2009 Championship League

Championship League

Tournament information
Dates	5 January- 26 March 2009
Venue	Crondon Park Golf Club
City	Stock
Country	England
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£175,600
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	145
Final
Champion	Judd Trump
Runner-up	Mark Selby
Score	3–2
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The 2009 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 5 January to 26 March 2009 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Judd Trump won in the final 3–2 against Mark Selby, and earned a place in the 2009 Premier League Snooker.^[1]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[2][3]

Group 1–7 Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £2,000 Semi-final: £1,000 Frame-win in league stage: £100 Frame-win in play-offs: £300

Winners group Winner: £10,000 Runner-up: £5,000 Semi-final: £3,000 Frame-win: £200

• Tournament total: £175,600

Group one

Group one matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2009. Mark Selby was the first player to qualify for the winners group.^[4][5]

Matches

Joe Perry 2–2 Ryan Day Mark Selby 2–2 Ali Carter Shaun Murphy 2–2 Stephen Hendry Ding Junhui 3–1 Joe Perry Ryan Day 1–3 Mark Selby Ali Carter 2–2 Shaun Murphy Stephen Hendry 1–3 Ding Junhui

Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Selby Ryan Day 2–2 Ali Carter Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ding Junhui Mark Selby 2–2 Ding Junhui Stephen Hendry 2–2 Ali Carter Joe Perry 2–2 Stephen Hendry Ryan Day 1–3 Shaun Murphy

Ali Carter 1–3 Ding Junhui Mark Selby 1–3 Stephen Hendry Joe Perry 4–0 Shaun Murphy Ryan Day 1–3 Ding Junhui Ryan Day 3–1 Stephen Hendry Shaun Murphy 2–2 Mark Selby Joe Perry 2–2 Ali Carter

Table

Ranking		DIN	SEL	PER	CAR	HEN	MUR	DAY	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Ding Junhui	x	2	3	3	3	3	3	17–7	5–1–0	6–11
2	Mark Selby	2	x	3	2	1	2	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
3	Joe Perry	1	1	x	2	2	4	2	12–12	1–3–2	6–5
4	Ali Carter	1	2	2	x	2	2	2	11–13	0–5–1	6–5
5	Stephen Hendry	1	3	2	2	x	2	1	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
6	Shaun Murphy	1	2	0	2	2	x	3	10–14	1–3–2	6–5
7	Ryan Day	1	1	2	2	3	1	x	10–14	1–2–3	6–4

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Ding Junhui	1
	4	Ali Carter	3
						4	Ali Carter	1
						2	Mark Selby	3
	2	Mark Selby	3
	3	Joe Perry	0

Group two

Group two matches were played on 7 and 8 January 2009. Mark Allen was the second player to qualify for the winners group.^[6][7]

Matches

Ali Carter 1–3 Ding Junhui Joe Perry 3–1 Stephen Hendry Mark Allen 3–1 Peter Ebdon Mark Williams 1–3 Ali Carter Ding Junhui 3–1 Joe Perry Stephen Hendry 3–1 Mark Allen Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Williams

Ali Carter 3–1 Joe Perry Ding Junhui 4–0 Stephen Hendry Mark Allen 2–2 Mark Williams Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Williams Peter Ebdon 1–3 Stephen Hendry Ali Carter 3–1 Peter Ebdon Ding Junhui 2–2 Mark Allen

Stephen Hendry 2–2 Mark Williams Joe Perry 3–1 Peter Ebdon Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Allen Ding Junhui 2–2 Mark Williams Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Allen Ding Junhui 3–1 Peter Ebdon Ali Carter 3–1 Stephen Hendry

Table

Ranking		DIN	CAR	ALL	PER	WIL	HEN	EBD	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Ding Junhui	x	3	2	3	2	4	3	17–7	4–2–0	6–10
2	Ali Carter	1	x	1	3	3	3	3	14–10	4–0–2	6–8
3	Mark Allen	2	3	x	2	2	1	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
4	Joe Perry	1	1	2	x	2	3	3	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
5	Mark Williams	2	1	2	2	x	2	3	12–12	1–4–1	6–6
6	Stephen Hendry	0	1	3	1	2	x	3	10–14	2–1–3	6–5
7	Peter Ebdon	1	1	1	1	1	1	x	6–18	0–0–6	6–0

