2009 Welsh Open (snooker)

For the Darts tournament of the same name, see Welsh Open (darts).

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.

2009 Welsh Open

Tournament information
Dates	16–22 February 2009 (2009-02-16 – 2009-02-22)
Venue	Newport Centre
City	Newport
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£225,500
Winner's share	£35,000
Highest break	Marco Fu (HKG) (142)
Final
Champion	Ali Carter (ENG)
Runner-up	Joe Swail (NIR)
Score	9–5
← 2008 2010 →

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]

Winner: £35,000 Runner-up: £17,500 Semi-finals: £8,750 Quarter-finals: £6,500 Last 16: £4,275 Last 32: £2,750 Last 48: £1,725 Last 64: £1,325

Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £225,500

Main draw

^[5][6]

	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 17 frames
	1	Mark Selby	5
		Paul Davies	0
						1	Mark Selby	5
							David Gilbert	1
	12	Joe Perry	4
		David Gilbert	5
											1	Mark Selby	3
												Anthony Hamilton	5
	9	Peter Ebdon	2
		Anthony Hamilton	5
							Anthony Hamilton	5
							Michael Judge	2
	8	Ryan Day	3
		Michael Judge	5
																	Anthony Hamilton	5
																7	Ali Carter	6
	7	Ali Carter	5
		Jimmy White	1
						7	Ali Carter	5
						13	Graeme Dott	4
	13	Graeme Dott	5
		Mike Dunn	3
											7	Ali Carter	5
											4	Shaun Murphy	2
	15	Mark King	5
		Dave Harold	3
						15	Mark King	2
						4	Shaun Murphy	5
	4	Shaun Murphy	5
		Barry Pinches	3
																					7	Ali Carter	9
																						Joe Swail	5
	3	Stephen Maguire	5
		Ian Preece	0
						3	Stephen Maguire	5
						11	Ding Junhui	4
	11	Ding Junhui	5
		Matthew Stevens	3
											3	Stephen Maguire	4
												Joe Swail	5
	16	Mark Allen	3
		Joe Swail	5
							Joe Swail	5
							Martin Gould	1
	6	Stephen Hendry	3
		Martin Gould	5
																	Joe Swail	6
																10	Neil Robertson	4
	5	John Higgins	5
		Dominic Dale	2
						5	John Higgins	4
						10	Neil Robertson	5
	10	Neil Robertson	5
		Jamie Burnett	3
											10	Neil Robertson	5
											14	Marco Fu	2
	14	Marco Fu	5
		Fergal O'Brien	4
						14	Marco Fu	5
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Steve Davis	2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 22 February 2009.
Ali Carter (7)  England	9–5	Joe Swail  Northern Ireland
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]

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames				Round 2 Best of 9 frames				Round 3 Best of 9 frames				Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Patrick Wallace	5			Paul Davies	5			Jimmy Michie	3			Barry Hawkins	4
	Liu Chuang	2			Patrick Wallace	1			Paul Davies	5			Paul Davies	5
	Kuldesh Johal	3			David Roe	5			David Gilbert	5			Mark Williams[nb 1]	1
	Vincent Muldoon	5			Vincent Muldoon	3			David Roe	3			David Gilbert	5
	Matthew Couch	2			David Gray	2			Michael Holt	5			Anthony Hamilton	5
	Stephen Craigie	5			Stephen Craigie	5			Stephen Craigie	2			Michael Holt	3
	Scott MacKenzie	4			Stuart Pettman	5			Alan McManus	4			Michael Judge	5
	Stefan Mazrocis	5			Stefan Mazrocis	0			Stuart Pettman	5			Stuart Pettman	2
	Jimmy White	5			Rod Lawler	4			Rory McLeod	2			Ken Doherty	0
	David Grace	4			Jimmy White	5			Jimmy White	5			Jimmy White	5
	Simon Bedford	3			Robert Milkins	5			Mike Dunn	5			Ian McCulloch	4
	Wayne Cooper	5			Wayne Cooper	3			Robert Milkins	4			Mike Dunn	5
	Lee Spick	5			Joe Delaney	5			Gerard Greene	5			Dave Harold	5
	Robert Stephen	3			Lee Spick	3			Joe Delaney	1			Gerard Greene	1
	Supoj Saenla	2			Barry Pinches	5			Judd Trump	3			Jamie Cope	3
	Jin Long	5			Jin Long	3			Barry Pinches	5			Barry Pinches	5
	Peter Lines	5			Ian Preece	5			Andrew Higginson	4			Stuart Bingham	3
	Andrew Pagett	4			Peter Lines	4			Ian Preece	5			Ian Preece	5
	Paul Davison	5			Andy Hicks	5			Adrian Gunnell	2			Matthew Stevens [nb 1]	5
	Atthasit Mahitthi	2			Paul Davison	3			Andy Hicks	5			Andy Hicks	4
	James McBain	4			Mark Davis	3			Marcus Campbell	5			Joe Swail	5
	Aditya Mehta	5			Aditya Mehta	5			Aditya Mehta	2			Marcus Campbell	3
	Matthew Selt	5			Martin Gould	5			John Parrott	3			Nigel Bond	4
	Michael Georgiou	2			Matthew Selt	3			Martin Gould	5			Martin Gould	5
	Jamie Jones	4			Liu Song	2			Liang Wenbo	5			Dominic Dale [nb 1]	5
	Li Hang	5			Li Hang	5			Li Hang	1			Liang Wenbo	4
	Lewis Roberts	wo			Mark Joyce	5			Jamie Burnett	5			Stephen Lee	3
	Declan Hughes	wd			Lewis Roberts	1			Mark Joyce	0			Jamie Burnett	5
	Rodney Goggins	5			David Morris	5			Ricky Walden	5			Fergal O'Brien	5
	Andy Lee	2			Rodney Goggins	1			David Morris	3			Ricky Walden	1
	Daniel Wells	5			Andrew Norman	4			Tom Ford	5			Steve Davis	5
	Chris McBreen	0			Daniel Wells	5			Daniel Wells	2			Tom Ford	2

1. Matches were held over and played in Newport.

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

136 – Barry Pinches 132 – Daniel Wells 132 – Stuart Pettman 131, 112, 110 – Jamie Burnett 128, 105 – Martin Gould 123 – Andrew Norman

122, 108 – Liang Wenbo 120 – Andy Lee 119 – Alan McManus 111 – Gerard Greene 109 – Paul Davison 102 – Patrick Wallace

Televised stage centuries

142, 117, 115, 101 – Marco Fu 141, 119, 116, 109 – Ali Carter 136, 116, 100 – Anthony Hamilton 135 – Martin Gould 132 – Steve Davis 131, 115 – David Gilbert 129, 101 – John Higgins 126 – Mark Selby 124, 107 – Neil Robertson 124, 104 – Dominic Dale

118 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 116, 105 – Shaun Murphy 110 – Paul Davies 109, 104 – Ryan Day 109 – Michael Judge 107 – Joe Perry 105 – Graeme Dott 105 – Joe Swail 102 – Barry Pinches 101 – Stephen Maguire