2009 China Open (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 March-5 April 2009 |
| Venue | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £292,000 |
| Winner's share | £52,000 |
| Highest break | 140 (2x) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Peter Ebdon |
| Runner-up |
 John Higgins |
| Score | 10–8 |
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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
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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Winner: £52,000 |
Stage one highest break: £500 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 |
Wildcard round
These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.
| Match | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| WC1 | Judd Trump |
3–5 |  Tang Jun |
| WC2 | Ricky Walden |
5–0 | Cao Kaisheng |
| WC3 | Stuart Pettman |
5–2 | Cao Yupeng |
| WC4 | Rod Lawler |
3–5 | Yu Delu |
| WC5 | John Parrott |
w/d-w/o | Cao Xinlong |
| WC6 | David Gray |
1–5 | Tian Pengfei |
| WC7 | Michael Holt |
3–5 | Xiao Guodong |
Main draw
Final
| 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 (54 Ebdon, 56 Higgins), 0–140 (140) Evening: 114–16 (52, 57), 13–105 (62), 46–68, 55–25, 32–75 (51), 67–43, 53–63 (52 Ebdon) 64–3, 86–8 (71) | ||
| 108 | Highest break | 140 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches took place between 21 and 24 January 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[8][9]
Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
- 142 Stuart Pettman
- 138 Patrick Wallace
- 131 Scott MacKenzie
- 121 Liu Chuang
- 110 Atthasit Mahitthi
- 104 Kuldesh Johal
- 103 Jin Long
- 103 Martin Gould
Televised stage centuries
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References
- ↑ "Bank of Beijing sponsors 2009 Snooker China Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Happy Harold Ends Maguire's Reign". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Resurgent Ebdon Captures China Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Ebdon outlasts Higgins in final". BBC Sport. 2009-04-06. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ↑ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Main Event (Draw)". WPBSA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Qualifying (Draw)". WPBSA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
