2009 Grand Prix (snooker)

Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates 3–11 October 2009
Venue Kelvin Hall
City Glasgow
Country Scotland
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Ranking event
Winner's share £75,000
Highest break 142
Final
Champion Australia Neil Robertson
Runner-up China Ding Junhui
Score 9–4
2008
2010

The 2009 Grand Prix was a professional ranking tournament that took place between 3–11 October 2009 at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow, Scotland.

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

Prize fund

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

  • Winner: £75,000
  • Runner-up: £35,000
  • Semi-finals: £20,000
  • Quarter-finals: £12,000
  • Last 16: £9,550
  • Last 32: £7,100
  • Last 48: £4,650
  • Last 64: £2,200

  • Stage one highest break: £500
  • Stage two highest break: £4,000
  • Stage one maximum break: £1,000
  • Stage two maximum break: £20,000

Main draw

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

Last 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

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

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
                               
England  Chris Norbury 2   England  Mark Joyce 5   Republic of Ireland  Michael Judge 4   England  Barry Hawkins 3
England  Andrew Norman 5   England  Andrew Norman 2   England  Mark Joyce 5   England  Mark Joyce 5
China  Li Hang 5   England  David Roe 4   England  Mark Davis 5   England  Steve Davis 0
Republic of Ireland  Brendan O'Donoghue 4   China  Li Hang 5   China  Li Hang 3   England  Mark Davis 5
Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 5   Republic of Ireland  Joe Delaney 2   England  Adrian Gunnell 5   England  Ricky Walden 5
China  Mei Xiwen 0   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 5   Northern Ireland  Patrick Wallace 2   England  Adrian Gunnell 2
Belgium  Bjorn Haneveer 5   China  Liu Song 5   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5   Scotland  Graeme Dott 0
Wales  Ian Preece 2   Belgium  Bjorn Haneveer 4   China  Liu Song 4   Scotland  Jamie Burnett 5
China  Xiao Guodong 1   England  Tom Ford 5   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 5   England  Judd Trump 3
England  Joe Jogia 5   England  Joe Jogia 1   England  Tom Ford 3   Scotland  Marcus Campbell 5
England  Lee Page 1   England  Andy Hicks 3   England  Mike Dunn 5   Wales  Matthew Stevens 5
Malta  Tony Drago 5   Malta  Tony Drago 5   Malta  Tony Drago 2   England  Mike Dunn 1
England  Lee Spick 0   England  Peter Lines 5   England  Martin Gould 4   England  Nigel Bond 5
England  David Gray 5   England  David Gray 4   England  Peter Lines 5   England  Peter Lines 3
England  Matthew Couch 5   England  Robert Milkins 5   England  Andrew Higginson 1   England  Stephen Lee 3
England  Jimmy Robertson 1   England  Matthew Couch 1   England  Robert Milkins 5   England  Robert Milkins 5
Thailand  Noppadol Sangnil 1   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 5   England  Rory McLeod 4   England  Jamie Cope 5
Wales  Michael White 5   Wales  Michael White 3   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 5   Republic of Ireland  David Morris 3
Thailand  Atthasit Mahitthi 4   England  Rod Lawler 5   Scotland  Alan McManus 4   Northern Ireland  Gerard Greene 5
Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5   Thailand  Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3   England  Rod Lawler 5   England  Rod Lawler 1
Wales  Daniel Wells 5   England  Barry Pinches 5   England  Jimmy Michie 3   England  Michael Holt 4
England  Sam Baird 2   Wales  Daniel Wells 2   England  Barry Pinches 5   England  Barry Pinches 5
England  Stephen Rowlings 5   England  David Gilbert 5   England  Anthony Hamilton 0   England  Stuart Bingham 5
Thailand  James Wattana 1   England  Stephen Rowlings 4   England  David Gilbert 5   England  David Gilbert 2
England  Craig Steadman 4   Wales  Paul Davies 5   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5   England  Dave Harold 1
Scotland  Mark Boyle 5   Scotland  Mark Boyle 4   Wales  Paul Davies 4   Republic of Ireland  Ken Doherty 5
England  Simon Bedford 5   England  John Parrott 5   England  Ian McCulloch 5   Northern Ireland  Joe Swail 4
Republic of Ireland  David Hogan 4   England  Simon Bedford 4   England  John Parrott 4   England  Ian McCulloch 5
England  Matthew Selt 5   England  Jimmy White 2   England  Stuart Pettman 4   Republic of Ireland  Fergal O'Brien 3
Northern Ireland  Jordan Brown 4   England  Matthew Selt 5   England  Matthew Selt 5   England  Matthew Selt 5
England  Ben Woollaston 3   China  Jin Long 2   Wales  Dominic Dale 5   China  Liang Wenbo 5
China  Zhang Anda 5   China  Zhang Anda 5   China  Zhang Anda 0   Wales  Dominic Dale 3

Century breaks

[10]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

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