World Series of Snooker 2009/2010

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	5				John Higgins	3
		Andrew Gray	1									Shaun Murphy	5
		Ken Doherty	5									Jimmy White	1
		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
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
		John Higgins	5									Jimmy White	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
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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