- 2009 China Open (snooker)
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Bank of Beijing China Open Tournament information Dates 30 March-5 April 2009 Venue Beijing University
Students GymnasiumCity Beijing Country China Organisation(s) WPBSA Format Ranking event Total prize fund UK£292,000 Winner's share £52,000 Highest break 140 (2x) Final Champion 
Peter EbdonRunner-up 
John HigginsScore 10–8 ← 20082010 →The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 30 March and 5 April 2009 at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium, Beijing, China. The event was sponsored by Bank of Beijing and by Hyundai.[1]
The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he was eliminated in the first round, losing to Dave Harold 0–5.[2]
Peter Ebdon won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.[3][4]
Contents
Prize fund
Winner: UK£52,000 Stage 1 High Break: £500 Runner Up: £25,000 Stage 2 High Break: £2000 Semi Finalists: £9000 Quarter Finalist: £5775 Stage 1 Maximum Break: £1000 Last 16: £5000 Stage 2 Maximum Break: £20,000[5] Last 32: £3450 Last 48: £2050 Last 64: £1400 Wildcard round
These matches will played in Beijing on March 30.
Match Score WC1 Judd Trump3–5 
Tang JunWC2 Ricky Walden5–0 Cao KaishengWC3 Stuart Pettman5–2 Cao YupengWC4 Rod Lawler3–5 Yu DeluWC5 John Parrott MBEwd-wo[6] Cao XinlongWC6 David Gray1–5 Tian PengfeiWC7 Michael Holt3–5 Xiao GuodongMain draw
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames
Beijing University Student's Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2009.Peter Ebdon (9)
England10–8 John Higgins (5) MBE
ScotlandAfternoon: 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.[9][10]
Century breaks
Qualifying stages 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
Television stages centuries
- 140, 132, 121, 110, 103 John Higgins
- 140, 128, 123, 109, 105 Ricky Walden
- 138, 108, 100 Peter Ebdon
- 134, 118 Gerard Greene
- 132 Mark Allen
- 129, 108 Stephen Hendry
- 127 Ding Junhui
- 127 Joe Swail
- 124, 104 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 124 Stuart Bingham
- 115 Dave Harold
- 114 Shaun Murphy
- 109, 101, 100 Graeme Dott
- 109 Jamie Cope
- 109 Stuart Pettman
- 109 Jin Long
- 108 Xiao Guodong
- 105 Tian Pengfei
- 105 Mark Selby
- 103 Michael Judge
- 100, 100 Judd Trump
- 100 David Gilbert
References
- ^ "Bank of Beijing sponsors 2009 Snooker China Open". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. http://www.worldsnooker.com/china_open_news-26075.htm?tid=123. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Happy Harold Ends Maguire's Reign". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. http://www.worldsnooker.com/china_open_news-26080.htm?tid=123. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Resurgent Ebdon Captures China Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. http://www.worldsnooker.com/china_open_news-26091.htm?tid=123. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Ebdon outlasts Higgins in final". BBC Sport. 2009-04-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7984576.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-0809-china-open-prize-money.asp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Parrott Pulls Out". WPBSA. http://www.worldsnooker.com/china_open_news-26071.htm?tid=123. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Main Event (Draw)". WPBSA. http://www.worldsnooker.com/china_open_drawsheet.htm?tid=123. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-08-09-china-open-results.asp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Qualifying (Draw)". WPBSA. http://www.worldsnooker.com/china_open_qualifying_drawsheet.htm?tid=118. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-tournaments-china-open-snooker-2009-qualifying-results.asp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/2009-Bank-of-Beijing-China-Open-Century-Breaks.asp. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
Snooker season 2008/2009 Ranking events Northern Ireland Trophy | Shanghai Masters | Grand Prix | Bahrain Championship | UK Championship | Welsh Open | China Open | World ChampionshipWorld Series of Snooker Tournament in Saint Helier | Tournament in Berlin | Tournament in Warsaw | Tournament in Moscow | Grand FinalNon-ranking events Jiangsu Classic | Irish Classic | Masters Qualifying Event | Premier League Snooker | The Masters | Championship LeagueVariant events Six-red Snooker InternationalChina Open Full results by year Winners and statistics Official Top Sixteen snooker players for season 2008/2009 1.
Ronnie O'Sullivan
9.
Peter Ebdon2.
Stephen Maguire
10.
Neil Robertson3.
Shaun Murphy
11.
Ding Junhui4.
Mark Selby
12.
Joe Perry5.
John Higgins
13.
Graeme Dott6.
Stephen Hendry
14.
Marco Fu7.
Allister Carter
15.
Mark King8. 
Ryan Day
16.
Mark AllenProvisional Top Sixteen snooker players following the 2008/2009 World Snooker Championship 1. (±0)
Ronnie O'Sullivan
9. (+1)
Neil Robertson2. (±0)
Stephen Maguire
10. (-4)
Stephen Hendry3. (±0)
Shaun Murphy
11. (+5)
Mark Allen4. (+1)
John Higgins
12. (±0)
Joe Perry5. (+2)
Allister Carter
13.(-2)
Ding Junhui6. (+2)
Ryan Day
14. (-5)
Peter Ebdon7. (-3)
Mark Selby
15. (+7)
Mark Williams8. (+6)
Marco Fu
16. (-1)
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