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2009 World Snooker Championship

The 2009 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2009 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the first time that the World Snooker Championship had been sponsored by Betfred.[1]

Betfred.com World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates18 April – 4 May 2009 (2009-04-18 – 2009-05-04)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,111,000
Winner's share£250,000
Highest break Stephen Hendry (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion John Higgins (SCO)
Runner-up Shaun Murphy (ENG)
Score18–9
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Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 11–13 against Mark Allen.

John Higgins won his third World title by defeating Shaun Murphy 18–9 in the final. It was Higgins' 20th ranking title.

Tournament summary edit

First round edit

Second round edit

  • Hendry won his 1,000th frame at the Crucible during his match against Ding Junhui. In this very frame Hendry compiled a 140 break. In total, at that moment Hendry had played over 1,700 frames at the Crucible, more than any other player. Hendry went on to win the match 13–10 and qualified for the quarter-finals for a record 18th time.[9] This was the second consecutive year that Hendry had knocked out Ding in the Last 16.
  • Mark Allen beat defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 13–11.[9] Allen made his best appearance at the tournament, ultimately reaching the semi-finals.[10] This would be the last time that O'Sullivan failed to reach the quarter-finals until 2016.
  • Neil Robertson won four frames on the final black during the second session of his match with Ali Carter, and went on to win the match 13–8.[11]
  • John Higgins beat Jamie Cope 13–12 having trailed 10–12.
  • Stephen Maguire and Mark King set a new record for the longest frame ever played at the Crucible at 74 minutes 58 seconds,[12] breaking the previous record of 74 minutes 8 seconds set in the 2006 final between Peter Ebdon and Graeme Dott.[13]
  • The match between Mark Selby and Graeme Dott saw a controversial decision by referee Alan Chamberlain. Dott was going in-off, but stopped the cue ball with his fist before it dropped into the pocket, believing that the in-off was obvious. Chamberlain called a foul and awarded four points to Selby. Convinced that he now had the cue ball in hand, as would be the norm after an in-off, Selby picked up the ball to place it inside the "D". However, Chamberlain then called a foul on him and awarded four points back to Dott. Chamberlain's reasoning was that since the cue ball had never left the bed of the table, Selby should have played the shot from where the cue ball finished. Both players and even members of the audience disputed Chamberlain's decision, but it remained unchanged.[14][15]

Quarter-finals edit

  • Hendry made the ninth 147 break of his career in the seventh frame of his match against Shaun Murphy. Hendry equalled Ronnie O'Sullivan's record for most 147s and became the second man to score a Crucible 147 more than once, having done it for the first time in 1995.[16]
  • Neil Robertson beat Stephen Maguire - who had eliminated him in the second round the year before - 13–8. He became only the second player from Australia in 27 years (since Eddie Charlton) to play a semi-final at the Crucible.[17]
  • John Higgins advanced to the semi-finals against Mark Selby by winning his second consecutive match of the tournament in the final frame, again coming from behind before the last frames, this time 11–12. The final frame required two re-racks.[18]
  • Mark Allen and Neil Robertson both reached the first world championship semi-finals of their careers.

Semi-finals edit

Both semi-finals featured impressive comebacks from the eventual losers. Allen came back from a 3–13 deficit against Higgins to 12–15 before losing the match 13–17.[19] In a similar manner, Robertson brought a 7–14 deficit back to 14–14 in his match against Murphy, but lost the final three frames.[20]

Final edit

  • Michaela Tabb made history by becoming the first woman to referee a World Snooker Championship final.[21][22]
  • This was the first final contested by two former world champions since 2003, when Mark Williams defeated Ken Doherty 18–16.[23]
  • After the first session ended all-square at 4–4, John Higgins opened up an 11–5 lead over Shaun Murphy, winning the second session 7–1.[24] After the third session, Higgins led 16–8, having won that session 5–3.[25]
  • The second frame of the fourth session was Higgins's 1000th frame in the Crucible Theatre.[26]
  • The fourth and final session lasted only three frames before John Higgins defeated Shaun Murphy 18–9. In doing so, Higgins became only the ninth player to lift the trophy more than twice,[23] and only the sixth player to have won more than two titles in the modern era (Ray Reardon, John Spencer, Steve Davis, Stephen Hendry and Ronnie O'Sullivan being the others).[27]
  • By winning the title two weeks before his 34th birthday, Higgins became the oldest World Snooker Champion since 36-year-old Dennis Taylor in 1985.[28]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[29][30]

