2009 Masters (snooker)

The Masters
Tournament information
Dates	11–18 January 2009
Venue	Wembley Arena
City	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£482,500
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	140
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up	Mark Selby
Score	10–8
← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 11–18 January 2009 at the Wembley Arena, London, England.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament, beating defending champion Mark Selby 10–8 in the final.^[1]^[2]

1 Prize fund
- 1.1 Qualifying stage
- 1.2 Television stage
2 Wild card round
3 Main draw
4 Final
5 Qualifying
6 Century breaks
- 6.1 Qualifying stages centuries
- 6.2 Television stages centuries
7 References

Prize fund

Qualifying stage

Runner Up: £680
Semi Finalist: £250
Quarter Finalist: £105
Total: £1,600

Television stage

Winner: £150,000
Runner Up: £75,000
Semi Finalist: £32,000
Quarter Finalist: £16,000
Last 16: £14,000
Last 18 (wildcards): £3,500

High break: £10,000
Maximum break: £25,000

Total: £482,000^[3]

Wild card round

In the preliminary round, the wildcard players plays the 15th and 16th seeds^[4]:

Match		Score
WC1	Mark King (15)	2–6	Ricky Walden
WC2	Mark Allen (16)	6–4	Judd Trump

Main draw

Last 16 Best of 11 frames			Quarter Final Best of 11 frames			Semi Final Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 19 frames

1	Mark Selby	6
	Ricky Walden	5
			1	Mark Selby	6

			16	Mark Allen	5
8	Ryan Day	1

16	Mark Allen	6
						1	Mark Selby	6

						5	John Higgins	2
5	John Higgins	6

14	Marco Fu	4
			5	John Higgins	6

			11	Ding Junhui	4
4	Shaun Murphy	4

11	Ding Junhui	6
									1	Mark Selby	8

									2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	10
3	Stephen Maguire	6

13	Graeme Dott	5
			3	Stephen Maguire	6

			10	Neil Robertson	3
6	Stephen Hendry	4

10	Neil Robertson	6
						3	Stephen Maguire	1

						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
7	Ali Carter	6

9	Peter Ebdon	0
			7	Ali Carter	2

			2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6
2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	6

12	Joe Perry	5

^[5]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames Wembley Arena, London, England, 18 January 2009. Referee: Jan Verhaas
Mark Selby (1) England	8–10	Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England
Afternoon: 28–69 (68), 0–88, 97–4 (82), 1–114 (101), 59–54, 80–0 (76), 69–43 (50), 58–64 (53 Selby) Evening: 62–63, 109–29 (101), 93–0 (89), 114–19 (114), 9–69 (53), 65–70 (55 Selby), 0–110 (110), 76–0 (69), 50–51, 16–71 (55)
114	Highest break	110
2	Century breaks	2
9	50+ breaks	5

Qualifying

The 2008 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 21–26 November 2009 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.^[6]^[7] The winner was awarded with a wild card to the 2009 Masters.^[8]

Round 1 Best of 7 frames			Round 2 Best of 9 frames			Round 3 Best of 9 frames			Quarter Finals Best of 9 frames			Semi Finals Best of 9 frames			Final Best of 11 frames

