2010 Championship League

This article is about the snooker tournament. For the darts tournament, see 2010 Championship League Darts.

Championship League
Tournament information
Dates4 January – 25 March 2010 (2010-01-04 – 2010-03-25)
VenueCrondon Park Golf Club
CityStock
CountryEngland
OrganisationMatchroom Sport
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£173,900
Winner's share£10,000 (plus bonuses)
Highest break Peter Ebdon (ENG) (144)
 Marco Fu (HKG) (144)
Final
Champion Marco Fu (HKG)
Runner-up Mark Allen (NIR)
Score3–2
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The 2010 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 4 January to 25 March 2010 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Marco Fu won in the final 3–2 against Mark Allen, and earned a place in the 2010 Premier League Snooker.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][2]

  • Group 1–7
    • Winner: £3,000
    • Runner-up: £2,000
    • Semi-final: £1,000
    • Frame-win (league stage): £100
    • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
  • Winners group
    • Winner: £10,000
    • Runner-up: £5,000
    • Semi-final: £3,000
    • Frame-win (league stage): £200
    • Frame-win (play-offs): £300
  • Tournament total: £173,900

Group one

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Group one matches were played on 4 and 5 January 2010.[3][4] Stephen Maguire was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

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  • Judd Trump 3–1 Ryan Day
  • Mark Selby 2–3 Ali Carter
  • Shaun Murphy 0–3 Stephen Maguire
  • John Higgins 0–3 Judd Trump
  • Ryan Day 2–3 Mark Selby
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Shaun Murphy
  • Stephen Maguire 3–2 John Higgins
  • Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Selby
  • Ryan Day 0–3 Ali Carter
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 John Higgins
  • Mark Selby 3–2 John Higgins
  • Stephen Maguire 3–2 Ali Carter
  • Judd Trump 3–1 Stephen Maguire
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Ali Carter 0–3 John Higgins
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Stephen Maguire
  • Judd Trump 3–1 Shaun Murphy
  • Ryan Day 2–3 John Higgins
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Stephen Maguire
  • Mark Selby 0–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Ali Carter

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 4 2 15 9 +6 Qualification to Group 1 play-off
2  Ali Carter (ENG) 6 4 2 14 10 +4
3  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6 4 2 14 11 +3
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 6 4 2 14 12 +2
5  John Higgins (SCO) 6 3 3 13 12 +1 Advances into Group 2
6  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 6 2 4 8 13 −5 Eliminated from the competition
7  Ryan Day (WAL) 6 0 6 7 18 −11
Source: [1]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 1
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 3
4  Mark Selby (ENG) 0
3  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 3
2  Ali Carter (ENG) 2
3  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 3

Group two

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Group two matches were played on 6 and 7 January 2010.[5][6] John Higgins was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

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  • Ali Carter 3–1 John Higgins
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Judd Trump
  • Neil Robertson 0–3 Marco Fu
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2 Mark Selby
  • John Higgins 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Judd Trump 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Marco Fu 0–3 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Mark Selby 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Judd Trump 1–3 John Higgins
  • Neil Robertson 3–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Marco Fu 3–1 John Higgins
  • Mark Selby 0–3 Marco Fu
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Neil Robertson
  • John Higgins 3–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Judd Trump 3–0 Ronnie O'Sullivan
  • Mark Selby 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Neil Robertson
  • Judd Trump 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Mark Selby 0–3 John Higgins

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Marco Fu (HKG) 6 5 1 15 6 +9 Qualification to Group 2 play-off
2  John Higgins (SCO) 6 4 2 14 9 +5
3  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 3 3 13 10 +3
4  Ali Carter (ENG) 6 3 3 10 11 −1
5  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 2 4 10 14 −4 Advances into Group 3
6  Mark Selby (ENG) 6 2 4 9 14 −5 Eliminated from the competition
7  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 6 2 4 7 14 −7
Source: [2]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Marco Fu (HKG) 0
4  Ali Carter (ENG) 3
4  Ali Carter (ENG) 1
2  John Higgins (SCO) 3
2  John Higgins (SCO) 3
3  Judd Trump (ENG) 2