Main draw edit

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[31][32] The draw for the televised stage of the World Snooker Championship was made on Wednesday, 11 March 2009 at 9:45 a.m. GMT on Radio Sheffield.[3]

First round
Best of 19 frames		Second round
Best of 25 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 33 frames		Final
Best of 35 frames
18 April
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)10
23, 24 & 25 April
  Stuart Bingham5
  Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)11
19 & 20 April
  Mark Allen (16)13
  Mark Allen (16)10
28 & 29 April
  Martin Gould 6
  Mark Allen (16)13
21 April
  Ryan Day (8) 11
  Peter Ebdon (9)5
24 & 25 April
  Nigel Bond10
  Nigel Bond5
22 April
  Ryan Day (8)13
  Ryan Day (8)10
30 April 1 & 2 May
  Stephen Lee 4
  Mark Allen (16)13
22 & 23 April
  John Higgins (5)17
  John Higgins (5)10
25, 26 & 27 April
  Michael Holt 5
  John Higgins (5)13
20 & 21 April
  Jamie Cope 12
  Joe Perry (12)6
28 & 29 April
  Jamie Cope 10
  John Higgins (5)13
18 & 19 April
  Mark Selby (4)12
  Graeme Dott (13)10
26 & 27 April
  Barry Hawkins 8
  Graeme Dott (13) 10
19 & 20 April
  Mark Selby (4)13
  Mark Selby (4)10
3 & 4 May
  Ricky Walden 6
  John Higgins (5)18
21 & 22 April
  Shaun Murphy (3)9
  Shaun Murphy (3)10
24 & 25 April
  Andrew Higginson 8
  Shaun Murphy (3)13
20 April
  Marco Fu (14)3
  Marco Fu (14)10
28 & 29 April
  Joe Swail 4
  Shaun Murphy (3)13
20 & 21 April
  Stephen Hendry (6)11
  Ding Junhui (11)10
23 & 24 April
  Liang Wenbo8
  Ding Junhui (11)10
18 & 19 April
  Stephen Hendry (6)13
  Stephen Hendry (6)10
30 April 1 & 2 May
  Mark Williams 7
  Shaun Murphy (3)17
18 & 19 April
  Neil Robertson (10)14
  Ali Carter (7)10
25, 26 & 27 April
  Gerard Greene 5
  Ali Carter (7)8
21 & 22 April
  Neil Robertson (10) 13
  Neil Robertson (10)10
28 & 29 April
  Steve Davis 2
  Neil Robertson (10)13
18 & 19 April
  Stephen Maguire (2) 8
  Mark King (15)10
26 & 27 April
  Rory McLeod 6
  Mark King (15)6
22 & 23 April
  Stephen Maguire (2)13
  Stephen Maguire (2)10
  Jamie Burnett5
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 3 May & 4 May 2009. Referee: Michaela Tabb
John Higgins (5)
  Scotland 		18–9 Shaun Murphy (3)
  England
83–0, 85–6, 79–20, 7–83, 50–96, 4–114, 49–63, 69–34, 98–1, 12–87, 70–51, 95–11, 70–45, 132–0, 82–0, 128–6, 64–42, 0–91, 60–49, 76–43, 28–70, 49–79, 94–26, 80–59, 106–21, 0–78, 105–0 Century breaks: 3
(Higgins 2, Murphy 1)

Highest break by Higgins: 128
Highest break by Murphy: 109

83–0, 85–6, 79–20, 7–83, 50–96, 4–114, 49–63, 69–34, 98–1, 12–87, 70–51, 95–11, 70–45, 132–0, 82–0, 128–6, 64–42, 0–91, 60–49, 76–43, 28–70, 49–79, 94–26, 80–59, 106–21, 0–78, 105–0
  John Higgins wins the 2009 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship

Preliminary qualifying edit

The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place on 25 February 2009 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association members not on The Tour.)[33][34]