	Matthew Stevens
	Bye
				Matthew Stevens	5

				Rory McLeod	3
	Rory McLeod	4

	Paul Davison	3
							Matthew Stevens	5

							Ricky Walden	2
	Ricky Walden	4

	Stefan Mazrocis	2
				Ricky Walden	5

				Anthony Hamilton	1
	Anthony Hamilton	4

	Andrew Pagett	0
										Matthew Stevens	5

										Fergal O'Brien	3
	Liang Wenbo	4

	Liu Chuang	1
				Liang Wenbo	4

				Daniel Wells	5
	Jimmy Michie	0

	Daniel Wells	4
							Daniel Wells	4

							Fergal O'Brien	5
	Fergal O'Brien

	Bye
				Fergal O'Brien	5

				Lewis Roberts	3
	Barry Pinches	3

	Lewis Roberts	4
													Matthew Stevens	4

													Mark Joyce	5
	Mark Williams

	Bye
				Mark Williams	1

				Andrew Higginson	5
	Andrew Higginson	wo

	Chris McBreen	wd
							Andrew Higginson	5

							Gerard Greene	2
	Gerard Greene	4

	Michael Georgiou	0
				Gerard Greene	5

				Simon Bedford	1
	Stephen Lee	2

	Simon Bedford	4
										Andrew Higginson	4

										Mark Joyce	5
	Barry Hawkins	4

	Wayne Cooper	3
				Barry Hawkins	0

				Mark Joyce	5
	Mark Joyce	4

	Peter Lines	0
							Mark Joyce	5

							Kuldesh Johal	4
	Joe Swail

	Bye
				Joe Swail	3

				Kuldesh Johal	5
	David Roe	3

	Kuldesh Johal	4
																Mark Joyce	1

																Judd Trump	6
	Jamie Cope
	Bye
				Jamie Cope	5

				David Grace	3
	Stuart Pettman	wd

	David Grace	wo
							Jamie Cope	2

							Judd Trump	5
	Judd Trump	4

	Matthew Couch	0
				Judd Trump	5

				Dave Harold	3
	Dave Harold	4

	Supoj Saenla	1
										Judd Trump	5

										Jin Long	1
	Martin Gould	4

	Li Hang	3
				Martin Gould	5

				Andrew Norman	1
	Andrew Norman	4

	Jamie Jones	1
							Martin Gould	4

							Jin Long	5
	Nigel Bond

	Bye
				Nigel Bond	4

				Jin Long	5
	Rod Lawler	3

	Jin Long	4
													Judd Trump	5

													Ken Doherty	2
	Stuart Bingham

	Bye
				Stuart Bingham	5

				Andy Hicks	4
	Andy Hicks	4

	Jimmy White	2
							Stuart Bingham	5

							Davis Gray	2
	Davis Gray	4

	Matthew Selt	3
				Davis Gray	5

				Robert Milkins	3
	Robert Milkins	4

	Andy Lee	1
										Stuart Bingham	1

										Ken Doherty	5
	Ian McCulloch

	Bye
				Ian McCulloch	5

				David Gilbert	2
	David Gilbert	4

	Stephen Craigie	2
							Ian McCulloch	3

							Ken Doherty	5
	Ken Doherty

	Bye
				Ken Doherty	5

				Atthasit Mahitthi	4
	Michael Holt	3

	Atthasit Mahitthi	4

Century breaks

Qualifying stages centuries

138, 129, 120 Judd Trump
136 Ricky Walden
132 Andrew Higginson
125 Mark Joyce
125 Jin Long
124, 120, 100 Jamie Cope
121 Kuldesh Johal
118 Ian McCulloch
115, 101 Matthew Stevens
114 David Roe
109 Matthew Selt
109 Joe Swail
100 Andy Hicks

Television stages centuries

140, 127, 100, 100 John Higgins
136, 128, 118, 115, 110, 102, 101, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan
130, 124 Ali Carter
128, 114, 113, 105 Stephen Maguire
123 Judd Trump
122, 100 Neil Robertson
120, 114, 104, 102, 101, 100 Mark Selby
119, 104 Mark Allen
115 Mark King
106 Graeme Dott
105 Joe Perry

References

^ "O'Sullivan reclaims Masters crown". BBC Sport. 2009-01-19. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7836644.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
^ "O’Sullivan Wins Masters Classic". (WPBSA. Archived from the original on 2009-08-15. http://www.worldsnooker.com/the_masters_news-19088.htm?tid=117. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
^ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-masters-08-09-prize-money.asp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Walden Awarded Masters Wild Card". WPBSA. http://www.worldsnooker.com/the_masters_news-19064.htm?tid=117. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-masters-08-09-results.asp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-masters-qualifying-08-09-results.asp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Qualifying (Draw)". WPBSA. http://www.worldsnooker.com/the_masters_qualifying_draw.htm?tid=114. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Trump Earns Wembley Wild Card". WPBSA. http://www.worldsnooker.com/the_masters_qualifiers_news-12214.htm?tid=114. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

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