2009 Grand Prix (snooker)

The 2009 Grand Prix was a professional ranking tournament that took place between 3–11 October 2009 at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.

Grand Prix

Tournament information
Dates	3–11 October 2009 (2009-10-03 – 2009-10-11)
Venue	Kelvin Hall
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£502,100
Winner's share	£75,000
Highest break	Mark Williams (WAL) (142)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score	9–4
← 2008 2010 →

Neil Robertson won in the final 9–4 against Ding Junhui.^[1][2]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £75,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-finals: £20,000 Quarter-finals: £12,000 Last 16: £9,550 Last 32: £7,100 Last 48: £4,650 Last 64: £2,200

Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £4,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000

Main draw

The draw for round one was made on the evening of 24 September 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn and was streamed live by 110sport.com.^[4] The draw from round two up to and including the semi-finals was made on a random basis.

The order of play and table numbers for all matches up to the semi-finals was determined once the draw for that round was made and published by the Tournament Director.

All matches up to and including the quarter-finals were best of 9 frames, the semi-finals were best of 11 frames and the final was the best of 17 frames. (Seedings in parentheses, all times are BST.)^[5][6][7][8]

Last 32

Saturday, 3 October – 13:00 John Higgins (1) 5–1 Mark Joyce Marco Fu (8) 4–5 Mark Davis Saturday, 3 October – 19:00 Mark Selby (7) 3–5 Ken Doherty Joe Perry (12) 5–2 Marcus Campbell Sunday, 4 October – 12:30 Ali Carter (5) 1–5 Robert Milkins Ding Junhui (13) 5–4 Matthew Stevens Sunday, 4 October – 19:00 Ryan Day (6) 3–5 Jamie Cope Neil Robertson (9) 5–3 Gerard Greene

Monday, 5 October – 13:30 Stephen Hendry (10) 5–2 Matthew Selt Peter Ebdon (14) 5–2 Liang Wenbo Monday, 5 October – 19:00 Shaun Murphy (4) 4–5 Barry Pinches Mark Allen (11) 5–3 Ian McCulloch Tuesday, 6 October – 13:30 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 5–3 Jamie Burnett Mark Williams (15) 5–0 Stuart Bingham Tuesday, 6 October – 19:00 Stephen Maguire (3) 5–3 Nigel Bond Mark King (16) 5–4 Ricky Walden

Last 16

Wednesday, 7 October – 14:00 Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 4–5 John Higgins (1) Jamie Cope 3–5 Mark Allen (11) Wednesday, 7 October – 19:00 Neil Robertson (9) 5–2 Ken Doherty Joe Perry (12) 5–2 Barry Pinches

Thursday, 8 October – 13:30 Mark Williams (15) 5–2 Stephen Hendry (10) Peter Ebdon (14) 5–3 Mark Davis Thursday, 8 October – 19:00 Stephen Maguire (3) 1–5 Ding Junhui (13) Robert Milkins 5–1 Mark King (16)

Quarter-finals

Friday, 9 October – 13:30 John Higgins (1) 5–1 Mark Allen (11) Joe Perry (12) 1–5 Neil Robertson (9)

Friday, 9 October – 19:00 Peter Ebdon (14) 2–5 Ding Junhui (13) Mark Williams (15) 5–2 Robert Milkins

Semi-finals

Saturday, 10 October – 13:00 John Higgins (1) 5–6 Neil Robertson (9)

Saturday, 10 October – 19:30 Mark Williams (15) 1–6 Ding Junhui (13)

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, 11 October 2009.
Neil Robertson (9)  Australia	9–4	Ding Junhui (13)  China
Afternoon: 124–0 (124), 97–24, 43–72, 35–84 (80), 0–118 (112), 108–13 (108), 66–5 Evening: 20–95, 77–52, 73–5, 79–34, 60–21, 89–10 (89)
124	Highest break	112
2	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	2