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Ding Junhui	1
	4	Joe Perry	3
						4	Joe Perry	2
						3	Mark Allen	3
	2	Ali Carter	1
	3	Mark Allen	3

Group three

Group three matches were played on 9 and 10 February 2009. Joe Perry was the third player to qualify for the winners group.^[8][9]

Matches

Joe Perry 1–3 Ding Junhui Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Williams John Higgins 1–3 Neil Robertson Barry Hawkins 2–2 Joe Perry Ding Junhui 2–2 Ali Carter Mark Williams 2–2 John Higgins Neil Robertson 2–2 Barry Hawkins

Joe Perry 2–2 Ali Carter Ding Junhui 1–3 Mark Williams John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins Ali Carter 3–1 Barry Hawkins Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark Williams Joe Perry 3–1 Neil Robertson Ding Junhui 2–2 John Higgins

Mark Williams 3–1 Barry Hawkins Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson John Higgins 2–2 Joe Perry Ding Junhui 1–3 Barry Hawkins Ali Carter 1–3 John Higgins Neil Robertson 4–0 Ding Junhui Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Williams

Table

Ranking		ROB	WIL	HAW	PER	HIG	CAR	DIN	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Neil Robertson	x	2	2	1	3	3	4	15–9	3–2–1	6–8
2	Mark Williams	2	x	3	2	2	2	3	14–10	2–4–0	6–8
3	Barry Hawkins	2	1	x	2	3	1	3	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
4	Joe Perry	3	2	2	x	2	2	1	12–12	1–4–1	6–6
5	John Higgins	1	2	1	2	x	3	2	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
6	Ali Carter	1	2	3	2	1	x	2	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
7	Ding Junhui	0	1	1	3	2	2	x	9–15	1–2–3	6–4

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Neil Robertson	1
	4	Joe Perry	3
						4	Joe Perry	3
						2	Mark Williams	0
	2	Mark Williams	3
	3	Barry Hawkins	1

Group four

Group four matches were played on 11 and 12 February 2009. Stuart Bingham was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.^[10][11]

Matches

Mark Williams 2–2 Neil Robertson Barry Hawkins 1–3 John Higgins Dave Harold 0–4 Stuart Bingham Jamie Cope 3–1 Mark Williams John Higgins 4–0 Dave Harold Neil Robertson 0–4 Barry Hawkins Jamie Cope 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Barry Hawkins 3–1 Mark Williams Neil Robertson 0–4 John Higgins Dave Harold 2– 2 Jamie Cope Barry Hawkins 0–4 Jamie Cope John Higgins 2–2 Stuart Bingham Mark Williams 3–1 Stuart Bingham Neil Robertson 4–0 Dave Harold

John Higgins 2–2 Jamie Cope Barry Hawkins 2–2 Stuart Bingham Mark Williams 3–1 Dave Harold Neil Robertson 2–2 Jamie Cope Barry Hawkins 2–2 Dave Harold Neil Robertson 1–3 Stuart Bingham Mark Williams 2–2 John Higgins

Table

Ranking		HIG	COP	BIN	HAW	WIL	ROB	HAR	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	John Higgins	x	2	2	3	2	4	4	17–7	3–3–0	6–9
2	Jamie Cope	2	x	3	4	3	2	2	16–8	3–3–0	6–9
3	Stuart Bingham	2	1	x	2	1	3	4	13–11	2–2–2	6–6
4	Barry Hawkins	1	0	2	x	3	4	2	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
5	Mark Williams	2	1	3	1	x	2	3	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
6	Neil Robertson	0	2	1	0	2	x	4	9–15	1–2–3	6–4
7	Dave Harold	0	2	0	2	1	0	x	5–19	0–2–4	6–2

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	John Higgins	3
	4	Barry Hawkins	2
						1	John Higgins	1
						3	Stuart Bingham	3
	2	Jamie Cope	1
	3	Stuart Bingham	3

Group five

Group five matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2009. Mark King was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.^[12][13]

