2009 Welsh Open (snooker)

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.

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates16–22 February 2009 (2009-02-16 – 2009-02-22)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking 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)
Score9–5
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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]

Main draw

[5][6]

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 Wallace5 Paul Davies5 Jimmy Michie3 Barry Hawkins4
Liu Chuang2 Patrick Wallace1 Paul Davies5 Paul Davies5
Kuldesh Johal3 David Roe5 David Gilbert5 Mark Williams[nb 1]1
Vincent Muldoon5 Vincent Muldoon3 David Roe3 David Gilbert5
Matthew Couch2 David Gray2 Michael Holt5 Anthony Hamilton5
Stephen Craigie5 Stephen Craigie5 Stephen Craigie2 Michael Holt3
Scott MacKenzie4 Stuart Pettman5 Alan McManus4 Michael Judge5
Stefan Mazrocis5 Stefan Mazrocis0 Stuart Pettman5 Stuart Pettman2
Jimmy White5 Rod Lawler4 Rory McLeod2 Ken Doherty0
David Grace4 Jimmy White5 Jimmy White5 Jimmy White5
Simon Bedford3 Robert Milkins5 Mike Dunn5 Ian McCulloch4
Wayne Cooper5 Wayne Cooper3 Robert Milkins4 Mike Dunn5
Lee Spick5 Joe Delaney5 Gerard Greene5 Dave Harold5
Robert Stephen3 Lee Spick3 Joe Delaney1 Gerard Greene1
Supoj Saenla2 Barry Pinches5 Judd Trump3 Jamie Cope3
Jin Long5 Jin Long3 Barry Pinches5 Barry Pinches5
Peter Lines5 Ian Preece5 Andrew Higginson4 Stuart Bingham3
Andrew Pagett4 Peter Lines4 Ian Preece5 Ian Preece5
Paul Davison5 Andy Hicks5 Adrian Gunnell2 Matthew Stevens [nb 1]5
Atthasit Mahitthi2 Paul Davison3 Andy Hicks5 Andy Hicks4
James McBain4 Mark Davis3 Marcus Campbell5 Joe Swail5
Aditya Mehta5 Aditya Mehta5 Aditya Mehta2 Marcus Campbell3
Matthew Selt5 Martin Gould5 John Parrott3 Nigel Bond4
Michael Georgiou2 Matthew Selt3 Martin Gould5 Martin Gould5
Jamie Jones4 Liu Song2 Liang Wenbo5 Dominic Dale [nb 1]5
Li Hang5 Li Hang5 Li Hang1 Liang Wenbo4
Lewis Robertswo Mark Joyce5 Jamie Burnett5 Stephen Lee3
Declan Hugheswd Lewis Roberts1 Mark Joyce0 Jamie Burnett5
Rodney Goggins5 David Morris5 Ricky Walden5 Fergal O'Brien5
Andy Lee2 Rodney Goggins1 David Morris3 Ricky Walden1
Daniel Wells5 Andrew Norman4 Tom Ford5 Steve Davis5
Chris McBreen0 Daniel Wells5 Daniel Wells2 Tom Ford2
  1. Matches were held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

[9]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References
  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.
  9. "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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