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
Snooker season 2010/2011 ranking event. The Premier League was for the first time part of the Main Tour. The Jiangsu Classic was renamed to the Wuxi Classic, and three other invitation events were introduced to the calendar: the Power Snooker, the World Seniors Championship, and Snooker Shoot-Out. The Scottish Professional Championship was held for the first time since 1989. At the end of the season John Higgins was named the "World Snooker Player of the Year" and the "Snooker Writers Player of the Year", Judd Trump the "Fans Player of the Year", Mark Williams the "Players Player of the Year" and Jack Lisowski