Group three

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Group three matches were played on 18 and 19 January 2010.[7][8] Judd Trump was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

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  • Ali Carter 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Judd Trump 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Stephen Hendry 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Joe Perry 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Marco Fu 1–3 Judd Trump
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Joe Perry
  • Ali Carter 0–3 Judd Trump
  • Marco Fu 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Stephen Hendry 2–3 Joe Perry
  • Judd Trump 3–1 Joe Perry
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Ali Carter 3–0 Mark Allen
  • Marco Fu 3–1 Stephen Hendry
  • Neil Robertson 3–0 Joe Perry
  • Judd Trump 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Marco Fu 3–1 Joe Perry
  • Ali Carter 3–2 Stephen Hendry
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Stephen Hendry
  • Marco Fu 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Ali Carter 3–2 Neil Robertson

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 5 1 17 7 +10 Qualification to Group 3 play-off
2  Marco Fu (HKG) 6 4 2 15 10 +5
3  Mark Allen (NIR) 6 4 2 13 14 −1
4  Ali Carter (ENG) 6 3 3 11 13 −2
5  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 2 4 12 14 −2 Advances into Group 4
6  Joe Perry (ENG) 6 2 4 10 15 −5 Eliminated from the competition
7  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 6 1 5 12 17 −5
Source: [3]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 3
4  Ali Carter (ENG) 0
1  Judd Trump (ENG) 3
3  Mark Allen (NIR) 2
2  Marco Fu (HKG) 1
3  Mark Allen (NIR) 3

Group four

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Group four matches were played on 20 and 21 January 2010.[9][10] Marco Fu was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

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  • Mark Allen 0–3 Marco Fu
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Williams
  • Liang Wenbo 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Marco Fu 3–0 Ali Carter
  • Neil Robertson 0–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Williams 0–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Ali Carter
  • Marco Fu 2–3 Neil Robertson
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Liang Wenbo
  • Ali Carter 2–3 Liang Wenbo
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Allen 0–3 Mark Williams
  • Marco Fu 3–1 Peter Ebdon
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Liang Wenbo
  • Ali Carter 2–3 Mark Williams
  • Marco Fu 3–2 Liang Wenbo
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Peter Ebdon
  • Ali Carter 0–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Marco Fu 0–3 Mark Williams
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Neil Robertson

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 5 1 15 9 +6 Qualification to Group 4 play-off
2  Marco Fu (HKG) 6 4 2 14 9 +5
3  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 4 2 13 9 +4
4  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 3 3 13 10 +3
5  Mark Allen (NIR) 6 3 3 10 14 −4 Advances into Group 5
6  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 6 2 4 11 14 −3 Eliminated from the competition
7  Ali Carter (ENG) 6 0 6 7 18 −11
Source: [4]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Neil Robertson (AUS) 3
4  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 1
1  Neil Robertson (AUS) 0
2  Marco Fu (HKG) 3
2  Marco Fu (HKG) 3
3  Mark Williams (WAL) 2

Group five

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Group five matches were played on 8 and 9 February 2010.[11][12] Mark Allen was to play in this group, but he moved to group six and was replaced by Ricky Walden.[13] Neil Robertson was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

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  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Williams
  • Peter Ebdon 3–0 Ricky Walden
  • Barry Hawkins 2–3 Jamie Cope
  • Dave Harold 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Williams 2–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Ricky Walden 3–2 Barry Hawkins
  • Jamie Cope 3–1 Dave Harold
  • Neil Robertson 2–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Williams 3–2 Ricky Walden
  • Barry Hawkins 3–1 Dave Harold
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Dave Harold
  • Jamie Cope 3–0 Ricky Walden
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Barry Hawkins
  • Ricky Walden 3–0 Dave Harold
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Dave Harold
  • Neil Robertson 2–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Williams 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Ricky Walden

