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2009 Welsh Open (snooker)
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2009 Welsh Open 2009 02 16 2009 02 22 y Newport Centre Newport Wales WPBSA Ranking event £225,500 £35,000 Marco Fu HKG (142) Ali Carter ENG Joe Swail NIR 9–5 2008 2010
The 2009 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 February 2009 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
The defending champion was Mark Selby, but he lost in the quarter-finals against Anthony Hamilton. The event was won Ali Carter, who claimed his first ranking tournament win by defeating Joe Swail 9–5 in the final, having come back from 2–5 down.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7904701.stm Carter storms to Welsh Open title 22 February 2009 BBC Sport 20 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311162455/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7904701.stm 11 March 2009 livehttp://www.worldsnooker.com/welsh_open_news-22946.htm?tid=120 Captain Captures First Title World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 April 2010 This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.http://www.worldsnooker.com/welsh_open_news-22942.htm?tid=120 Humphries To Referee First Final World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 April 2010
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-08-09-welsh-open-prize-money.asp Prize Money Global Snooker 17 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501223357/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-08-09-welsh-open-prize-money.asp 1 May 2009 usurped dmy-all
70%
50%
Winner: £35,000
Runner-up: £17,500
Semi-finals: £8,750
Quarter-finals: £6,500
Last 16: £4,275
Last 32: £2,750
Last 48: £1,725
Last 64: £1,325
50%
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
Main draw
http://www.worldsnooker.com/welsh_open_drawsheet.htm?tid=120 Main Event (Draw) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 April 2010http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-0809-welsh-open-results.asp Main Event (Results) Global Snooker 17 April 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20090505053511/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-0809-welsh-open-results.asp 5 May 2009
Last 32 Best of 9 frames Last 16 Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 ENG Mark Selby 5 WAL Paul Davies 0 12 ENG Joe Perry 4 ENG David Gilbert 5 9 ENG Peter Ebdon 2 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 8 WAL Ryan Day 3 IRL Michael Judge 5 7 ENG Ali Carter 5 ENG Jimmy White 1 13 SCO Graeme Dott 5 ENG Mike Dunn 3 15 ENG Mark King 5 ENG Dave Harold 3 4 ENG Shaun Murphy 5 ENG Barry Pinches 3 3 SCO Stephen Maguire 5 WAL Ian Preece 0 11 CHN Ding Junhui 5 WAL Matthew Stevens 3 16 NIR Mark Allen 3 NIR Joe Swail 5 6 SCO Stephen Hendry 3 ENG Martin Gould 5 5 SCO John Higgins 5 WAL Dominic Dale 2 10 AUS Neil Robertson 5 SCO Jamie Burnett 3 14 HKG Marco Fu 5 IRL Fergal O'Brien 4 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 ENG Steve Davis 2 1 ENG Mark Selby 5 ENG David Gilbert 1 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 IRL Michael Judge 2 7 ENG Ali Carter 5 13 SCO Graeme Dott 4 15 ENG Mark King 2 4 ENG Shaun Murphy 5 3 SCO Stephen Maguire 5 11 CHN Ding Junhui 4 NIR Joe Swail 5 ENG Martin Gould 1 5 SCO John Higgins 4 10 AUS Neil Robertson 5 14 HKG Marco Fu 5 2 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 1 ENG Mark Selby 3 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 7 ENG Ali Carter 5 4 ENG Shaun Murphy 2 3 SCO Stephen Maguire 4 NIR Joe Swail 5 10 AUS Neil Robertson 5 14 HKG Marco Fu 2 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 7 ENG Ali Carter 6 NIR Joe Swail 6 10 AUS Neil Robertson 4 7 ENG Ali Carter 9 NIR Joe Swail 5
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries.Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 22 February 2009. Ali Carter (7) 9–5 Joe Swail Afternoon: 9–81, 90–0 (89), 55–44, 10–103 (60), 16–83, 49–63, 16–66, 70–0 (54) Evening: 120–0 (116), 141–0 (109), 72–1 (61), 91–16 (91), 73–0 (67), 65–54 116 Highest break 60 2 Century breaks 0 7 50+ breaks 1
Qualifying
