2009 WELSH OPEN (SNOOKER)

2009 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates	16–22 February 2009
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£225,500
Winner's share	£35,000
Highest break	Marco Fu ( HKG) (142)
Final
Champion	Ali Carter ( ENG)
Runner-up	Joe Swail ( NIR)
Score	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.^[1]^[2] This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.^[3]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[4]

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

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

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Last 32 Best of 9 frames			Last 16 Best of 9 frames			Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames			Semi-finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 17 frames

1	Mark Selby	5

	Paul Davies	0
			1	Mark Selby	5

				David Gilbert	1
12	Joe Perry	4

	David Gilbert	5
						1	Mark Selby	3

							Anthony Hamilton	5
9	Peter Ebdon	2

	Anthony Hamilton	5
				Anthony Hamilton	5

				Michael Judge	2
8	Ryan Day	3

	Michael Judge	5
										Anthony Hamilton	5

									7	Ali Carter	6
7	Ali Carter	5

	Jimmy White	1
			7	Ali Carter	5

			13	Graeme Dott	4
13	Graeme Dott	5

	Mike Dunn	3
						7	Ali Carter	5

						4	Shaun Murphy	2
15	Mark King	5

	Dave Harold	3
			15	Mark King	2

			4	Shaun Murphy	5
4	Shaun Murphy	5

	Barry Pinches	3
												7	Ali Carter	9

													Joe Swail	5
3	Stephen Maguire	5

	Ian Preece	0
			3	Stephen Maguire	5

			11	Ding Junhui	4
11	Ding Junhui	5

	Matthew Stevens	3
						3	Stephen Maguire	4

							Joe Swail	5
16	Mark Allen	3

	Joe Swail	5
				Joe Swail	5

				Martin Gould	1
6	Stephen Hendry	3

	Martin Gould	5
										Joe Swail	6

									10	Neil Robertson	4
5	John Higgins	5

	Dominic Dale	2
			5	John Higgins	4

			10	Neil Robertson	5
10	Neil Robertson	5

	Jamie Burnett	3
						10	Neil Robertson	5

						14	Marco Fu	2
14	Marco Fu	5

	Fergal O'Brien	4
			14	Marco Fu	5

			2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5

	Steve Davis	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 22 February 2009.
Ali Carter (7) England	9–5	Joe Swail Northern Ireland
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.^[7]^[8]


Round 1 Best of 9 frames		Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 Best of 9 frames


Patrick Wallace	5	Paul Davies	5	Jimmy Michie	3	Barry Hawkins	4

Liu Chuang	2	Patrick Wallace	1	Paul Davies	5	Paul Davies	5


Kuldesh Johal	3	David Roe	5	David Gilbert	5	Mark Williams^{[nb 1]}	1

Vincent Muldoon	5	Vincent Muldoon	3	David Roe	3	David Gilbert	5


Matthew Couch	2	David Gray	2	Michael Holt	5	Anthony Hamilton	5

Stephen Craigie	5	Stephen Craigie	5	Stephen Craigie	2	Michael Holt	3


Scott MacKenzie	4	Stuart Pettman	5	Alan McManus	4	Michael Judge	5

Stefan Mazrocis	5	Stefan Mazrocis	0	Stuart Pettman	5	Stuart Pettman	2


Jimmy White	5	Rod Lawler	4	Rory McLeod	2	Ken Doherty	0

David Grace	4	Jimmy White	5	Jimmy White	5	Jimmy White	5


Simon Bedford	3	Robert Milkins	5	Mike Dunn	5	Ian McCulloch	4

Wayne Cooper	5	Wayne Cooper	3	Robert Milkins	4	Mike Dunn	5


Lee Spick	5	Joe Delaney	5	Gerard Greene	5	Dave Harold	5

Robert Stephen	3	Lee Spick	3	Joe Delaney	1	Gerard Greene	1


Supoj Saenla	2	Barry Pinches	5	Judd Trump	3	Jamie Cope	3

Jin Long	5	Jin Long	3	Barry Pinches	5	Barry Pinches	5


Peter Lines	5	Ian Preece	5	Andrew Higginson	4	Stuart Bingham	3

Andrew Pagett	4	Peter Lines	4	Ian Preece	5	Ian Preece	5


Paul Davison	5	Andy Hicks	5	Adrian Gunnell	2	Matthew Stevens ^{[nb 1]}	5

Atthasit Mahitthi	2	Paul Davison	3	Andy Hicks	5	Andy Hicks	4


James McBain	4	Mark Davis	3	Marcus Campbell	5	Joe Swail	5

Aditya Mehta	5	Aditya Mehta	5	Aditya Mehta	2	Marcus Campbell	3


Matthew Selt	5	Martin Gould	5	John Parrott	3	Nigel Bond	4

Michael Georgiou	2	Matthew Selt	3	Martin Gould	5	Martin Gould	5


Jamie Jones	4	Liu Song	2	Liang Wenbo	5	Dominic Dale ^{[nb 1]}	5

Li Hang	5	Li Hang	5	Li Hang	1	Liang Wenbo	4


Lewis Roberts	wo	Mark Joyce	5	Jamie Burnett	5	Stephen Lee	3

Declan Hughes	wd	Lewis Roberts	1	Mark Joyce	0	Jamie Burnett	5


Rodney Goggins	5	David Morris	5	Ricky Walden	5	Fergal O'Brien	5

Andy Lee	2	Rodney Goggins	1	David Morris	3	Ricky Walden	1


Daniel Wells	5	Andrew Norman	4	Tom Ford	5	Steve Davis	5

Chris McBreen	0	Daniel Wells	5	Daniel Wells	2	Tom Ford	2

^ ^a ^b ^c Matches were held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

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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

^ "Carter storms to Welsh Open title". BBC Sport. 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
^ "Captain Captures First Title". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Humphries To Referee First Final". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[holdover-9] Matches were held over and played in Newport.

[1] "Carter storms to Welsh Open title". BBC Sport. 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.

[2] "Captain Captures First Title". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[3] "Humphries To Referee First Final". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[4] "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[5] "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[6] "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[7] "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[8] "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[10] "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

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World Series of Snooker	World Series of Snooker Jersey World Series of Snooker Berlin World Series of Snooker Warsaw World Series of Snooker Moscow World Series of Snooker Grand Final
Non-ranking events	Jiangsu Classic Irish Classic Masters Qualifying Event Premier League Masters Championship League
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Prize fund

Main draw

Final

Qualifying

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

Prize fund

Main draw

Final

Qualifying

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

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Encyclopedia

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Tournament information
Dates	16–22 February 2009 (2009-02-16 – 2009-02-22)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£225,500
Winner's share	£35,000
Highest break	Marco Fu ( HKG) (142)
Final
Champion	Ali Carter ( ENG)
Runner-up	Joe Swail ( NIR)
Score	9–5
← 2008 2010 →