2009 Welsh Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 16–22 February 2009 |
| 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 (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ali Carter |
| Runner-up |  Joe Swail |
| Score | 9–5 |
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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]
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Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 22 February 2009. | ||
| Ali Carter (7) England
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9–5 | Joe Swail Northern Ireland
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| 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]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ^ "Carter storms to Welsh Open title". BBC Sport. 22 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "Captain Captures First Title". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Humphries To Referee First Final". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 May 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Century breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.