World Series of Snooker 2009/2010

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Logo of the World Series of Snooker

The Sportingbet.com World Series of Snooker was played for the second season and final time in the 2009/2010 season. The World Series of Snooker were a series of invitational events. It was sponsored by sportingbet.com, but after the second event no others were held.

The winner of each tournament received five points, the runner-up three and losing semi-finalists one each. These points would have determined seeding positions for the Grand Finals.

World Series of Snooker – Killarney

The first event of the World Series of Snooker 2009/2010 was held at the INEC, Killarney, Ireland between 16 and 17 May 2009.

Shaun Murphy won in the final 5–1 against Jimmy White.

Players

Professionals:

• Shaun Murphy
• Ken Doherty
• John Higgins
• Jimmy White

Wildcards:

• Greg Casey
• Tony Moore
• Andrew Gray
• Jason Devaney

Main draw

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames					Final Best of 9 Frames
		Shaun Murphy	5
		Greg Casey	0
							Shaun Murphy	5
							John Higgins	3
		John Higgins	5
		Andrew Gray	1
												Shaun Murphy	5
												Jimmy White	1
		Ken Doherty	5
		Tony Moore	4
							Ken Doherty	4
							Jimmy White	5
		Jimmy White	5
		Jason Devaney	3

Century breaks

• 131, 129 – Shaun Murphy
• 118 – Ken Doherty
• 100 – Jimmy White

World Series of Snooker
World Series of Snooker Killarney

Tournament information
Dates	16–17 May 2009 (2009-05-16 – 2009-05-17)
Venue	INEC
City	Killarney
Country	Ireland
Organisation	FSTC Sports Management
Format	Non-ranking event
Highest break	131
Final
Champion	Shaun Murphy
Runner-up	Jimmy White
Score	5–1

World Series of Snooker – Prague

The second and final event of the World Series of Snooker 2009/2010 was held at the Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn, Prague, Czech Republic between 17 and 18 October 2009.

Jimmy White won in the final 5–3 against Graeme Dott

Players

Professionals:

• Stephen Maguire
• Graeme Dott
• John Higgins
• Jimmy White

Wildcards:

• Krystof Michal
• Osip Zusmanovic
• Lukas Krenek
• Sishuo Wang

Main draw

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames					Final Best of 9 Frames
		Stephen Maguire	5
		Kryštof Michal	0
							Stephen Maguire	1
							Graeme Dott	5
		Graeme Dott	5
		Osip Zusmanovic	0
												Graeme Dott	3
												Jimmy White	5
		John Higgins	5
		Lukáš Křenek	1
							John Higgins	1
							Jimmy White	5
		Jimmy White	5
		Sishuo Wang	0

Century breaks

• 103 – Jimmy White
• 100 – Graeme Dott

World Series of Snooker
World Series of Snooker Prague

Tournament information
Dates	17–18 October 2009 (2009-10-17 – 2009-10-18)
Venue	Aréna Sparta Podvinný Mlýn
City	Prague
Country	Czech Republic
Organisation	FSTC Sports Management
Format	Non-ranking event
Highest break	103
Final
Champion	Jimmy White
Runner-up	Graeme Dott
Score	5–3

Points table

Rank	Player			Total
1	Jimmy White	3	5	8
2	Shaun Murphy	5	–	5
3	Graeme Dott	–	3	3
4	John Higgins	1	1	2
5	Ken Doherty	1	–	1
6	Stephen Maguire	–	1	1

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