2009 Grand Prix (snooker)

Grand Prix
Tournament information
Dates	3–11 October 2009
Venue	Kelvin Hall
City	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking 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)
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

Saturday, 3 October – 13:00
- John Higgins (1) 5–1 Mark Joyce
- Marco Fu (8) 4–5 Mark Davis
Saturday, 3 October – 19:00
- Mark Selby (7) 3–5 Ken Doherty
- Joe Perry (12) 5–2 Marcus Campbell
Sunday, 4 October – 12:30
- Ali Carter (5) 1–5 Robert Milkins
- Ding Junhui (13) 5–4 Matthew Stevens
Sunday, 4 October – 19:00
- Ryan Day (6) 3–5 Jamie Cope
- Neil Robertson (9) 5–3 Gerard Greene

Monday, 5 October – 13:30
- Stephen Hendry (10) 5–2 Matthew Selt
- Peter Ebdon (14) 5–2 Liang Wenbo
Monday, 5 October – 19:00
- Shaun Murphy (4) 4–5 Barry Pinches
- Mark Allen (11) 5–3 Ian McCulloch
Tuesday, 6 October – 13:30
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 5–3 Jamie Burnett
- Mark Williams (15) 5–0 Stuart Bingham
Tuesday, 6 October – 19:00
- Stephen Maguire (3) 5–3 Nigel Bond
- Mark King (16) 5–4 Ricky Walden

Last 16

Wednesday, 7 October – 14:00
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 4–5 John Higgins (1)
- Jamie Cope 3–5 Mark Allen (11)
Wednesday, 7 October – 19:00
- Neil Robertson (9) 5–2 Ken Doherty
- Joe Perry (12) 5–2 Barry Pinches

Thursday, 8 October – 13:30
- Mark Williams (15) 5–2 Stephen Hendry (10)
- Peter Ebdon (14) 5–3 Mark Davis
Thursday, 8 October – 19:00
- Stephen Maguire (3) 1–5 Ding Junhui (13)
- Robert Milkins 5–1 Mark King (16)

Quarter-finals

Friday, 9 October – 13:30
- John Higgins (1) 5–1 Mark Allen (11)
- Joe Perry (12) 1–5 Neil Robertson (9)

Friday, 9 October – 19:00
- Peter Ebdon (14) 2–5 Ding Junhui (13)
- Mark Williams (15) 5–2 Robert Milkins

Semi-finals

Saturday, 10 October – 13:00
- John Higgins (1) 5–6 Neil Robertson (9)

Saturday, 10 October – 19:30
- Mark Williams (15) 1–6 Ding Junhui (13)

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]

Televised stage centuries

142 – Mark Williams
135 – John Higgins
135 – Peter Ebdon
134 – Ryan Day
131, 126 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
130, 128, 124, 114, 108, 103, 100 – Neil Robertson

116 – Stephen Hendry
112, 107, 105, 103 – Ding Junhui
109 – Barry Pinches
105 – Ken Doherty
104 – Marcus Campbell

Qualifying stage centuries

140 – Atthasit Mahitthi
137 – Joe Jogia
135 – Marcus Campbell
129, 115, 107 – David Gilbert
125 – Tom Ford
123, 117 – Liang Wenbo
123 – Matthew Selt
116 – Michael Judge
115 – Adrian Gunnell

113 – Fergal O'Brien
109 – Jamie Cope
106 – Martin Gould
106 – Mark Davis
104 – Bjorn Haneveer
103 – Simon Bedford
102 – Daniel Wells
101 – Robert Milkins
100 – Jamie Burnett

References

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^ "Rampant Robertson sees off Ding". BBC Sport. 11 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Prize Fund". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^ "Grand Prix Draw To Be Screened Free on 110sport.tv". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
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^ "Century Breaks". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2010.

[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.

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