The 2009 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 February 2009 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 16–22 February 2009 |
Venue | Newport Centre |
City | Newport |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £225,500 |
Winner's share | £35,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–5 |
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The defending champion was Mark Selby, but he lost in the quarter-finals against Anthony Hamilton. The event was won Ali Carter, who claimed his first ranking tournament win by defeating Joe Swail 9–5 in the final, having come back from 2–5 down.[1][2] This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
Main draw
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 22 February 2009. | ||
Ali Carter (7) ![]() | 9–5 | Joe Swail ![]() |
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 | ||
116 | Highest break | 60 |
2 | Century breaks | 0 |
7 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Qualifying
These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.[7][8]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
Televised stage centuries
References
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