2009 Grand Prix (snooker)

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Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates3–11 October 2009 (2009-10-03 – 2009-10-11)
VenueKelvin Hall
CityGlasgow
CountryScotland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£502,100
Winner's share£75,000
Highest break Mark Williams (WAL) (142)
Final
Champion Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up Ding Junhui (CHN)
Score9–4
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

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

Main draw

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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

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Last 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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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

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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 Norbury2England Mark Joyce5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge4England Barry Hawkins3
England Andrew Norman5England Andrew Norman2England Mark Joyce5England Mark Joyce5
China Li Hang5England David Roe4England Mark Davis5England Steve Davis0
Republic of Ireland Brendan O'Donoghue4China Li Hang5China Li Hang3England Mark Davis5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney2England Adrian Gunnell5England Ricky Walden5
China Mei Xiwen0Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2England Adrian Gunnell2
Belgium Bjorn Haneveer5China Liu Song5Scotland Jamie Burnett5Scotland Graeme Dott0
Wales Ian Preece2Belgium Bjorn Haneveer4China Liu Song4Scotland Jamie Burnett5
China Xiao Guodong1England Tom Ford5Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Judd Trump3
England Joe Jogia5England Joe Jogia1England Tom Ford3Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Lee Page1England Andy Hicks3England Mike Dunn5Wales Matthew Stevens5
Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago5Malta Tony Drago2England Mike Dunn1
England Lee Spick0England Peter Lines5England Martin Gould4England Nigel Bond5
England David Gray5England David Gray4England Peter Lines5England Peter Lines3
England Matthew Couch5England Robert Milkins5England Andrew Higginson1England Stephen Lee3
England Jimmy Robertson1England Matthew Couch1England Robert Milkins5England Robert Milkins5
Thailand Noppadol Sangnil1Republic of Ireland David Morris5England Rory McLeod4England Jamie Cope5
Wales Michael White5Wales Michael White3Republic of Ireland David Morris5Republic of Ireland David Morris3
Thailand Atthasit Mahitthi4England Rod Lawler5Scotland Alan McManus4Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh5Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh3England Rod Lawler5England Rod Lawler1
Wales Daniel Wells5England Barry Pinches5England Jimmy Michie3England Michael Holt4
England Sam Baird2Wales Daniel Wells2England Barry Pinches5England Barry Pinches5
England Stephen Rowlings5England David Gilbert5England Anthony Hamilton0England Stuart Bingham5
Thailand James Wattana1England Stephen Rowlings4England David Gilbert5England David Gilbert2
England Craig Steadman4Wales Paul Davies5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5England Dave Harold1
Scotland Mark Boyle5Scotland Mark Boyle4Wales Paul Davies4Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
England Simon Bedford5England John Parrott5England Ian McCulloch5Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
Republic of Ireland David Hogan4England Simon Bedford4England John Parrott4England Ian McCulloch5
England Matthew Selt5England Jimmy White2England Stuart Pettman4Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien3
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown4England Matthew Selt5England Matthew Selt5England Matthew Selt5
England Ben Woollaston3China Jin Long2Wales Dominic Dale5China Liang Wenbo5
China Zhang Anda5China Zhang Anda5China Zhang Anda0Wales Dominic Dale3

Century breaks

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Televised stage centuries

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Qualifying stage centuries

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References

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  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.[dead link]
  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. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. 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.