Pro Challenge Series – Event 1

Pro Challenge Series – Event 1

Tournament information
Dates	28–30 July 2009
Venue	Northern Snooker Centre
City	Leeds
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£5,000
Highest break	128
Final
Champion	Stephen Maguire
Runner-up	Alan McManus
Score	5–2
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The Pro Challenge Series – Event 1 was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 28–30 July 2009 at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England.

Stephen Maguire won in the final 5–2 against Alan McManus.^[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2]

• Winner: £5,000
• Runner-up: £2,500
• Semi-final: £1,500
• Quarter-final: £500
• Last 16: £250

• Highest break: £500

Representation from different countries

Number of players by country^*

27:    England	5:    Scotland	1:    Wales
2:    Ireland	3:    Northern Ireland	1:    Malta
1:    Belgium

^* 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

^[2][3]

Round 1

Best of 7 frames

Fergal O’Brien 0–4 Robert Milkins Mark Boyle 2–4 Matthew Selt Marcus Campbell 3–4 Andrew Norman Gerard Greene 4–0 Graeme Dott

Ken Doherty w/o-w/d Jimmy White Andrew Higginson 4–1 Lee Spick Bjorn Haneveer 1–4 Ricky Walden Mark Davis 3–4 Stephen Maguire

Round 2 to final

	Round 2 Best of 7 frames					Round 3 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
		Tony Drago	1
		Robert Milkins	4
							Robert Milkins	2
							Matthew Selt	4
		Barry Pinches	2
		Matthew Selt	4
												Matthew Selt	1
												Alan McManus	4
		Judd Trump	3
		Mark Joyce	4
							Mark Joyce	0
							Alan McManus	4
		Alan McManus	4
		Matthew Couch	2
																	Alan McManus	5
																	Ken Doherty	2
		Chris Norbury	2
		Andrew Norman	4
							Andrew Norman	4
							Sam Baird	3
		Sam Baird	4
		Jamie Cope	3
												Andrew Norman	0
												Ken Doherty	4
		Joe Swail	4
		Gerard Greene	1
							Joe Swail	0
							Ken Doherty	4
		Jimmy Michie	1
		Ken Doherty	4
																						Alan McManus	2
																						Stephen Maguire	5
		Simon Bedford	2
		Michael Holt	4
							Michael Holt	1
							Ben Woollaston	4
		Ben Woollaston	w/o
		Stephen Lee	w/d
												Ben Woollaston	4
												Ricky Walden	1
		Jimmy Robertson	4
		Andrew Higginson	2
							Jimmy Robertson	3
							Ricky Walden	4
		Daniel Wells	0
		Ricky Walden	4
																	Ben Woollaston	2
																	Stephen Maguire	5
		Jordan Brown	0
		Craig Steadman	4
							Craig Steadman	1
							Stephen Maguire	4
		Rod Lawler	3
		Stephen Maguire	4
												Stephen Maguire	4
												Dave Harold	3
		Tom Ford	3
		Peter Lines	4
							Peter Lines	1
							Dave Harold	4
		Dave Harold	4
		Stuart Bingham	2

Final

Final: Best of 9 frames Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England, 20 July 2009.[2][3]
Alan McManus  Scotland	2–5	Stephen Maguire  Scotland
0–87 (52), 88–0 (84), 73–13 (73), 15–62 (59), 2–63, 29–69 (68), 0–81 (68)
84	Highest break	68
0	Century breaks	0
2	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

^[2]

• 128 Dave Harold
• 128 Ken Doherty
• 126 Andrew Norman
• 115 Ricky Walden
• 107 Mark Boyle
• 107 Stephen Maguire
• 106 Matthew Couch
• 100 Tom Ford
• 100 Joe Swail

References