Matches

John Higgins 1–3 Jamie Cope Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Williams Mark King 2–2 Matthew Stevens Ken Doherty 1–3 John Higgins Jamie Cope 2–2 Barry Hawkins Mark Williams 1–3 Mark King Matthew Stevens 1–3 Ken Doherty

John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins Jamie Cope 3–1 Mark Williams Mark King 2–2 Ken Doherty Barry Hawkins 0–4 Ken Doherty Matthews Stevens 3–1 Mark Williams John Higgins 2–2 Matthew Stevens Jamie Cope 2–2 Mark King

Mark Williams 2–2 Ken Doherty Barry Hawkins 3–1 Matthew Stevens John Higgins 3–1 Mark King Jamie Cope 2–2 Ken Doherty Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark King Jamie Cope 2–2 Matthew Stevens John Higgins 3–1 Mark Williams

Table

Ranking		COP	DOH	HIG	KIN	STE	HAW	WIL	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Jamie Cope	x	2	3	2	2	2	3	14–10	2–4–0	6–8
2	Ken Doherty	2	x	1	2	3	4	2	14–10	2–3–1	6–7
3	John Higgins	1	3	x	3	2	1	3	13–11	3–1–2	6–7
4	Mark King	2	2	1	x	2	3	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
5	Matthew Stevens	2	1	2	2	x	1	3	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
6	Barry Hawkins	2	0	3	1	3	x	1	10–14	2–1–3	6–5
7	Mark Williams	1	2	1	1	1	3	x	9–15	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Jamie Cope	0
	4	Mark King	3
						4	Mark King	3
						2	Ken Doherty	1
	2	Ken Doherty	3
	3	John Higgins	2

Group six

Group six matches were played on 4 and 5 March 2009. John Higgins was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.^[14][15]

Matches

Ken Doherty 1–3 Jamie Cope John Higgins 3–1 Joe Swail Matthew Stevens 2–2 Graeme Dott Steve Davis 3–1 Ken Doherty Jamie Cope 1–3 John Higgins Joe Swail 3–1 Matthew Stevens Graeme Dott 1–3 Steve Davis

Ken Doherty 2–2 John Higgins Jamie Cope 3–1 Joe Swail Matthew Stevens 2–2 Steve Davis John Higgins 2–2 Steve Davis Graeme Dott 2–2 Joe Swail Ken Doherty 3–1 Graeme Dott Jamie Cope 0–4 Matthew Stevens

Joe Swail 1–3 Steve Davis John Higgins 3–1 Graeme Dott Ken Doherty 2–2 Matthew Stevens Jamie Cope 1–3 Steve Davis John Higgins 1–3 Matthew Stevens Jamie Cope 0–4 Graeme Dott Ken Doherty 1–3 Joe Swail

Table

Ranking		DAV	HIG	STE	SWA	DOT	DOH	COP	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Steve Davis	x	2	2	3	3	3	3	16–8	4–2–0	6–10
2	John Higgins	2	x	1	3	3	2	3	14–10	3–2–1	6–8
3	Matthew Stevens	2	3	x	1	2	2	4	14–10	2–3–1	6–7
4	Joe Swail	1	1	2	x	2	3	1	11–13	2–1–3	6–5
5	Graeme Dott	1	1	2	2	x	1	4	11–13	1–2–3	6–4
6	Ken Doherty	1	2	2	1	3	x	1	10–14	1–2–3	6–4
7	Jamie Cope	1	1	0	3	0	3	x	8–16	2–0–4	6–4

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Steve Davis	3
	4	Joe Swail	1
						1	Steve Davis	0
						2	John Higgins	3
	2	John Higgins	3
	3	Matthew Stevens	1

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 23 and 24 March 2009. Judd Trump was the last player to qualify for the winners group.^[16]

Matches

Matthew Stevens 1–3 Steve Davis Joe Swail 2–2 Graeme Dott Ricky Walden 3–1 Liang Wenbo Judd Trump 0–4 Steve Davis Matthew Stevens 3–1 Joe Swail Graeme Dott 1–3 Ricky Walden Liang Wenbo 1–3 Judd Trump

Steve Davis 1–3 Joe Swail Matthew Stevens 0–4 Graeme Dott Ricky Walden 1–3 Judd Trump Joe Swail 1–3 Judd Trump Liang Wenbo 2–2 Graeme Dott Steve Davis 4–0 Liang Wenbo Matthew Stevens 0–4 Ricky Walden