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Jamie Cope (ENG) 6 4 2 16 11 +5 Qualification to Group 5 play-off
2  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 4 2 16 12 +4
3  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 4 2 15 11 +4
4  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 3 3 14 13 +1
5  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6 3 3 13 14 −1 Advances into Group 6
6  Ricky Walden (ENG) 6 2 4 10 14 −4 Eliminated from the competition
7  Dave Harold (ENG) 6 1 5 7 16 −9
Source: [5]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Jamie Cope (ENG) 3
4  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 0
1  Jamie Cope (ENG) 0
2  Neil Robertson (AUS) 3
2  Neil Robertson (AUS) 3
3  Mark Williams (WAL) 0

Group six

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Group six matches are played on 10 and 11 February 2010.[14][15] Mark Allen was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

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  • Jamie Cope 0–3 Mark Williams
  • Peter Ebdon 3–0 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Joe Swail 1–3 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Stuart Bingham 1–3 Joe Swail
  • Jamie Cope 3–2 Peter Ebdon
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Allen 2–3 Joe Swail
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Joe Swail
  • Stuart Bingham 3–2 Barry Hawkins
  • Jamie Cope 0–3 Stuart Bingham
  • Mark Williams 0–3 Mark Allen
  • Barry Hawkins 0–3 Joe Swail
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Swail
  • Jamie Cope 3–2 Mark Allen
  • Peter Ebdon 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Stuart Bingham
  • Jamie Cope 2–3 Barry Hawkins

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 4 2 16 10 +6 Qualification to Group 6 play-off
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 6 4 2 16 11 +5
3  Joe Swail (NIR) 6 4 2 14 10 +4
4  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 3 3 11 9 +2
5  Jamie Cope (ENG) 6 3 3 11 14 −3 Advances into Group 7
6  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 6 2 4 11 14 −3 Eliminated from the competition
7  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 6 1 5 6 17 −11
Source: [6]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 3
4  Mark Williams (WAL) 1
1  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 0
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
3  Joe Swail (NIR) 0

Group seven

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Group seven matches were played on 22 and 23 March 2010.[16][17] Jamie Cope was the seventh player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

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  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Joe Swail
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Jamie Cope
  • Ding Junhui 3–0 Steve Davis
  • Michael Holt 1–3 Peter Ebdon
  • Joe Swail 0–3 Mark Williams
  • Jamie Cope 0–3 Ding Junhui
  • Steve Davis 1–3 Michael Holt
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Mark Williams
  • Joe Swail 0–3 Jamie Cope
  • Ding Junhui 1–3 Michael Holt
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Michael Holt
  • Steve Davis 0–3 Jamie Cope
  • Peter Ebdon 3–2 Steve Davis
  • Joe Swail 1–3 Ding Junhui
  • Jamie Cope 3–2 Michael Holt
  • Mark Williams 3–0 Steve Davis
  • Joe Swail 3–0 Michael Holt
  • Peter Ebdon 3–1 Ding Junhui
  • Mark Williams 3–2 Ding Junhui
  • Joe Swail 1–3 Steve Davis
  • Peter Ebdon 1–3 Jamie Cope

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Mark Williams (WAL) 6 5 1 17 5 +12 Qualification to Group 7 play-off
2  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 6 5 1 16 10 +6
3  Jamie Cope (ENG) 6 4 2 12 9 +3
4  Ding Junhui (CHN) 6 3 3 13 10 +3
5  Michael Holt (ENG) 6 2 4 9 14 −5 Eliminated from the competition
6  Joe Swail (NIR) 6 1 5 6 15 −9
7  Steve Davis (ENG) 6 1 5 6 16 −10
Source: [7]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Mark Williams (WAL) 0
4  Ding Junhui (CHN) 3
4  Ding Junhui (CHN) 1
3  Jamie Cope (ENG) 3
2  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 2
3  Jamie Cope (ENG) 3

Winners group

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The matches of the winners group were played on 24 and 25 March 2010.[18][19] Marco Fu has qualified for the 2010 Premier League.

