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2009 China Open (snooker)

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Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates30 March – 5 April 2009 (2009-03-30 – 2009-04-05)
VenueBeijing University Students' Gymnasium
CityBeijing
CountryChina
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£292,000
Winner's share£52,000
Highest break John Higgins (SCO) (140)
 Ricky Walden (ENG) (140)
Final
Champion Peter Ebdon (ENG)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score10–8
2008
2010

The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2009 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The event was sponsored by Bank of Beijing and Hyundai.[1]

The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he lost in the first round 0–5 against Dave Harold.[2]

Peter Ebdon won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.[3][4]

Prize fund

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

Wildcard round

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These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.

Match Score
WC1  Judd Trump (ENG) 3–5  Tang Jun (CHN)
WC2  Ricky Walden (ENG) 5–0  Cao Kaisheng (CHN)
WC3  Stuart Pettman (ENG) 5–2  Cao Yupeng (CHN)
WC4  Rod Lawler (ENG) 3–5  Yu Delu (CHN)
WC5  John Parrott (ENG) w/d-w/o  Cao Xinlong (CHN)
WC6  David Gray (ENG) 1–5  Tian Pengfei (CHN)
WC7  Michael Holt (ENG) 3–5  Xiao Guodong (CHN)

Main draw

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Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 0
England Dave Harold 5
England Dave Harold 3
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
China Tang Jun 2
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
12 England Joe Perry 2
England Ricky Walden 5
England Ricky Walden 4
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Robert Milkins 3
9 England Peter Ebdon 6
England Stuart Pettman 1
7 England Ali Carter 5
England Nigel Bond 0
7 England Ali Carter 2
England Stuart Pettman 5
16 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
England Stuart Pettman 5
England Stuart Pettman 5
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
China Yu Delu 3
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
4 England Mark Selby 1
4 England Mark Selby 5
England Stephen Lee 1
9 England Peter Ebdon 10
5 Scotland John Higgins 8
3 England Shaun Murphy 5
China Cao Xinlong 1
3 England Shaun Murphy 5
10 Australia Neil Robertson 1
10 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
3 England Shaun Murphy 0
8 Wales Ryan Day 5
15 England Mark King 5
Wales Mark Williams 2
15 England Mark King 2
8 Wales Ryan Day 5
8 Wales Ryan Day 5
England Jamie Cope 2
8 Wales Ryan Day 4
5 Scotland John Higgins 6
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Anthony Hamilton 4
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
China Tian Pengfei 2
14 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
China Tian Pengfei 5
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
11 China Ding Junhui 3
China Xiao Guodong 5
China Xiao Guodong 3
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3

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Final

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Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2009.
Peter Ebdon (9)
 England
10–8 John Higgins (5)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 4–87 (60), 84–1 (84), 109–15 (108), 15–78, 65–5, 68–57, 10–64, 72–56 (Ebdon 54, Higgins 56), 0–140 (140)
Evening: 114–16 (52, 57), 13–105 (62), 46–68, 55–25, 32–75 (51), 67–43, 53–63 (Ebdon 52), 64–3, 86–8 (71)
108 Highest break 140
1 Century breaks 1
7 50+ breaks 5

Qualifying

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These matches took place between 21 and 24 January 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[8][9]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Round 4
Best of 9 frames
England Lee Spick4England Andrew Norman5England Jimmy Michie5England Dave Harold5
England Stephen Craigie5England Stephen Craigie4England Andrew Norman4England Jimmy Michie4
England Kuldesh Johal5England Barry Pinches4England Judd Trump5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
England Michael Georgiou0England Kuldesh Johal5England Kuldesh Johal3England Judd Trump5
England Simon Bedford5England Andy Hicks5England Ricky Walden5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge4
China Liu Chuang4England Simon Bedford2England Andy Hicks1England Ricky Walden5
England Paul Davison2England Robert Milkins5China Liang Wenbo[nb 1]2Northern Ireland Joe Swail[nb 1]4
Wales Andrew Pagett5Wales Andrew Pagett1England Robert Milkins5England Robert Milkins5
Scotland Scott MacKenziewoEngland Mark Joyce3Scotland Jamie Burnett5England Nigel Bond5
Northern Ireland Declan HugheswdScotland Scott MacKenzie5Scotland Scott MacKenzie3Scotland Jamie Burnett1
England Peter Lines5England Stuart Pettman5Scotland Alan McManus3England Steve Davis2
New Zealand Chris McBreen0England Peter Lines3England Stuart Pettman5England Stuart Pettman5
Wales Daniel Wells5England Rod Lawler5England Adrian Gunnell2Wales Matthew Stevens4
England Wayne Cooper2Wales Daniel Wells4England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler5
Wales Jamie Jones2Republic of Ireland David Morris1England Tom Ford4England Stephen Lee5
China Jin Long5China Jin Long5China Jin Long5China Jin Long3
Thailand Supoj Saenla1China Liu Song4England John Parrott5England Stuart Bingham2
Scotland Robert Stephen5Scotland Robert Stephen5Scotland Robert Stephen3England John Parrott5
England Matthew Selt3Wales Paul Davies2Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5Wales Dominic Dale3
England Andy Lee5England Andy Lee5England Andy Lee1Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Scotland James McBain5England Mark Davis2England David Gilbert4Wales Mark Williams5
Netherlands Stefan Mazrocis0Scotland James McBain5Scotland James McBain5Scotland James McBain4
England Matthew Couch2Wales Ian Preece3England Mike Dunn5England Jamie Cope5
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi5Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi5Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi1England Mike Dunn3
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney3England Rory McLeod4England Anthony Hamilton5
England David Grace3Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace1
England Lewis Roberts5England David Gray5Scotland Marcus Campbell3England Barry Hawkins0
Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon2England Lewis Roberts3England David Gray5England David Gray5
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins3England David Roe1England Michael Holt5England Ian McCulloch3
India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta5India Aditya Mehta4England Michael Holt5
England Jimmy White3England Martin Gould5England Andrew Higginson5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
China Li Hang5China Li Hang1England Martin Gould4England Andrew Higginson4
  1. ^ a b Matches were held over and played in Beijing.

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "Bank of Beijing sponsors 2009 Snooker China Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Happy Harold Ends Maguire's Reign". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Resurgent Ebdon Captures China Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Ebdon outlasts Higgins in final". BBC Sport. 2009-04-06. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  5. ^ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2009-05-02. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Main Event (Draw)". WPBSA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  8. ^ "Qualifying (Draw)". WPBSA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 17 April 2010.