Round 1

  Bill Kelly 1–5   David Singh
  Neil Selman 5–3   Paul Cavney
  Barry Stark 5–3   Les Dodd
  Stephen Ormerod 5–0   Christopher Flight
  Del Smith 5–0   Adam Osbourne
  Phil Seaton 5–2   Philip Minchin
  Ali Bassiri 1–5   Tony Knowles

Round 2

  Colin Mitchell 5–1   David Singh
  Neil Selman 5–1   Barry Stark
  Stephen Ormerod 1–5   Del Smith
  Phil Seaton 2–5   Tony Knowles

Qualifying edit

The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place between 26 February and 4 March 2009 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The final round of qualifying took place between 8 and 10 March 2009 at the same venue.[33][34]

Round 1

  Li Hang 10–2   Colin Mitchell
  Declan Hughes wd–wo   Neil Selman
  Chris McBreen 10–8   Del Smith
  Stefan Mazrocis 9–10   Tony Knowles

Rounds 2–5

Round 2
Best of 19 frames		Round 3
Best of 19 frames		Round 4
Best of 19 frames		Round 5
Best of 19 frames
  Matthew Couch10  Andrew Norman4  John Parrott3  Joe Swail10
  Michael Georgiou8  Matthew Couch10  Matthew Couch10  Matthew Couch1
  Lee Spick10  Barry Pinches5  Adrian Gunnell2  Steve Davis10
  Stephen Craigie5  Lee Spick10  Lee Spick10  Lee Spick8
  Jimmy White10  Andy Hicks10  Rory McLeod10  Ian McCulloch7
  Vincent Muldoon8  Jimmy White8  Andy Hicks8  Rory McLeod10
  Daniel Wells10  Ian Preece9  Marcus Campbell9  Barry Hawkins10
  Li Hang9  Daniel Wells10  Daniel Wells10  Daniel Wells9
  Supoj Saenla10  Liu Song10  Gerard Greene10  Ken Doherty5
  Liu Chuang5  Supoj Saenla9  Liu Song6  Gerard Greene10
  Scott MacKenzie9  Joe Delaney10  Judd Trump10  Stephen Lee10
  Wayne Cooper10  Wayne Cooper8  Joe Delaney1  Judd Trump8
  Patrick Wallace10  Mark Joyce6  Tom Ford10  Mark Williams10
  Neil Selman2  Patrick Wallace10  Patrick Wallace8  Tom Ford5
  Matthew Selt10  Rod Lawler10  Ricky Walden10  Anthony Hamilton5
  Robert Stephen3  Matthew Selt5  Rod Lawler1  Ricky Walden10
  James McBain10  David Morris10  Liang Wenbo10  Dave Harold3
  Chris McBreen2  James McBain3  David Morris8  Liang Wenbo10
  Simon Bedford10  David Roe7  Jamie Burnett10  Fergal O'Brien6
  David Grace6  Simon Bedford10  Simon Bedford8  Jamie Burnett10
  Jamie Jones10  Robert Milkins7  Andrew Higginson10  Michael Judge4
  Atthasit Mahitthi9  Jamie Jones10  Jamie Jones8  Andrew Higginson10
  Lewis Roberts10  Paul Davies10  Jimmy Michie6  Jamie Cope10
  Aditya Mehta8  Lewis Roberts7  Paul Davies10  Paul Davies5
  Kuldesh Johal8  David Gray8  Mike Dunn10  Nigel Bond10
  Jin Long10  Jin Long10  Jin Long7  Mike Dunn7
  Peter Lines10  Mark Davis10  Michael Holt10  Dominic Dale7
  Andy Lee8  Peter Lines6  Mark Davis9  Michael Holt10
  Paul Davison5  Stuart Pettman10  Alan McManus10  Stuart Bingham10
  Andrew Pagett10  Andrew Pagett3  Stuart Pettman8  Alan McManus6
  Rodney Goggins10  Martin Gould10  Dave Gilbert8  Matthew Stevens4
  Tony Knowles4  Rodney Goggins7  Martin Gould10  Martin Gould10

Century breaks edit

This is complete list of century breaks scored in both the qualifying and the televised stages.[35]

Televised stage centuries edit

There were 83 century breaks in the televised stage of the World Championship, a new record beating 2002's and 2007's 68; this record was surpassed in 2015.[citation needed]

Qualifying stage centuries edit

There were 69 century breaks in the qualifying stage of the World Championship:[citation needed]

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