2009 Welsh Open (snooker) (original) (raw)
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2009 Welsh Open
| 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 → |
Snooker tournament
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]
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 |
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| 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 | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Paul Davies | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Joe Perry | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | 
Michael Judge | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ryan Day | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Judge | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 7 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 13 | 
Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Graeme Dott | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 4 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Preece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11 | 
Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ding Junhui | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10 | 
Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 14 | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 |
These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.[7][8]
Qualifying stage centuries
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| 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 |
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Televised stage centuries
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| 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 |
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