2009 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 2009 Grand Prix was a professional ranking tournament that took place between 3–11 October 2009 at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.

Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates3–11 October 2009 (2009-10-03 – 2009-10-11)
VenueKelvin Hall
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£502,100
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Mark Williams (WAL) (142)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score9–4
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Neil Robertson won in the final 9–4 against Ding Junhui.[1][2]

Prize fund

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

Main draw

The draw for round one was made on the evening of 24 September 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn and was streamed live by 110sport.com.[4] The draw from round two up to and including the semi-finals was made on a random basis.

The order of play and table numbers for all matches up to the semi-finals was determined once the draw for that round was made and published by the Tournament Director.

All matches up to and including the quarter-finals were best of 9 frames, the semi-finals were best of 11 frames and the final was the best of 17 frames. (Seedings in parentheses, all times are BST.)[5][6][7][8]

Last 32

Last 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, 11 October 2009.
Neil Robertson (9)
 Australia		 9–4 Ding Junhui (13)
 China
Afternoon: 124–0 (124), 97–24, 43–72, 35–84 (80), 0–118 (112), 108–13 (108), 66–5
Evening: 20–95, 77–52, 73–5, 79–34, 60–21, 89–10 (89)
124 Highest break 112
2 Century breaks 1
3 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

These matches took place from 21 to 24 September 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.[9]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames		Round 2
Best of 9 frames		Round 3
Best of 9 frames		Round 4
Best of 9 frames
Chris Norbury2 Mark Joyce5 Michael Judge4 Barry Hawkins3
Andrew Norman5 Andrew Norman2 Mark Joyce5 Mark Joyce5
Li Hang5 David Roe4 Mark Davis5 Steve Davis0
Brendan O'Donoghue4 Li Hang5 Li Hang3 Mark Davis5
Patrick Wallace5 Joe Delaney2 Adrian Gunnell5 Ricky Walden5
Mei Xiwen0 Patrick Wallace5 Patrick Wallace2 Adrian Gunnell2
Bjorn Haneveer5 Liu Song5 Jamie Burnett5 Graeme Dott0
Ian Preece2 Bjorn Haneveer4 Liu Song4 Jamie Burnett5
Xiao Guodong1 Tom Ford5 Marcus Campbell5 Judd Trump3
Joe Jogia5 Joe Jogia1 Tom Ford3 Marcus Campbell5
Lee Page1 Andy Hicks3 Mike Dunn5 Matthew Stevens5
Tony Drago5 Tony Drago5 Tony Drago2 Mike Dunn1
Lee Spick0 Peter Lines5 Martin Gould4 Nigel Bond5
David Gray5 David Gray4 Peter Lines5 Peter Lines3
Matthew Couch5 Robert Milkins5 Andrew Higginson1 Stephen Lee3
Jimmy Robertson1 Matthew Couch1 Robert Milkins5 Robert Milkins5
Noppadol Sangnil1 David Morris5 Rory McLeod4 Jamie Cope5
Michael White5 Michael White3 David Morris5 David Morris3
Atthasit Mahitthi4 Rod Lawler5 Alan McManus4 Gerard Greene5
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3 Rod Lawler5 Rod Lawler1
Daniel Wells5 Barry Pinches5 Jimmy Michie3 Michael Holt4
Sam Baird2 Daniel Wells2 Barry Pinches5 Barry Pinches5
Stephen Rowlings5 David Gilbert5 Anthony Hamilton0 Stuart Bingham5
James Wattana1 Stephen Rowlings4 David Gilbert5 David Gilbert2
Craig Steadman4 Paul Davies5 Ken Doherty5 Dave Harold1
Mark Boyle5 Mark Boyle4 Paul Davies4 Ken Doherty5
Simon Bedford5 John Parrott5 Ian McCulloch5 Joe Swail4
David Hogan4 Simon Bedford4 John Parrott4 Ian McCulloch5
Matthew Selt5 Jimmy White2 Stuart Pettman4 Fergal O'Brien3
Jordan Brown4 Matthew Selt5 Matthew Selt5 Matthew Selt5
Ben Woollaston3 Jin Long2 Dominic Dale5 Liang Wenbo5
Zhang Anda5 Zhang Anda5 Zhang Anda0 Dominic Dale3

Century breaks

[10]

Televised stage centuries

Qualifying stage centuries

References
  1. "Go Robbo Go!". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. "Rampant Robertson sees off Ding". BBC Sport. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. "Prize Fund". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. "Grand Prix Draw To Be Screened Free on 110sport.tv". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  6. "Main Event (Format)" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  7. "Grand Prix 2009". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  8. "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  9. "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  10. "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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