''Ali Carter 3'''–1 Ronnie O'Sullivan*'''Marco Fu 3'''–1 John Higgins*Mark Selby 0–'''3 Marco Fu'''*Judd Trump 2–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*'''John Higgins 3'''–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan*Ali Carter 1–'''3 Marco Fu'''*'''Judd Trump 3'''–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan*'''Mark Selby 3'''–2 Neil Robertson*'''Ali Carter 3'''–0 Neil Robertson*Judd Trump 1–'''3 Marco Fu'''*Mark Selby 0–'''3 John Higgins'''===Table====== Play-offs ===
Group three Group three matches were played on 18 and 19 January 2010.Judd Trump was the third player to qualify for the winners group.===Matches===*Ali Carter 1–'''3 Marco Fu'''*'''Judd Trump 3'''–1 Neil Robertson*Stephen Hendry 2–'''3 Mark Allen'''*'''Joe Perry 3'''–1 Ali Carter*Marco Fu 1–'''3 Judd Trump'''*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–2 Stephen Hendry*'''Mark Allen 3'''–2 Joe Perry*Ali Carter 0–'''3 Judd Trump'''*'''Marco Fu 3'''–1 Neil Robertson*Stephen Hendry 2–'''3 Joe Perry'''*'''Judd Trump 3'''–1 Joe Perry*'''Mark Allen 3'''–2 Neil Robertson*'''Ali Carter 3'''–0 Mark Allen*'''Marco Fu 3'''–1 Stephen Hendry*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–0 Joe Perry*'''Judd Trump 3'''–1 Mark Allen*'''Marco Fu 3'''–1 Joe Perry*'''Ali Carter 3'''–2 Stephen Hendry*Judd Trump 2–'''3 Stephen Hendry'''*Marco Fu 2–'''3 Mark Allen'''*'''Ali Carter 3'''–2 Neil Robertson===Table====== Play-offs ===
Group four Group four matches were played on 20 and 21 January 2010.Marco Fu was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.===Matches===*Mark Allen 0–'''3 Marco Fu'''*Ali Carter 1–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*Peter Ebdon 1–'''3 Mark Williams'''*Liang Wenbo 1–'''3 Mark Allen'''*'''Marco Fu 3'''–0 Ali Carter*Neil Robertson 0–'''3 Peter Ebdon'''*Mark Williams 0–'''3 Liang Wenbo'''*'''Mark Allen 3'''–2 Ali Carter*Marco Fu 2–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–1 Liang Wenbo*Ali Carter 2–'''3 Liang Wenbo'''*Mark Williams 1–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*Mark Allen 0–'''3 Mark Williams'''*'''Marco Fu 3'''–1 Peter Ebdon*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–1 Liang Wenbo*Ali Carter 2–'''3 Mark Williams'''*'''Marco Fu 3'''–2 Liang Wenbo*'''Mark Allen 3'''–2 Peter Ebdon*Ali Carter 0–'''3 Peter Ebdon'''*Marco Fu 0–'''3 Mark Williams'''*Mark Allen 1–'''3 Neil Robertson'''===Table====== Play-offs ===
Group five Group five matches were played on 8 and 9 February 2010.Mark Allen was to play in this group, but he moved to group six and was replaced by Ricky Walden. Neil Robertson was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.===Matches===*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–1 Mark Williams*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–0 Ricky Walden*Barry Hawkins 2–'''3 Jamie Cope'''*Dave Harold 1–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*Mark Williams 2–'''3 Peter Ebdon'''*'''Ricky Walden 3'''–2 Barry Hawkins*'''Jamie Cope 3'''–1 Dave Harold*Neil Robertson 2–'''3 Peter Ebdon'''*'''Mark Williams 3'''–2 Ricky Walden*'''Barry Hawkins 3'''–1 Dave Harold*Peter Ebdon 1–'''3 Dave Harold'''*'''Jamie Cope 3'''–0 Ricky Walden*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–2 Jamie Cope*'''Mark Williams 3'''–0 Barry Hawkins*'''Ricky Walden 3'''–0 Dave Harold*Peter Ebdon 2–'''3 Jamie Cope'''*'''Mark Williams 3'''–1 Dave Harold*Neil Robertson 2–'''3 Barry Hawkins'''*Peter Ebdon 2–'''3 Barry Hawkins'''*'''Mark Williams 3'''–2 Jamie Cope*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–2 Ricky Walden===Table====== Play-offs ===
