2010 World Snooker Championship 2010 World Snooker Championship The 2010 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2010 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 April and 3 May 2010 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. John Higgins, who entered the tournament as the defending champion, lost in the second round 11–13 against Steve Davis. In the semi-finals, Neil Robertson defeated Ali Carter 17–12 and Graeme Dott beat Mark Selby 17–14. Robertson won the final 18–13, becoming the first Australian in the modern era to win the title. Ivan
2016 World Snooker Championship the opening session of the other semifinal, Mark Selby took a 3–0 and 5–3 lead, but Marco Fu fought back to end the second session all-square at 8–8. Fu's tip separated from his cue in the 15th frame as he was chalking it. A ten-minute break was called while the tip was glued back on. The 24th frame, won by Selby to level at 12–12, lasted 76 minutes 11 seconds, becoming the longest frame ever played at the Crucible, breaking the previous record of 74 minutes 58 seconds set in the 2009 match between Stephen Maguire and Mark King. The