2009 UK Championship
The 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–13 December 2009 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 5–13 December 2009 |
Venue | Telford International Centre |
City | Telford |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £625,000 |
Winner's share | £100,000 |
Highest break | Mark Selby (141) Stephen Lee (141) |
Final | |
Champion | Ding Junhui |
Runner-up | John Higgins |
Score | 10–8 |
← 2008 2010 → |
This was the first time that the UK Championship was sponsored by Pukka Pies.[1] Ding Junhui won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.[2]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
Winner: £100,000 |
Stage one highest break: £500 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Total: £625,000 |
Main draw
* Dott withdrew due to illness.
Final
Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 13 December 2009. | ||
Ding Junhui (13) China |
10–8 | John Higgins (2) Scotland |
Afternoon: 93–11 (81), 43–75 (67), 101–27 (69), 32–77 (67), 78–4 (63), 51–62, 65–49, 0–96 (80) Evening: 58–22, 21–67, 78–12 (50), 12–99 (91), 5–68, 75–5 (74), 64–58, 62–49, 18–115 (115), 84–36 (75) | ||
81 | Highest break | 115 |
0 | Century breaks | 1 |
6 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 23 and 30 November 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[6][7]
Century breaks
Televised stage centuries
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Qualifying stage centuries
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References
- "Pukka Partnership for UK Championship". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Ding Junhui beats John Higgins in UK Championship final". BBC Sport. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- "Century Break List". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.