Group six Group six matches are played on 10 and 11 February 2010.Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.===Matches===*Jamie Cope 0–'''3 Mark Williams'''*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–0 Barry Hawkins*'''Mark Allen 3'''–2 Stuart Bingham*Joe Swail 1–'''3 Jamie Cope'''*Mark Williams 1–'''3 Peter Ebdon'''*Barry Hawkins 1–'''3 Mark Allen'''*Stuart Bingham 1–'''3 Joe Swail'''*'''Jamie Cope 3'''–2 Peter Ebdon*'''Mark Williams 3'''–0 Barry Hawkins*Mark Allen 2–'''3 Joe Swail'''*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–1 Joe Swail*'''Stuart Bingham 3'''–2 Barry Hawkins*Jamie Cope 0–'''3 Stuart Bingham'''*Mark Williams 0–'''3 Mark Allen'''*Barry Hawkins 0–'''3 Joe Swail'''*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–2 Stuart Bingham*Mark Williams 1–'''3 Joe Swail'''*'''Jamie Cope 3'''–2 Mark Allen*Peter Ebdon 2–'''3 Mark Allen'''*'''Mark Williams 3'''–0 Stuart Bingham*Jamie Cope 2–'''3 Barry Hawkins'''===Table====== Play-offs ===
Group seven Group seven matches were played on 22 and 23 March 2010.Jamie Cope was the seventh player to qualify for the winners group.===Matches===*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–1 Joe Swail*'''Mark Williams 3'''–0 Jamie Cope*'''Ding Junhui 3'''–0 Steve Davis*Michael Holt 1–'''3 Peter Ebdon'''*Joe Swail 0–'''3 Mark Williams'''*Jamie Cope 0–'''3 Ding Junhui'''*Steve Davis 1–'''3 Michael Holt'''*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–2 Mark Williams*Joe Swail 0–'''3 Jamie Cope'''*Ding Junhui 1–'''3 Michael Holt'''*'''Mark Williams 3'''–0 Michael Holt*Steve Davis 0–'''3 Jamie Cope'''*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–2 Steve Davis*Joe Swail 1–'''3 Ding Junhui'''*'''Jamie Cope 3'''–2 Michael Holt*'''Mark Williams 3'''–0 Steve Davis*'''Joe Swail 3'''–0 Michael Holt*'''Peter Ebdon 3'''–1 Ding Junhui*'''Mark Williams 3'''–2 Ding Junhui*Joe Swail 1–'''3 Steve Davis'''*Peter Ebdon 1–'''3 Jamie Cope'''===Table====== Play-offs ===
Winners group The matches of the winners group were played on 24 and 25 March 2010.Marco Fu has qualified for the 2010 Premier League.===Matches===*Stephen Maguire 2–'''3 John Higgins'''*Judd Trump 2–'''3 Marco Fu'''*Neil Robertson 2–'''3 Mark Allen'''*Jamie Cope 1–'''3 Stephen Maguire'''*John Higgins 2–'''3 Judd Trump'''*Marco Fu 0–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*'''Mark Allen 3'''–2 Jamie Cope*'''Stephen Maguire 3'''–0 Judd Trump*John Higgins 1–'''3 Marco Fu'''*'''Neil Robertson 3'''–2 Jamie Cope*'''Judd Trump 3'''–0 Jamie Cope*'''Mark Allen 3'''–0 Marco Fu*'''Stephen Maguire 3'''–2 Mark Allen*John Higgins 1–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*'''Marco Fu 3'''–0 Jamie Cope*Judd Trump 0–'''3 Mark Allen'''*John Higgins 0–'''3 Jamie Cope'''*'''Stephen Maguire 3'''–2 Neil Robertson*Judd Trump 2–'''3 Neil Robertson'''*'''John Higgins 3'''–2 Mark Allen*'''Stephen Maguire 3'''–0 Marco Fu===Table====== Play-offs ===
Century breaks Total: 94*144, 141, 139, 130, 122, 114, 102, 102, 101, 101  Peter Ebdon*144, 134, 133, 130, 122, 120, 111, 110, 104, 104, 104, 103  Marco Fu*143, 135, 117, 104, 104  Mark Williams*142  Barry Hawkins*140, 118, 110, 101, 101  Stephen Maguire*138  John Higgins*138  Ronnie O'Sullivan*137, 131, 112, 109  Ding Junhui*136, 136, 127, 110, 110  Ali Carter*135, 131, 122, 116, 116, 115, 113, 113, 111, 110, 105, 104, 103, 101, 100, 100, 100  Neil Robertson*133, 113, 105, 102, 102, 100, 100  Jamie Cope*133  Ricky Walden*131, 128, 122  Mark Selby*124, 110  Stuart Bingham*118, 110, 108, 107, 107, 106, 104, 103, 102, 101, 100  Judd Trump*114, 107, 103, 100, 100  Mark Allen*112, 109  Shaun Murphy*106  Stephen Hendry*101  Joe Perry
Winnings  No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W TOTAL 1  2,500 2,800 6,200 13,600 25,100 2  4,800 1,000 6,400 9,700 21,900 3  1,000 1,200 4,400 6,400 6,800 19,800 4  2,800 2,900 6,500 2,000 14,200 5  4,500 1,100 6,000 1,600 13,200 6  2,600 2,400 4,500 3,200 12,700 7  6,200 6,400 12,600 8  2,900 2,500 2,400 2,700 10,500 9  3,000 4,200 2,100 700 10,000 10  1,300 6,200 2,000 9,500 11  4,300 900 5,200 12  4,500 4,500 13  2,400 600 3,000 14  1,300 600 1,900 15  1,200 1,200 16  1,100 1,100 =  1,100 1,100 18  1,000 1,000 =  1,000 1,000 20  900 900 21  800 800 22  700 700 =  700 700 =  700 700 25  600 600 Total prize money 19,100 18,400 19,600 18,900 18,800 18,500 18,500 42,100 173,900''Green: Won the group. All prize money in GBP. ''Source= Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
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