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Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates16–22 February 2009
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£225,500
Winner's share£35,000
Highest breakHong Kong Marco Fu (142)
Final
ChampionEngland Ali Carter
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Joe Swail
Score9–5
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.

Ali Carter won his first ranking tournament 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 England Mark Selby 5
Wales Paul Davies 0
1 England Mark Selby 5
England David Gilbert 1
12 England Joe Perry 4
England David Gilbert 5
1 England Mark Selby 3
England Anthony Hamilton 5
9 England Peter Ebdon 2
England Anthony Hamilton 5
  England Anthony Hamilton 5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2
8 Wales Ryan Day 3
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5
England Anthony Hamilton 5
7 England Ali Carter 6
7 England Ali Carter 5
England Jimmy White 1
7 England Ali Carter 5
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 4
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
England Mike Dunn 3
7 England Ali Carter 5
4 England Shaun Murphy 2
15 England Mark King 5
England Dave Harold 3
15 England Mark King 2
4 England Shaun Murphy 5
4 England Shaun Murphy 5
England Barry Pinches 3
7 England Ali Carter 9
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
Wales Ian Preece 0
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 5
11 China Ding Junhui 4
11 China Ding Junhui 5
Wales Matthew Stevens 3
3 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
16 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
  Northern Ireland Joe Swail 5
England Martin Gould 1
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry 3
England Martin Gould 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 6
10 Australia Neil Robertson 4
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
Wales Dominic Dale 2
5 Scotland John Higgins 4
10 Australia Neil Robertson 5
10 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Scotland Jamie Burnett 3
10 Australia Neil Robertson 5
14 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
14 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 4
14 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 3
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
England 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
Northern IrelandPatrick Wallace5WalesPaul Davies5EnglandJimmy Michie3EnglandBarry Hawkins4
ChinaLiu Chuang2Northern IrelandPatrick Wallace1WalesPaul Davies5WalesPaul Davies5
EnglandKuldesh Johal3EnglandDavid Roe5EnglandDavid Gilbert5WalesMark Williams [nb 1]1
Republic of IrelandVincent Muldoon5Republic of IrelandVincent Muldoon3EnglandDavid Roe3EnglandDavid Gilbert5
EnglandMatthew Couch2EnglandDavid Gray2EnglandMichael Holt5EnglandAnthony Hamilton5
EnglandStephen Craigie5EnglandStephen Craigie5EnglandStephen Craigie2EnglandMichael Holt3
ScotlandScott MacKenzie4EnglandStuart Pettman5ScotlandAlan McManus4Republic of IrelandMichael Judge5
NetherlandsStefan Mazrocis5NetherlandsStefan Mazrocis0EnglandStuart Pettman5EnglandStuart Pettman2
EnglandJimmy White5EnglandRod Lawler4EnglandRory McLeod2Republic of IrelandKen Doherty0
EnglandDavid Grace4EnglandJimmy White5EnglandJimmy White5EnglandJimmy White5
EnglandSimon Bedford3EnglandRobert Milkins5EnglandMike Dunn5EnglandIan McCulloch4
EnglandWayne Cooper5EnglandWayne Cooper3EnglandRobert Milkins4EnglandMike Dunn5
EnglandLee Spick5Republic of IrelandJoe Delaney5Northern IrelandGerard Greene5EnglandDave Harold5
ScotlandRobert Stephen3EnglandLee Spick3Republic of IrelandJoe Delaney1Northern IrelandGerard Greene1
ThailandSupoj Saenla2EnglandBarry Pinches5EnglandJudd Trump3EnglandJamie Cope3
ChinaJin Long5ChinaJin Long3EnglandBarry Pinches5EnglandBarry Pinches5
EnglandPeter Lines5WalesIan Preece5EnglandAndrew Higginson4EnglandStuart Bingham3
WalesAndrew Pagett4EnglandPeter Lines4WalesIan Preece5WalesIan Preece5
EnglandPaul Davison5EnglandAndy Hicks5EnglandAdrian Gunnell2WalesMatthew Stevens [nb 1]5
ThailandAtthasit Mahitthi2EnglandPaul Davison3EnglandAndy Hicks5EnglandAndy Hicks4
ScotlandJames McBain4EnglandMark Davis3ScotlandMarcus Campbell5Northern IrelandJoe Swail5
IndiaAditya Mehta5IndiaAditya Mehta5IndiaAditya Mehta2ScotlandMarcus Campbell3
EnglandMatthew Selt5EnglandMartin Gould5EnglandJohn Parrott3EnglandNigel Bond4
EnglandMichael Georgiou2EnglandMatthew Selt3EnglandMartin Gould5EnglandMartin Gould5
WalesJamie Jones4ChinaLiu Song2ChinaLiang Wenbo5WalesDominic Dale [nb 1]5
ChinaLi Hang5ChinaLi Hang5ChinaLi Hang1ChinaLiang Wenbo4
EnglandLewis RobertswoEnglandMark Joyce5ScotlandJamie Burnett5EnglandStephen Lee3
Northern IrelandDeclan HugheswdEnglandLewis Roberts1EnglandMark Joyce0ScotlandJamie Burnett5
Republic of IrelandRodney Goggins5Republic of IrelandDavid Morris5EnglandRicky Walden5Republic of IrelandFergal O'Brien5
EnglandAndy Lee2Republic of IrelandRodney Goggins1Republic of IrelandDavid Morris3EnglandRicky Walden1
WalesDaniel Wells5EnglandAndrew Norman4EnglandTom Ford5EnglandSteve Davis5
New ZealandChris McBreen0WalesDaniel Wells5WalesDaniel Wells2EnglandTom Ford2
  1. ^ a b c 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.