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
Dates3–11 October 2009 (2009-10-03 – 2009-10-11)
VenueKelvin Hall
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking 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)
Score9–4
2008
2010

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

Prize fund

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

Main draw

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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

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Last 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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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

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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 Norbury2  Mark Joyce5  Michael Judge4  Barry Hawkins3
  Andrew Norman5  Andrew Norman2  Mark Joyce5  Mark Joyce5
  Li Hang5  David Roe4  Mark Davis5  Steve Davis0
  Brendan O'Donoghue4  Li Hang5  Li Hang3  Mark Davis5
  Patrick Wallace5  Joe Delaney2  Adrian Gunnell5  Ricky Walden5
  Mei Xiwen0  Patrick Wallace5  Patrick Wallace2  Adrian Gunnell2
  Bjorn Haneveer5  Liu Song5  Jamie Burnett5  Graeme Dott0
  Ian Preece2  Bjorn Haneveer4  Liu Song4  Jamie Burnett5
  Xiao Guodong1  Tom Ford5  Marcus Campbell5  Judd Trump3
  Joe Jogia5  Joe Jogia1  Tom Ford3  Marcus Campbell5
  Lee Page1  Andy Hicks3  Mike Dunn5  Matthew Stevens5
  Tony Drago5  Tony Drago5  Tony Drago2  Mike Dunn1
  Lee Spick0  Peter Lines5  Martin Gould4  Nigel Bond5
  David Gray5  David Gray4  Peter Lines5  Peter Lines3
  Matthew Couch5  Robert Milkins5  Andrew Higginson1  Stephen Lee3
  Jimmy Robertson1  Matthew Couch1  Robert Milkins5  Robert Milkins5
  Noppadol Sangnil1  David Morris5  Rory McLeod4  Jamie Cope5
  Michael White5  Michael White3  David Morris5  David Morris3
  Atthasit Mahitthi4  Rod Lawler5  Alan McManus4  Gerard Greene5
  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3  Rod Lawler5  Rod Lawler1
  Daniel Wells5  Barry Pinches5  Jimmy Michie3  Michael Holt4
  Sam Baird2  Daniel Wells2  Barry Pinches5  Barry Pinches5
  Stephen Rowlings5  David Gilbert5  Anthony Hamilton0  Stuart Bingham5
  James Wattana1  Stephen Rowlings4  David Gilbert5  David Gilbert2
  Craig Steadman4  Paul Davies5  Ken Doherty5  Dave Harold1
  Mark Boyle5  Mark Boyle4  Paul Davies4  Ken Doherty5
  Simon Bedford5  John Parrott5  Ian McCulloch5  Joe Swail4
  David Hogan4  Simon Bedford4  John Parrott4  Ian McCulloch5
  Matthew Selt5  Jimmy White2  Stuart Pettman4  Fergal O'Brien3
  Jordan Brown4  Matthew Selt5  Matthew Selt5  Matthew Selt5
  Ben Woollaston3  Jin Long2  Dominic Dale5  Liang Wenbo5
  Zhang Anda5  Zhang Anda5  Zhang Anda0  Dominic Dale3

Century breaks

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Televised stage centuries

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Qualifying stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "Go Robbo Go!". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Rampant Robertson sees off Ding". BBC Sport. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ "Prize Fund". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Grand Prix Draw To Be Screened Free on 110sport.tv". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ "Main Event (Format)" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  7. ^ "Grand Prix 2009". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.