Matches

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  • Stephen Maguire 2–3 John Higgins
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Marco Fu
  • Neil Robertson 2–3 Mark Allen
  • Jamie Cope 1–3 Stephen Maguire
  • John Higgins 2–3 Judd Trump
  • Marco Fu 0–3 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Allen 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Stephen Maguire 3–0 Judd Trump
  • John Higgins 1–3 Marco Fu
  • Neil Robertson 3–2 Jamie Cope
  • Judd Trump 3–0 Jamie Cope
  • Mark Allen 3–0 Marco Fu
  • Stephen Maguire 3–2 Mark Allen
  • John Higgins 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Marco Fu 3–0 Jamie Cope
  • Judd Trump 0–3 Mark Allen
  • John Higgins 0–3 Jamie Cope
  • Stephen Maguire 3–2 Neil Robertson
  • Judd Trump 2–3 Neil Robertson
  • John Higgins 3–2 Mark Allen
  • Stephen Maguire 3–0 Marco Fu

Table

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Pos Player Pld W L FF FA FD
1  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6 5 1 17 8 +9 Qualification to Winners' Group play-off
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 6 4 2 16 10 +6
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 6 4 2 16 11 +5
4  Marco Fu (HKG) 6 3 3 9 12 −3
5  Judd Trump (ENG) 6 2 4 10 14 −4 Eliminated from the competition
6  John Higgins (SCO) 6 2 4 10 16 −6
7  Jamie Cope (ENG) 6 1 5 8 15 −7
Source: [8]

Play-offs

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Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 5 frames
      
1  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 0
4  Marco Fu (HKG) 3
4  Marco Fu (HKG) 3
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 2
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 3
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 2

Century breaks

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Total: 94

Winnings

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No. Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W TOTAL
1  Marco Fu (HKG) 2,500 2,800 6,200 13,600 25,100
2  Mark Allen (NIR) 4,800 1,000 6,400 9,700 21,900
3  Neil Robertson (AUS) 1,000 1,200 4,400 6,400 6,800 19,800
4  Judd Trump (ENG) 2,800 2,900 6,500 2,000 14,200
5  Jamie Cope (ENG) 4,500 1,100 6,000 1,600 13,200
6  Peter Ebdon (ENG) 2,600 2,400 4,500 3,200 12,700
7  Stephen Maguire (SCO) 6,200 6,400 12,600
8  Mark Williams (WAL) 2,900 2,500 2,400 2,700 10,500
9  Ali Carter (ENG) 3,000 4,200 2,100 700 10,000
10  John Higgins (SCO) 1,300 6,200 2,000 9,500
11  Mark Selby (ENG) 4,300 900 5,200
12  Ding Junhui (CHN) 4,500 4,500
13  Joe Swail (NIR) 2,400 600 3,000
14  Barry Hawkins (ENG) 1,300 600 1,900
15  Stephen Hendry (SCO) 1,200 1,200
16  Liang Wenbo (CHN) 1,100 1,100
=  Stuart Bingham (ENG) 1,100 1,100
18  Joe Perry (ENG) 1,000 1,000
=  Ricky Walden (ENG) 1,000 1,000
20  Michael Holt (ENG) 900 900
21  Shaun Murphy (ENG) 800 800
22  Ryan Day (WAL) 700 700
=  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) 700 700
=  Dave Harold (ENG) 700 700
25  Steve Davis (ENG) 600 600
Total prize money 19,100 18,400 19,600 18,900 18,800 18,500 18,500 42,100 173,900

Green: Won the group. All prize money in GBP.
Source=Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport

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