These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.http://www.worldsnooker.com/welsh_open_qualifying_drawsheet.htm?tid=119 Qualifying (Draw) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 17 April 2010http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-0809-welsh-open-qualifying-results.asp Qualifying (Results) Global Snooker 17 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422221707/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-0809-welsh-open-qualifying-results.asp 22 April 2009 usurped dmy-all
no Round 1Best of 9 frames Round 2Best of 9 frames Round 3Best of 9 frames Round 4Best of 9 frames 200 NIR Patrick Wallace 5 CHN Liu Chuang 2 ENG Kuldesh Johal 3 IRL Vincent Muldoon 5 ENG Matthew Couch 2 ENG Stephen Craigie 5 SCO Scott MacKenzie 4 NED Stefan Mazrocis 5 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG David Grace 4 ENG Simon Bedford 3 ENG Wayne Cooper 5 ENG Lee Spick 5 SCO Robert Stephen 3 THA Supoj Saenla 2 CHN Jin Long 5 ENG Peter Lines 5 WAL Andrew Pagett 4 ENG Paul Davison 5 THA Atthasit Mahitthi 2 SCO James McBain 4 IND Aditya Mehta 5 ENG Matthew Selt 5 ENG Michael Georgiou 2 WAL Jamie Jones 4 CHN Li Hang 5 ENG Lewis Roberts wo NIR Declan Hughes wd IRL Rodney Goggins 5 ENG Andy Lee 2 WAL Daniel Wells 5 NZL Chris McBreen 0 WAL Paul Davies 5 NIR Patrick Wallace 1 ENG David Roe 5 IRL Vincent Muldoon 3 ENG David Gray 2 ENG Stephen Craigie 5 ENG Stuart Pettman 5 NED Stefan Mazrocis 0 ENG Rod Lawler 4 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Robert Milkins 5 ENG Wayne Cooper 3 IRL Joe Delaney 5 ENG Lee Spick 3 ENG Barry Pinches 5 CHN Jin Long 3 WAL Ian Preece 5 ENG Peter Lines 4 ENG Andy Hicks 5 ENG Paul Davison 3 ENG Mark Davis 3 IND Aditya Mehta 5 ENG Martin Gould 5 ENG Matthew Selt 3 CHN Liu Song 2 CHN Li Hang 5 ENG Mark Joyce 5 ENG Lewis Roberts 1 IRL David Morris 5 IRL Rodney Goggins 1 ENG Andrew Norman 4 WAL Daniel Wells 5 ENG Jimmy Michie 3 WAL Paul Davies 5 ENG David Gilbert 5 ENG David Roe 3 ENG Michael Holt 5 ENG Stephen Craigie 2 SCO Alan McManus 4 ENG Stuart Pettman 5 ENG Rory McLeod 2 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Mike Dunn 5 ENG Robert Milkins 4 NIR Gerard Greene 5 IRL Joe Delaney 1 ENG Judd Trump 3 ENG Barry Pinches 5 ENG Andrew Higginson 4 WAL Ian Preece 5 ENG Adrian Gunnell 2 ENG Andy Hicks 5 SCO Marcus Campbell 5 IND Aditya Mehta 2 ENG John Parrott 3 ENG Martin Gould 5 CHN Liang Wenbo 5 CHN Li Hang 1 SCO Jamie Burnett 5 ENG Mark Joyce 0 ENG Ricky Walden 5 IRL David Morris 3 ENG Tom Ford 5 WAL Daniel Wells 2 ENG Barry Hawkins 4 WAL Paul Davies 5 WAL Mark Williams 1 ENG David Gilbert 5 ENG Anthony Hamilton 5 ENG Michael Holt 3 IRL Michael Judge 5 ENG Stuart Pettman 2 IRL Ken Doherty 0 ENG Jimmy White 5 ENG Ian McCulloch 4 ENG Mike Dunn 5 ENG Dave Harold 5 NIR Gerard Greene 1 ENG Jamie Cope 3 ENG Barry Pinches 5 ENG Stuart Bingham 3 WAL Ian Preece 5 WAL Matthew Stevens Matches were held over and played in Newport. 5 ENG Andy Hicks 4 NIR Joe Swail 5 SCO Marcus Campbell 3 ENG Nigel Bond 4 ENG Martin Gould 5 WAL Dominic Dale 5 CHN Liang Wenbo 4 ENG Stephen Lee 3 SCO Jamie Burnett 5 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 ENG Ricky Walden 1 ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG Tom Ford 2
Century breaks
http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-welsh-open-2009-final-stages-century-breaks.asp Century breaks Global Snooker 17 April 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426022021/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-welsh-open-2009-final-stages-century-breaks.asp 26 April 2009 usurped dmy-all
Qualifying stage centuries
136 Barry Pinches
132 Daniel Wells
132 Stuart Pettman
131, 112, 110 Jamie Burnett
128, 105 Martin Gould
123 Andrew Norman
122, 108 Liang Wenbo
120 Andy Lee
119 Alan McManus
111 Gerard Greene
109 Paul Davison
102 Patrick Wallace
Televised stage centuries
142, 117, 115, 101 Marco Fu
141, 119, 116, 109 Ali Carter
136, 116, 100 Anthony Hamilton
135 Martin Gould
132 Steve Davis
131, 115 David Gilbert
129, 101 John Higgins
126 Mark Selby
124, 107 Neil Robertson
124, 104 Dominic Dale
118 Ronnie O'Sullivan
116, 105 Shaun Murphy
110 Paul Davies
109, 104 Ryan Day
109 Michael Judge
107 Joe Perry
105 Graeme Dott
105 Joe Swail
102 Barry Pinches
101 Stephen Maguire
References
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