2010 Power Snooker Masters Trophy
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 October 2010 |
| Venue | The O2 |
| City | London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Organisation | Power Snooker Group |
| Format | Power Snooker |
| Winner's share | £35,000[1] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up |  Ding Junhui |
| Score | 572–258 points (Unlimited Racks) |
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The 2010 Power Snooker was a cue sports tournament. The inaugural event took place on the 30 October 2010 at The O2, London, United Kingdom.[2] Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ding Junhui 572–258 on points in a 30-minute time based unlimited racks final.
Power Snooker's inaugural tournament was a one-day event hosted at The O2 in London, held on 30 October 2010. Each match lasted a total of 30 minutes with the balls constantly being reracked at the end of each rack until the 30 minutes was up. Two thousand spectators watched the eight hours of tournament play in the indigO2 sub-venue.[1][3] The players in the inaugural tournament competed for a £35,000 first prize.[1]
O'Sullivan was the first player to be confirmed as participating in the inaugural tournament, which was announced during the official launch.[4] It was stated during the launch that the inaugural tournament would feature the four top ranked players in the world, alongside four wild card entrants.[2] The other seven entrants were confirmed on 24 September, matching the players who were mooted by the organisers during the launch as possible entrants.[5] The tournament draw took place on 12 October, with O'Sullivan facing Brecel in the opening game.[3][6][7]
Draw
Play occurred over two sessions in a knock-out format. The first round of eight games took place in an afternoon session, producing four semi-finalists. The semi-finals, third place play off and final then took place in an evening session.[8][9]
| First Round 30 Minute Matches, Unlimited Racks | Semi-finals 30 Minute Matches, Unlimited Racks | Final 30 Minute Match, Unlimited Racks | ||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 338 | |||||||||||||
 Luca Brecel
| 196 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 490 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter
| 234 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Selby
| 206 | |||||||||||||
| Ali Carter
| 222 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 572 | |||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui
| 258 | |||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui
| 311 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 246 | |||||||||||||
| Ding Junhui
| 263 | Third Place 30 Minute Match, Unlimited Racks | ||||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 132 | |||||||||||||
 Neil Robertson
| 274 | Ali Carter
| 299 | |||||||||||
| Shaun Murphy
| 311 | Shaun Murphy
| 102 | |||||||||||