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

2009 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 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]

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 Ireland Patrick Wallace5Wales Paul Davies5England Jimmy Michie3England Barry Hawkins4
China Liu Chuang2Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace1Wales Paul Davies5Wales Paul Davies5
England Kuldesh Johal3England David Roe5England David Gilbert5Wales Mark Williams[nb 1]1
Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon5Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon3England David Roe3England David Gilbert5
England Matthew Couch2England David Gray2England Michael Holt5England Anthony Hamilton5
England Stephen Craigie5England Stephen Craigie5England Stephen Craigie2England Michael Holt3
Scotland Scott MacKenzie4England Stuart Pettman5Scotland Alan McManus4Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis5Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis0England Stuart Pettman5England Stuart Pettman2
England Jimmy White5England Rod Lawler4England Rory McLeod2Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
England David Grace4England Jimmy White5England Jimmy White5England Jimmy White5
England Simon Bedford3England Robert Milkins5England Mike Dunn5England Ian McCulloch4
England Wayne Cooper5England Wayne Cooper3England Robert Milkins4England Mike Dunn5
England Lee Spick5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5England Dave Harold5
Scotland Robert Stephen3England Lee Spick3Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney1Northern Ireland Gerard Greene1
Thailand Supoj Saenla2England Barry Pinches5England Judd Trump3England Jamie Cope3
China Jin Long5China Jin Long3England Barry Pinches5England Barry Pinches5
England Peter Lines5Wales Ian Preece5England Andrew Higginson4England Stuart Bingham3
Wales Andrew Pagett4England Peter Lines4Wales Ian Preece5Wales Ian Preece5
England Paul Davison5England Andy Hicks5England Adrian Gunnell2Wales Matthew Stevens [nb 1]5
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi2England Paul Davison3England Andy Hicks5England Andy Hicks4
Scotland James McBain4England Mark Davis3Scotland Marcus Campbell5Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta2Scotland Marcus Campbell3
England Matthew Selt5England Martin Gould5England John Parrott3England Nigel Bond4
England Michael Georgiou2England Matthew Selt3England Martin Gould5England Martin Gould5
Wales Jamie Jones4China Liu Song2China Liang Wenbo5Wales Dominic Dale [nb 1]5
China Li Hang5China Li Hang5China Li Hang1China Liang Wenbo4
England Lewis RobertswoEngland Mark Joyce5Scotland Jamie Burnett5England Stephen Lee3
Northern Ireland Declan HugheswdEngland Lewis Roberts1England Mark Joyce0Scotland Jamie Burnett5
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins5Republic of Ireland David Morris5England Ricky Walden5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
England Andy Lee2Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins1Republic of Ireland David Morris3England Ricky Walden1
Wales Daniel Wells5England Andrew Norman4England Tom Ford5England Steve Davis5
New Zealand Chris McBreen0Wales Daniel Wells5Wales Daniel Wells2England Tom 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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Welsh_Open_(snooker)