2009 China Open (snooker)

Bank of Beijing China Open
Tournament information
Dates 30 March-5 April 2009
Venue Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City Beijing
Country China
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £292,000
Winner's share £52,000
Highest break 140 (2x)
Final
Champion England Peter Ebdon
Runner-up Scotland John Higgins
Score 10–8
2008
2010

The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2009 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The event was sponsored by Bank of Beijing and Hyundai.[1]

The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he lost in the first round 0–5 against Dave Harold.[2]

Peter Ebdon won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.[3][4]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £52,000
Runner-Up: £25,000
Semi-Finalists: £9,000
Quarter-Finalists: £5,775
Last 16: £5,000
Last 32: £3,450
Last 48: £2,050
Last 64: £1,400

Stage one highest break: £500
Stage two highest break: £2,000

Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000[5]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.

Match Score
WC1 England Judd Trump 3–5 China Tang Jun
WC2 England Ricky Walden 5–0 China Cao Kaisheng
WC3 England Stuart Pettman 5–2 China Cao Yupeng
WC4 England Rod Lawler 3–5 China Yu Delu
WC5 England John Parrott w/d-w/o China Cao Xinlong
WC6 England David Gray 1–5 China Tian Pengfei
WC7 England Michael Holt 3–5 China Xiao Guodong

Main draw

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 19 frames
               
1 Scotland Stephen Maguire 0
England Dave Harold 5
England Dave Harold 3
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
China Tang Jun 2
9 England Peter Ebdon 5
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry 1
12 England Joe Perry 2
England Ricky Walden 5
England Ricky Walden 4
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
6 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
England Robert Milkins 3
9 England Peter Ebdon 6
England Stuart Pettman 1
7 England Allister Carter 5
England Nigel Bond 0
7 England Allister Carter 2
England Stuart Pettman 5
16 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 3
England Stuart Pettman 5
England Stuart Pettman 5
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 2
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
China Yu Delu 3
13 Scotland Graeme Dott 5
4 England Mark Selby 1
4 England Mark Selby 5
England Stephen Lee 1
9 England Peter Ebdon 10
5 Scotland John Higgins 8
3 England Shaun Murphy 5
China Cao Xinlong 1
3 England Shaun Murphy 5
10 Australia Neil Robertson 1
10 Australia Neil Robertson 5
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 4
3 England Shaun Murphy 0
8 Wales Ryan Day 5
15 England Mark King 5
Wales Mark Williams 2
15 England Mark King 2
8 Wales Ryan Day 5
8 Wales Ryan Day 5
England Jamie Cope 2
8 Wales Ryan Day 4
5 Scotland John Higgins 6
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
England Anthony Hamilton 4
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
China Tian Pengfei 2
14 Hong Kong Marco Fu 2
China Tian Pengfei 5
5 Scotland John Higgins 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 4
11 China Ding Junhui 3
China Xiao Guodong 5
China Xiao Guodong 3
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
2 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 3

[6][7]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2009.
Peter Ebdon (9)
 England
10–8 John Higgins (5)
 Scotland
Afternoon: 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.[8][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
                               
England  Lee Spick 4   England  Andrew Norman 5   England  Jimmy Michie 5   England  Dave Harold 5
England  Stephen Craigie 5   England  Stephen Craigie 4   England  Andrew Norman 4   England  Jimmy Michie 4
England  Kuldesh Johal 5   England  Barry Pinches 4   England  Judd Trump 5   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 0
England  Michael Georgiou 0   England  Kuldesh Johal 5   England  Kuldesh Johal 3   England  Judd Trump 5
England  Simon Bedford 5   England  Andy Hicks 5   England  Ricky Walden 5   Republic of Ireland  Michael Judge 4
China  Liu Chuang 4   England  Simon Bedford 2   England  Andy Hicks 1   England  Ricky Walden 5
England  Paul Davison 2   England  Robert Milkins 5   China  Liang Wenbo [nb 1] 2   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail [nb 1] 4
Wales  Andrew Pagett 5   Wales  Andrew Pagett 1   England  Robert Milkins 5   England  Robert Milkins 5
Scotland  Scott MacKenzie wo   England  Mark Joyce 3   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5   England  Nigel Bond 5
Northern Ireland  Declan Hughes wd   Scotland  Scott MacKenzie 5   Scotland  Scott MacKenzie 3   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 1
England  Peter Lines 5   England  Stuart Pettman 5   Scotland  Alan McManus 3   England  Steve Davis 2
New Zealand  Chris McBreen 0   England  Peter Lines 3   England  Stuart Pettman 5   England  Stuart Pettman 5
Wales  Daniel Wells 5   England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Adrian Gunnell 2   Wales  Matthew Stevens 4
England  Wayne Cooper 2   Wales  Daniel Wells 4   England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Rod Lawler 5
Wales  Jamie Jones 2   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 1   England  Tom Ford 4   England  Stephen Lee 5
China  Jin Long 5   China  Jin Long 5   China  Jin Long 5   China  Jin Long 3
Thailand  Supoj Saenla 1   China  Liu Song 4   England  John Parrott 5   England  Stuart Bingham 2
Scotland  Robert Stephen 5   Scotland  Robert Stephen 5   Scotland  Robert Stephen 3   England  John Parrott 5
England  Matthew Selt 3   Wales  Paul Davies 2   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5   Wales  Dominic Dale 3
England  Andy Lee 5   England  Andy Lee 5   England  Andy Lee 1   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5
Scotland  James McBain 5   England  Mark Davis 2   England  David Gilbert 4   Wales  Mark Williams 5
Netherlands  Stefan Mazrocis 0   Scotland  James McBain 5   Scotland  James McBain 5   Scotland  James McBain 4
England  Matthew Couch 2   Wales  Ian Preece 3   England  Mike Dunn 5   England  Jamie Cope 5
Thailand  Atthasit Mahitthi 5   Thailand  Atthasit Mahitthi 5   Thailand  Atthasit Mahitthi 1   England  Mike Dunn 3
Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 5   Republic of Ireland  Joe Delaney 3   England  Rory McLeod 4   England  Anthony Hamilton 5
England  David Grace 3   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 5   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 5   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 1
England  Lewis Roberts 5   England  David Gray 5   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 3   England  Barry Hawkins 0
Republic of Ireland  Vincent Muldoon 2   England  Lewis Roberts 3   England  David Gray 5   England  David Gray 5
Republic of Ireland  Rodney Goggins 3   England  David Roe 1   England  Michael Holt 5   England  Ian McCulloch 3
India  Aditya Mehta 5   India  Aditya Mehta 5   India  Aditya Mehta 4   England  Michael Holt 5
England  Jimmy White 3   England  Martin Gould 5   England  Andrew Higginson 5   Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 5
China  Li Hang 5   China  Li Hang 1   England  Martin Gould 4   England  Andrew Higginson 4
  1. 1 2 Matches were held over and played in Beijing.

Century breaks

[10]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

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  2. "Happy Harold Ends Maguire's Reign". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. "Resurgent Ebdon Captures China Crown". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. "Ebdon outlasts Higgins in final". BBC Sport. 2009-04-06. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  5. "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  6. "Main Event (Draw)". WPBSA. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  7. "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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  9. "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  10. "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
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