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| Dates | 16–22 February 2009 |
| Venue | Newport Centre |
| City | Newport |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £225,500 |
| Winner's share | £35,000 |
| Highest break | 142 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ali Carter |
| Runner-up | Joe Swail |
| Score | 9–5 |
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The 2009 Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 16 and 22 February 2009 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
The defending champion was Mark Selby, but he was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Anthony Hamilton.
This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.[1] Ali Carter won his first ranking tournament with beating Joe Swail 9–5, having come back from 2–5 down.[2][3]
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Winner: £35,000 |
Stage 1 High Break: £500 Stage 1 Maximum Break: £1,000 Total: £225,500[4] |
This table shows the number of players who reached the final stages, with the total number who attempted to qualify is in parentheses.
| 15 (52): England | 5 (10): Scotland | 5 (9): Wales | 1 (6): China PR |
| 2 (7): Ireland | 1 (1): Australia | 1 (1): Hong Kong | 2 (5): Northern Ireland |
| 0 (2): Thailand | 0 (1): India | 0 (1): Netherlands | 0 (1): New Zealand |
* In snooker, as in many other sports, some non-sovereign sub-national entities of the United Kingdom are treated as separate countries for sport governance purposes.
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 22 February 2009. |
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| 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 |
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| 116 | Highest break | 60 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
These matches took place between 3 February to 6 February 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[7][8]
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