2009 Grand Prix (snooker)

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

Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates3–11 October 2009
VenueKelvin Hall
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£502,100
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Mark Williams (142)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson
Runner-up Ding Junhui
Score9–4
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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]

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

Century breaks

[10]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References
  1. "Go Robbo Go!". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  2. "Rampant Robertson sees off Ding". BBC Sport. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  3. "Prize Fund". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. "Grand Prix Draw To Be Screened Free On 110sport.tv". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  5. "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  6. "Main Event (Format)" (PDF). World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  7. "Grand Prix 2009". Snooker.org. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  8. "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  9. "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  10. "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

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