Pro Challenge Series
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| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 28 July 2009 – 18 February 2010 |
| Tournaments | 4 |
The Pro Challenge Series was a series of non-ranking snooker tournaments held during the 2009–10 snooker season. The events were open to all players on the main tour and were intended to give tour players more playing opportunities.[1] Seven events were planned but only four took place before the series was cancelled, due to low player participation.[2] The series was not repeated and was replaced by the Players Tour Championship, which started the following season.
Prize fund
[edit | edit source]Except for event 2, events had a prize fund of £15,000 with the winner receiving £5,000.[3] Event 2, which was played using the six-red format, had a prize fund of £10,000 with the winner receiving £3,000. In event 2 the £500 break prize went to the player with the fastest maximum break.[4]
Schedule
[edit | edit source]The schedule for the Events 1 to 5 is listed below. Event 4 was cancelled and event 5 was the final tournament played. Event 2 was played using the six-red format. Events 6 and 7 were cancelled.[2]
| Date | Country | Tournament | Reds | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. | |
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| 28 Jul | 30 Jul | File:Flag of England.svg ENG | Event 1 | 15 | Northern Snooker Centre | Leeds | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire (SCO) | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus (SCO) | 5–2 | [5] |
| 31 Aug | 1 Sep | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg WAL | Event 2 | 6 | Pontins | Prestatyn | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty (IRL) | File:Flag of England.svg Martin Gould (ENG) | 6–2 | [6] |
| 9 Nov | 11 Nov | File:Flag of England.svg ENG | Event 3 | 15 | Willie Thorne Snooker Centre | Leicester | File:Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins (ENG) | File:Flag of England.svg Joe Jogia (ENG) | 5–3 | [7] |
| Event 4 | Tournament was Cancelled | [8] | ||||||||
| 16 Feb | 18 Feb | File:Flag of England.svg ENG | Event 5 | 15 | George Scott Snooker Club | Liverpool | File:Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (ENG) | File:Flag of England.svg Michael Holt (ENG) | 5–1 | [9] |
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Event 1
[edit | edit source]Prize fund
[edit | edit source]- Winner: £5,000
- Runner-up: £2,500
- Semi-final: £1,500
- Quarter-final: £500
- Last 16: £250
- High break: £500
The first event took place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, from 28 to 30 July 2009. Stephen Maguire beat Alan McManus 5–2 in the final.[3][10] Dave Harold made the highest break of 128.[5] Results are given below.
Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien (IRL) 0–4 File:Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins (ENG)
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Boyle (SCO) 2–4 File:Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt (ENG)
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell (SCO) 3–4 File:Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman (ENG)
- File:Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene (NIR) 4–0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott (SCO)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty (IRL) w/o–w/d File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson (ENG) 4–1 File:Flag of England.svg Lee Spick (ENG)
- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Haneveer (BEL) 1–4 File:Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Mark Davis (ENG) 3–4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire (SCO)
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Century breaks
[edit | edit source]- 128 – Dave Harold
- 127 – Ken Doherty
- 126 – Andrew Norman
- 115 – Ricky Walden
- 107 – Mark Boyle
- 107 – Stephen Maguire
- 106 – Matthew Couch
- 100 – Tom Ford
- 100 – Joe Swail
Event 2
[edit | edit source]Prize fund
[edit | edit source]- Winner: £3,000
- Runner-up: £1,500
- Semi-finals: £800
- Quarter-Finals: £400
- Last 16: £225
- Fastest maximum break (x75): £500
The second event took place at Pontins, Prestatyn, on 31 August and 1 September 2009, using the six-red format. Ken Doherty beat Martin Gould 6–2 in the final.[4][11] Stuart Pettman took the prize for the fastest maximum break.[6] Results are given below.
Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman (ENG) 2–5 File:Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham (ENG) 4–5 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Boyle (SCO)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) 3–5 File:Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Sam Baird (ENG) w/o-w/d File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy White (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch (ENG) 2–5 File:Ulster Banner.svg Jordan Brown (NIR)
- File:Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail (NIR) 5–2 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Noppadol Sangnil (THA)
- File:Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler (ENG) 5–0 File:Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce (ENG)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney (IRL) w/d–w/o File:Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Dave Harold (ENG) 4–5 File:Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Ian McCulloch (ENG) 4–5 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
- File:Flag of England.svg Michael Holt (ENG) 1–5 File:Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Jimmy Robertson (ENG) 4–5 File:Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn (ENG) 1–5 File:Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Peter Lines (ENG) 3–5 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Ryan Day (WAL)
- File:Flag of England.svg Chris Norbury (ENG) 2–5 File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG)
Maximum breaks
[edit | edit source]Note: a maximum break in six-red snooker is 75 points.[4][11]
- Stuart Pettman (2 min 31 sec)
- Dave Harold (3 min 16 sec)
- Fergal O'Brien (4 min 30 sec)
- Ryan Day (no time)
Event 3
[edit | edit source]Prize fund
[edit | edit source]- Winner: £5,000
- Runner-up: £2,500
- Semi-final: £1,500
- Quarter-final: £500
- Last 16: £250
- High break: £500
The third event took place at the Willie Thorne Snooker Centre in Leicester, from 9 to 11 November 2009. Robert Milkins beat Joe Jogia 5–3 in the final. Ricky Walden made the highest break of 140.[7][12] Results are given below.
Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of England.svg Michael Holt (ENG) 3–4 File:Flag of England.svg Joe Perry (ENG)
- File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Mark Williams (WAL) 1–4 File:Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Ricky Walden (ENG) 4–0 File:Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn (ENG)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg James Wattana (THA) 3–4 File:Flag of England.svg Craig Steadman (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Chris Norbury (ENG) w/d–w/o File:Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene (NIR)
- File:Flag of England.svg Joe Jogia (ENG) 4–2 File:Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Nigel Bond (ENG) 4–2 File:Flag of Thailand.svg Atthasit Mahitthi (THA)
- File:Flag of England.svg Peter Lines (ENG) 4–0 File:Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson (ENG)
- File:Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott (SCO) w/d–w/o File:Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Anthony Hamilton (ENG) 1–4 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
- File:Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston (ENG) 4–3 File:Flag of England.svg Andrew Norman (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Mark Davis (ENG) 4–1 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Paul Davies (WAL)
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Noppadol Sangnil (THA) 1–4 File:Flag of England.svg Mark Joyce (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Simon Bedford (ENG) 2–4 File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG)
- File:Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail (NIR) 3–4 File:Flag of England.svg Mark King (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch (ENG) 2–4 File:Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Stuart Bingham (ENG) 4–2 File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Ryan Day (WAL)
- File:Flag of England.svg Lee Spick (ENG) 2–4 File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty (IRL)
- File:Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins (ENG) 4–2 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Anda (CHN)
- File:Flag of England.svg Dave Harold (ENG) 4–3 File:Flag of England.svg Barry Hawkins (ENG)
Century breaks
[edit | edit source]- 140, 105, 103, 102, 102, 100 – Ricky Walden
- 137, 118 – Robert Milkins
- 137 – Simon Bedford
- 137 – Craig Steadman
- 129 – Jamie Cope
- 125, 104 – Stuart Bingham
- 123, 116, 102 – Judd Trump
- 121 – Rod Lawler
- 120 – Ken Doherty
- 113, 103 – Sam Baird
- 113 – Liu Song
- 110 – Mark King
- 107 – Matthew Couch
- 102 – Joe Jogia
Event 5
[edit | edit source]Prize fund
[edit | edit source]- Winner: £5,000
- Runner-up: £2,500
- Semi-final: £1,500
- Quarter-final: £500
- Last 16: £250
- High break: £500
Event 5 took place at the George Scott Snooker Club in Liverpool, from 16 to 18 February 2010. Barry Hawkins beat Michael Holt 5–1 in the final. Judd Trump made the highest break of 138.[9][13] Results are given below.
Preliminary round
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo (CHN) 4–2 File:Flag of England.svg Jamie Cope (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt (ENG) 2–4 File:Flag of England.svg Michael Holt (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch (ENG) 1–4 File:Flag of England.svg Ben Woollaston (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Sam Baird (ENG) 1–4 File:Flag of England.svg Judd Trump (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee (ENG) w/d–w/o File:Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell (ENG)
- File:Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches (ENG) 0–4 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott (SCO)
- File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ken Doherty (IRL) 2–4 File:Flag of England.svg Chris Norbury (ENG)
Century breaks
[edit | edit source]- 138 – Judd Trump
- 137 – Ken Doherty
- 135, 129, 121 – Liang Wenbo
- 134 – Rod Lawler
- 132, 128, 104 – Stuart Bingham
- 131 – Graeme Dott
- 130 – Craig Steadman
- 128, 105 – Tom Ford
- 125 – Nigel Bond
- 124 – Mark Joyce
- 123, 106 – Barry Hawkins
- 122 – Jamie Cope
- 122 – Adrian Gunnell
- 109, 102 – Michael Holt
- 106 – Simon Bedford
- 104, 100 – Daniel Wells
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