Pro Challenge Series – Event 2

Pro Challenge Series – Event 2
Tournament information
Dates 31 August –
1 September 2009
Venue Pontins
City Prestatyn
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Winner's share £3,000
Highest break 75 (x4)
Final
Champion Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Runner-up England Martin Gould
Score 6–2
PCS1
PCS3

The Pro Challenge Series – Event 2 was a six-red snooker tournament that took place between 31 August and 1 September 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.

This was the first and only time that World Snooker used the Super Sixes format in a professional competition.[1]

Ken Doherty won in the final 6–2 against Martin Gould.[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]

Representation from different countries

Number of players by country*
33:    England 2:    Scotland 3:    Wales
3:    Ireland 2:    Northern Ireland 4:    Thailand

* 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.

Main draw

[3][4]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

England Craig Steadman2–5 England Barry Pinches
England Stuart Bingham4–5 Scotland Mark Boyle
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3–5 England Ben Woollaston
England Sam Bairdw/o-w/d England Jimmy White
England Matthew Couch 2–5 Northern Ireland Jordan Brown
Northern Ireland Joe Swail5–2 Thailand Noppadol Sangnil
England Rod Lawler 5–0 England Mark Joyce
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaneyw/d-w/o England Matthew Selt

England Dave Harold 4–5 England Stephen Lee
England Ian McCulloch4–5 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien
England Michael Holt 1–5 England Robert Milkins
England Jimmy Robertson 4–5 England Anthony Hamilton
England Mike Dunn 1–5 England Andrew Norman
England Peter Lines 3–5 Wales Ryan Day
England Chris Norbury 2–5 England Judd Trump

Round 2 to final

Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 11 frames
               
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
England Barry Pinches 1
Scotland Marcus Campbell 5
England Jamie Cope 2
England Jamie Cope 5
Scotland Mark Boyle 3
Scotland Marcus Campbell 0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Wales Ian Preece w/d
England Ben Woollaston w/o
England Ben Woollaston 3
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
England Sam Baird 1
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 6
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 1
England Jimmy Michie 5
England Stuart Pettman 3
England Jimmy Michie 5
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown 2
England David Gray w/d
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown w/o
England Jimmy Michie 1
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 5
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 2
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi 5
England Rod Lawler 2
England Mark King 2
England Rod Lawler 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 6
England Martin Gould 2
England Simon Bedford 2
England Matthew Selt 5
England Matthew Selt 0
England Martin Gould 5
England Martin Gould 5
England Stephen Lee 0
England Martin Gould 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 1
England Joe Jogia 4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
England Robert Milkins 1
England Andrew Higginson 3
England Robert Milkins 5
England Martin Gould 6
England Anthony Hamilton 5
Wales Daniel Wells 4
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Anthony Hamilton 5
England Andrew Norman 2
England Ricky Walden 4
England Andrew Norman 5
England Anthony Hamilton 5
Wales Ryan Day 1
Thailand James Wattana 2
Wales Ryan Day 5
Wales Ryan Day 5
England Tom Ford 0
England Tom Ford 5
England Judd Trump 4

Final

Final: Best of 11 frames
Pontin's, Prestatyn, Wales, 1 September 2009.[3][4]
Ken Doherty
 Ireland
6–2 Martin Gould
 England
0–34, 37–9, 38–28 (38), 37–16, 35–23 (35), 0–56 (27,27), 38–0 (37), 41–1
38 Highest break 27
0 50+ breaks 0

Maximum breaks

(Note: a maximum break in six-reds is 75 points.)[3][4]

References

  1. "Pro Challenge 2 Format". WPBSA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. "Ken hits them for Six". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Schedule of Play & Results". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "WSA Pro Challenge Series Two, Super Sixes". Top Snooker. Retrieved 12 February 2012.