Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he withdrew for personal reasons.

[1] Ali Carter won in the final 10–7 against Jamie Burnett.

[2][3] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4][5]

These matches were played in Shanghai on 6 September 2010.

[6][7][8] [6][7][8] These matches took place between 2 and 5 August 2010 at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield, England.