2009 China Open (snooker) (original) (raw)

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Bank of Beijing China Open

Tournament information
Dates 30 March – 5 April 2009 (2009-03-30 – 2009-04-05)
Venue Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City Beijing
Country China
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £292,000
Winner's share £52,000
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (140) Ricky Walden (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score 10–8
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Snooker tournament

The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2009 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The event was sponsored by Bank of Beijing and Hyundai.[1]

The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he lost in the first round 0–5 against Dave Harold.[2]

Peter Ebdon won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.[3][4]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £52,000Runner-Up: £25,000Semi-Finalists: £9,000Quarter-Finalists: £5,775Last 16: £5,000Last 32: £3,450Last 48: £2,050Last 64: £1,400 Stage one highest break: £500Stage two highest break: £2,000Stage one maximum break: £1,000Stage two maximum break: £20,000[5]

These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.

Match Score
WC1 Judd Trump (ENG) 3–5 Tang Jun (CHN)
WC2 Ricky Walden (ENG) 5–0 Cao Kaisheng (CHN)
WC3 Stuart Pettman (ENG) 5–2 Cao Yupeng (CHN)
WC4 Rod Lawler (ENG) 3–5 Yu Delu (CHN)
WC5 John Parrott (ENG) w/d-w/o Cao Xinlong (CHN)
WC6 David Gray (ENG) 1–5 Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC7 Michael Holt (ENG) 3–5 Xiao Guodong (CHN)

| 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 19 frames | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Scotland Stephen Maguire | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Dave Harold | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | England Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | England Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China Tang Jun | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | England Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Scotland Stephen Hendry | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | England Joe Perry | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Scotland Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Scotland Stephen Hendry | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | England Peter Ebdon | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Stuart Pettman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | England Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Nigel Bond | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | England Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Stuart Pettman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Northern Ireland Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Stuart Pettman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Stuart Pettman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Scotland Graeme Dott | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Scotland Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China Yu Delu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Scotland Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | England Mark Selby | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | England Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Stephen Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | England Peter Ebdon | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Scotland John Higgins | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | England Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China Cao Xinlong | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | England Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Australia Neil Robertson | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Australia Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Northern Ireland Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | England Shaun Murphy | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wales Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | England Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wales Mark Williams | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | England Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wales Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wales Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Wales Ryan Day | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Scotland John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Scotland John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England Anthony Hamilton | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Scotland John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China Tian Pengfei | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Hong Kong Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China Tian Pengfei | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Scotland John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | China Ding Junhui | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China Xiao Guodong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | China Xiao Guodong | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | England Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2009.
Peter Ebdon (9) England 10–8 John Higgins (5) Scotland
Afternoon: 4–87 (60), 84–1 (84), 109–15 (108), 15–78, 65–5, 68–57, 10–64, 72–56 (Ebdon 54, Higgins 56), 0–140 (140) Evening: 114–16 (52, 57), 13–105 (62), 46–68, 55–25, 32–75 (51), 67–43, 53–63 (Ebdon 52), 64–3, 86–8 (71)
108 Highest break 140
1 Century breaks 1
7 50+ breaks 5

These matches took place between 21 and 24 January 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b Matches were held over and played in Beijing.

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Qualifying stage centuries

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142, 109 – Stuart Pettman 138 – Patrick Wallace 131 – Scott MacKenzie 127 – Joe Swail 124 – Stuart Bingham 123, 109 – Ricky Walden 121 – Liu Chuang 110 – Atthasit Mahitthi 109 – Jamie Cope 109, 103 – Jin Long 104 – Kuldesh Johal 103 – Martin Gould 103 – Michael Judge 100 – David Gilbert 100 – Judd Trump

Televised stage centuries

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140, 132, 121, 110, 103 – John Higgins 140, 128, 105 – Ricky Walden 138, 108, 100 – Peter Ebdon 134, 118 – Gerard Greene 132 – Mark Allen 129, 108 – Stephen Hendry 127 – Ding Junhui 124, 104 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 115 – Dave Harold 114 – Shaun Murphy 109, 101, 100 – Graeme Dott 108 – Xiao Guodong 105 – Tian Pengfei 105 – Mark Selby 100 – Judd Trump
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