2010 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2010 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 25 and 31 January 2010 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. This was the first time that the Welsh Open was sponsored by Totesport.com.
John Higgins won in the final 9–4 against defending champion Ali Carter.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:- Winner: £35,000
- Runner-up: £17,500
- Semi-final: £8,750
- Quarter-final: £6,500
- Last 16: £4,275
- Last 32: £2,700
- Last 48: £1,725
- Last 64: £1,325
- Stage one highest break: £500
- Stage two highest break: £2,000
- Stage one maximum break: £1,000
- Stage two maximum break: £20,000
- Total: £225,500
Qualifying
These matches took place between 19 and 22 January 2010 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 143 Craig Steadman
- 138 Li Hang
- 133 Liu Song
- 127 Judd Trump
- 125 Stephen Rowlings
- 125 Fergal O'Brien
- 123 Jimmy White
- 119 Dominic Dale
- 119 Tony Drago
- 115 Sam Baird
- 110 Tom Ford
- 110 Stuart Bingham
- 106, 103 Matthew Selt
- 106 Ken Doherty
- 105 Paul Davies
- 103 Alan McManus
- 102 David Gilbert
- 102 Jamie Cope
- 101 Mark Davis
Televised stage centuries
- 138, 137, 109, 105, 101 John Higgins
- 134 Ding Junhui
- 129 Neil Robertson
- 129 Joe Perry
- 123 Jamie Cope
- 122 Andrew Higginson
- 122 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 120, 115 Ali Carter
- 115 Mark Selby
- 113 Stephen Hendry
- 112, 102 Mark Williams
- 109, 106 Matthew Stevens
- 105 Marco Fu
- 102 Fergal O'Brien