Graeme Dott 1–3 Judd Trump Joe Swail 2–2 Liang Wenbo Steve Davis 2–2 Ricky Walden Matthew Stevens 1–3 Judd Trump Joe Swail 1–3 Ricky Walden Matthew Stevens 2–2 Liang Wenbo Steve Davis 2–2 Graeme Dott

Table

Ranking		TRU	WAL	DAV	DOT	SWA	WEN	STE	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Judd Trump	x	3	0	3	3	3	3	15–9	5–0–1	6–10
2	Ricky Walden	1	x	2	3	3	3	4	16–8	4–1–1	6–9
3	Steve Davis	4	2	x	2	1	4	3	16–8	3–2–1	6–8
4	Graeme Dott	1	1	2	x	2	2	4	12–12	1–3–2	6–5
5	Joe Swail	1	1	3	2	x	2	1	10–14	1–2–3	6–4
6	Liang Wenbo	1	1	0	2	2	x	2	8–16	0–3–3	6–3
7	Matthew Stevens	1	0	1	0	3	2	x	7–17	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Judd Trump	3
	4	Graeme Dott	0
						1	Judd Trump	3
						2	Ricky Walden	2
	2	Ricky Walden	3
	3	Steve Davis	2

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 25 and 26 March 2009. Judd Trump has qualified for the 2009 Premier League.^[17][18]

Matches

Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Allen Joe Perry 2–2 Stuart Bingham Mark King 1–3 John Higgins Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Selby Mark Allen 1–3 Joe Perry Stuart Bingham 3–1 Mark King John Higgins 2–2 Judd Trump

Mark Selby 1–3 Joe Perry Mark Allen 2–2 Stuart Bingham Mark King 1–3 Judd Trump Joe Perry 1–3 Judd Trump John Higgins 1–3 Stuart Bingham Mark Selby 3–1 John Higgins Mark Allen 3–1 Mark King

Stuart Bingham 2–2 Judd Trump Joe Perry 2–2 John Higgins Mark Allen 2–2 Judd Trump Mark Selby 4–0 Mark King Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King Mark Allen 0–4 John Higgins Mark Selby 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

Ranking		SEL	TRU	BIN	PER	HIG	ALL	KIN	Frame W-L	Match W-D-L	Pld-Pts
1	Mark Selby	x	3	3	1	3	3	4	17–7	5–0–1	6–10
2	Judd Trump	1	x	2	3	2	2	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
3	Stuart Bingham	1	2	x	2	3	2	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
4	Joe Perry	3	1	2	x	2	3	2	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
5	John Higgins	1	2	1	2	x	3	4	13–11	2–2–2	6–6
6	Mark Allen	1	2	2	1	0	x	3	9–15	1–2–3	6–4
7	Mark King	0	1	1	2	1	1	x	6–18	0–1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Mark Selby	3
	4	Joe Perry	2
						1	Mark Selby	2
						2	Judd Trump	3
	2	Judd Trump	3
	3	Stuart Bingham	2

Century breaks

^[19]

145, 133, 132, 122, 121, 113 Mark Selby 144, 125, 106 Barry Hawkins 137, 125, 125, 122, 108, 104 Jamie Cope 136, 128, 125, 109, 108, 105, 102, 101 Joe Perry 134, 127 Stuart Bingham 134, 115, 101 Ricky Walden 133, 131, 130, 125, 123, 123, 113, 113, 109, 109, 106, 104*, 103, 103 John Higgins 133, 118, 113, 111, 104 Judd Trump 133 Liang Wenbo 132, 131, 125, 123, 122, 120, 117, 115, 105, 101 Ding Junhui 131, 126, 114, 113 Matthew Stevens

129 Dave Harold 127, 115, 109 Ken Doherty 127 Mark Allen 121, 113, 101 Ali Carter 118, 116 Mark Williams 114 Graeme Dott 106 Stephen Hendry 106 Steve Davis 105, 101 Neil Robertson

* It was the 400th century break of John Higgins, in the last frame against Judd Trump to secure a 2–2 draw.^[20]

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External links

• Official website