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
Mark Selby one of the best matches ever played in the tournament's history, to reach his second world championship final and first for seven years. Selby played Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final, who previously had won all five of his finals and was the two-time defending champion. O'Sullivan led 3–0, 8–3, and 10–5, but Selby then won six frames in a row to lead for the first time and went on to seal an 18–14 victory for his first world championship title. With the victory, Selby became the ninth player to win the Triple Crown of World, UK and Masters titles (and