Qualifying

These matches took place from 21 to 24 September 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.^[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
	Chris Norbury	2			Mark Joyce	5			Michael Judge	4			Barry Hawkins	3
	Andrew Norman	5			Andrew Norman	2			Mark Joyce	5			Mark Joyce	5
	Li Hang	5			David Roe	4			Mark Davis	5			Steve Davis	0
	Brendan O'Donoghue	4			Li Hang	5			Li Hang	3			Mark Davis	5
	Patrick Wallace	5			Joe Delaney	2			Adrian Gunnell	5			Ricky Walden	5
	Mei Xiwen	0			Patrick Wallace	5			Patrick Wallace	2			Adrian Gunnell	2
	Bjorn Haneveer	5			Liu Song	5			Jamie Burnett	5			Graeme Dott	0
	Ian Preece	2			Bjorn Haneveer	4			Liu Song	4			Jamie Burnett	5
	Xiao Guodong	1			Tom Ford	5			Marcus Campbell	5			Judd Trump	3
	Joe Jogia	5			Joe Jogia	1			Tom Ford	3			Marcus Campbell	5
	Lee Page	1			Andy Hicks	3			Mike Dunn	5			Matthew Stevens	5
	Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	5			Tony Drago	2			Mike Dunn	1
	Lee Spick	0			Peter Lines	5			Martin Gould	4			Nigel Bond	5
	David Gray	5			David Gray	4			Peter Lines	5			Peter Lines	3
	Matthew Couch	5			Robert Milkins	5			Andrew Higginson	1			Stephen Lee	3
	Jimmy Robertson	1			Matthew Couch	1			Robert Milkins	5			Robert Milkins	5
	Noppadol Sangnil	1			David Morris	5			Rory McLeod	4			Jamie Cope	5
	Michael White	5			Michael White	3			David Morris	5			David Morris	3
	Atthasit Mahitthi	4			Rod Lawler	5			Alan McManus	4			Gerard Greene	5
	Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5			Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	3			Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	1
	Daniel Wells	5			Barry Pinches	5			Jimmy Michie	3			Michael Holt	4
	Sam Baird	2			Daniel Wells	2			Barry Pinches	5			Barry Pinches	5
	Stephen Rowlings	5			David Gilbert	5			Anthony Hamilton	0			Stuart Bingham	5
	James Wattana	1			Stephen Rowlings	4			David Gilbert	5			David Gilbert	2
	Craig Steadman	4			Paul Davies	5			Ken Doherty	5			Dave Harold	1
	Mark Boyle	5			Mark Boyle	4			Paul Davies	4			Ken Doherty	5
	Simon Bedford	5			John Parrott	5			Ian McCulloch	5			Joe Swail	4
	David Hogan	4			Simon Bedford	4			John Parrott	4			Ian McCulloch	5
	Matthew Selt	5			Jimmy White	2			Stuart Pettman	4			Fergal O'Brien	3
	Jordan Brown	4			Matthew Selt	5			Matthew Selt	5			Matthew Selt	5
	Ben Woollaston	3			Jin Long	2			Dominic Dale	5			Liang Wenbo	5
	Zhang Anda	5			Zhang Anda	5			Zhang Anda	0			Dominic Dale	3

Century breaks

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Televised stage centuries

142 – Mark Williams 135 – John Higgins 135 – Peter Ebdon 134 – Ryan Day 131, 126 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 130, 128, 124, 114, 108, 103, 100 – Neil Robertson

116 – Stephen Hendry 112, 107, 105, 103 – Ding Junhui 109 – Barry Pinches 105 – Ken Doherty 104 – Marcus Campbell

Qualifying stage centuries

140 – Atthasit Mahitthi 137 – Joe Jogia 135 – Marcus Campbell 129, 115, 107 – David Gilbert 125 – Tom Ford 123, 117 – Liang Wenbo 123 – Matthew Selt 116 – Michael Judge 115 – Adrian Gunnell

113 – Fergal O'Brien 109 – Jamie Cope 106 – Martin Gould 106 – Mark Davis 104 – Bjorn Haneveer 103 – Simon Bedford 102 – Daniel Wells 101 – Robert Milkins 100 – Jamie Burnett