2009 UK Championship (snooker)

Pukka Pies UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates 5–13 December 2009
Venue Telford International
Centre
City Telford
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £625,000
Winner's share £100,000
Highest break 141 (x2)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui
Runner-up John Higgins
Score 10–8
2008
2010

The 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 5–13 December 2009 at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England.

This was the first time that the UK Championship was sponsored by Pukka Pies,[1] and thus the winning player also received his weight in the sponsor's product.[2] Ding Junhui won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.[3]

Contents

Prize fund

Winner: £100,000
Runner Up: £46,000
Semi-Finalists: £23,250
Quarter Finalists: £16,450
Last 16: £12,050
Last 32: £8,750
Last 48: £5,500
Last 64: £2,300

Stage 1 High Break: £500
Stage 2 High Break: £5,000

Stage 1 Maximum Break: £1,000
Stage 2 Maximum Break: £25,000

Total: £625,000[4]

Main draw

  Last 32
best of 17 frames
Last 16
best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
best of 17 frames
Final
best of 19 frames
                                               
1   Shaun Murphy 9  
  Gerard Greene 5  
  1   Shaun Murphy 3  
  13   Ding Junhui 9  
13   Ding Junhui 9
  Mike Dunn 5  
  13   Ding Junhui 9  
  5   Ali Carter 8  
11   Mark Allen 8  
  Stephen Lee 9  
    Stephen Lee 5
  5   Ali Carter 9  
5   Ali Carter 9
  Rory McLeod 7  
  13   Ding Junhui 9  
  4   Stephen Maguire 5  
8   Marco Fu 3  
  Peter Lines 9  
    Peter Lines 9
  15   Mark Williams 8  
15   Mark Williams 9*
  Graeme Dott 2  
    Peter Lines 5
  4   Stephen Maguire 9  
12   Joe Perry 4  
  Stuart Bingham 9  
    Stuart Bingham 3
  4   Stephen Maguire 9  
4   Stephen Maguire 9
  Michael Holt 6  
13   Ding Junhui 10
2   John Higgins 8
3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9  
  Matthew Stevens 3  
  3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9  
  14   Peter Ebdon 3  
14   Peter Ebdon 9
  Judd Trump 4  
  3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 9  
  7   Mark Selby 3  
10   Stephen Hendry 9  
  Steve Davis 6  
  10   Stephen Hendry 5
  7   Mark Selby 9  
7   Mark Selby 9
  Jamie Cope 8  
  3   Ronnie O'Sullivan 8
  2   John Higgins 9  
6   Ryan Day 3  
  Liang Wenbo 9  
    Liang Wenbo 9
  16   Mark King 2  
16   Mark King 9
  Anthony Hamilton 2  
    Liang Wenbo 2
  2   John Higgins 9  
9   Neil Robertson 9  
  Tom Ford 3  
  9   Neil Robertson 8
  2   John Higgins 9  
2   John Higgins 9
  Ricky Walden 7  

* Dott withdrew due to illness.

[5][6]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 13 December 2009.
Ding Junhui (13)
 China
10–8 John Higgins (2)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 93–11 (81), 43–75 (67), 101–27 (69), 32–77, 78–4 (63), 51–62, 65–49, 0–96 (80)
Evening: 58–22, 21–67, 78–12 (50), 12–99 (91), 5–68, 75–5 (74), 64–58, 62–49, 18–115 (115), 84–36 (75)
81 Highest break 115
0 Century breaks 1
6 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

These matches were held between 23 and 30 November 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[7][8]

  Round 1
Best of 17 frames
  Round 2
Best of 17 frames
  Round 3
Best of 17 frames
  Round 4
Best of 17 frames
                               
 Chris Norbury 3    Rod Lawler 7    Alan McManus 6    Gerard Greene 9
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 9    Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 9    Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 9    Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5
 Lee Spick 5    Andy Hicks 9    Mike Dunn 9    Joe Swail 2
 Jordan Brown 9    Jordan Brown 4    Andy Hicks 6    Mike Dunn 9
 Lee Page 4    Robert Milkins 9    Martin Gould 5    Stephen Lee 9
 James Wattana 9    James Wattana 5    Robert Milkins 9    Robert Milkins 7
 Matthew Selt 9    David Roe 4    Rory McLeod 9    Fergal O'Brien 7
 David Gray 7    Matthew Selt 9    Matthew Selt 3    Rory McLeod 9
 Xiao Guodong 9    Peter Lines 9    Ian McCulloch 6    Nigel Bond 6
 Zhang Anda 5    Xiao Guodong 8    Peter Lines 9    Peter Lines 9
 Craig Steadman 9    Barry Pinches 7    Marcus Campbell 8    Graeme Dott 9
 Andrew Norman 5    Craig Steadman 9    Craig Steadman 9    Craig Steadman 5
 Ben Woollaston 9    Jimmy White w/d    Jimmy Michie 9    Stuart Bingham 9
 Ian Preece 4    Ben Woollaston w/o    Ben Woollaston 7    Jimmy Michie 2
 Patrick Wallace 9    John Parrott 9    Dominic Dale 9    Michael Holt 9
 Mark Boyle 0    Patrick Wallace 8    John Parrott 6    Dominic Dale 4
 Atthasit Mahitthi 9    Liu Song 4    Adrian Gunnell 9    Matthew Stevens 9
 Mei Xiwen 3    Atthasit Mahitthi 9    Atthasit Mahitthi 3    Adrian Gunnell 1
 Li Hang 7    David Gilbert 5    Mark Davis 9    Judd Trump 9
 Tony Drago 9    Tony Drago 9    Tony Drago 7    Mark Davis 7
 Bjorn Haneveer 4    Joe Delaney 9    Michael Judge 9    Steve Davis 9
 Sam Baird 9    Sam Baird 8    Joe Delaney 5    Michael Judge 7
 Matthew Couch 9    Mark Joyce 9    Ken Doherty 9    Jamie Cope 9
 Brendan O'Donoghue 7    Matthew Couch 4    Mark Joyce 6    Ken Doherty 6
 Daniel Wells 8    Jin Long 6    Jamie Burnett 8    Liang Wenbo 9
 Michael White 9    Michael White 9    Michael White 9    Michael White 4
 Stephen Rowlings 8    Paul Davies 6    Anthony Hamilton 9    Dave Harold 5
 Jimmy Robertson 9    Jimmy Robertson 9    Jimmy Robertson 4    Anthony Hamilton 9
 Noppadol Sangnil 8    Tom Ford 9    Stuart Pettman 5    Barry Hawkins 5
 David Hogan 9    David Hogan 7    Tom Ford 9    Tom Ford 9
 Simon Bedford 9    David Morris 3    Andrew Higginson 9    Ricky Walden 9
 Joe Jogia 0    Simon Bedford 9    Simon Bedford 6    Andrew Higginson 6

Century breaks

[9]

Qualifying stages centuries

TV stages centuries

References

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