The 2009

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tournament that was played from 5 January to 26 March 2009 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in

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won in the final 3–2 against

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, and earned a place in the 2009 Premier League Snooker.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Group 1–7 **Winner: £3,000 **Runner-up: £2,000 **Semi-final: £1,000 **Frame-win in league stage: £100 **Frame-win in play-offs: £300 *Winners group **Winner: £10,000 **Runner-up: £5,000 **Semi-final: £3,000 **Frame-win in league stage: £200 **Frame-win in play-offs: £300 *Tournament total: £175,600

Group one

Group one matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2009. Mark Selby was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*''Joe Perry 2–2 Ryan Day'' *''Mark Selby 2–2 Ali Carter'' *''Shaun Murphy 2–2 Stephen Hendry'' *Ding Junhui 3–1 Joe Perry *Ryan Day 1–3 Mark Selby *''Ali Carter 2–2 Shaun Murphy'' *Stephen Hendry 1–3 Ding Junhui *Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Selby *''Ryan Day 2–2 Ali Carter'' *Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ding Junhui *''Mark Selby 2–2 Ding Junhui'' *''Stephen Hendry 2–2 Ali Carter'' *''Joe Perry 2–2 Stephen Hendry'' *Ryan Day 1–3 Shaun Murphy *Ali Carter 1–3 Ding Junhui *Mark Selby 1–3 Stephen Hendry *Joe Perry 4–0 Shaun Murphy *Ryan Day 1–3 Ding Junhui *Ryan Day 3–1 Stephen Hendry *''Shaun Murphy 2–2 Mark Selby'' *''Joe Perry 2–2 Ali Carter''

Table

Play-offs

Group two

Group two matches were played on 7 and 8 January 2009. Mark Allen was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

*Ali Carter 1–3 Ding Junhui *Joe Perry 3–1 Stephen Hendry *Mark Allen 3–1 Peter Ebdon *Mark Williams 1–3 Ali Carter *Ding Junhui 3–1 Joe Perry *Stephen Hendry 3–1 Mark Allen *Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Williams *Ali Carter 3–1 Joe Perry *Ding Junhui 4–0 Stephen Hendry *''Mark Allen 2–2 Mark Williams'' *''Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Williams'' *Peter Ebdon 1–3 Stephen Hendry *Ali Carter 3–1 Peter Ebdon *''Ding Junhui 2–2 Mark Allen'' *''Stephen Hendry 2–2 Mark Williams'' *Joe Perry 3–1 Peter Ebdon *Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Allen *''Ding Junhui 2–2 Mark Williams'' *''Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Allen'' *Ding Junhui 3–1 Peter Ebdon *Ali Carter 3–1 Stephen Hendry

Table

Play-offs

Group three

Group three matches were played on 9 and 10 February 2009. Joe Perry was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

* Joe Perry 1–3 Ding Junhui * ''Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Williams'' * John Higgins 1–3 Neil Robertson * ''Barry Hawkins 2–2 Joe Perry'' * ''Ding Junhui 2–2 Ali Carter'' * ''Mark Williams 2–2 John Higgins'' * ''Neil Robertson 2–2 Barry Hawkins'' * ''Joe Perry 2–2 Ali Carter'' * Ding Junhui 1–3 Mark Williams * John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins * Ali Carter 3–1 Barry Hawkins * ''Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark Williams'' * Joe Perry 3–1 Neil Robertson * ''Ding Junhui 2–2 John Higgins'' * Mark Williams 3–1 Barry Hawkins * Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson * ''John Higgins 2–2 Joe Perry'' * Ding Junhui 1–3 Barry Hawkins * Ali Carter 1–3 John Higgins * Neil Robertson 4–0 Ding Junhui * ''Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Williams''

Table

Play-offs

Group four

Group four matches were played on 11 and 12 February 2009. Stuart Bingham was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

* ''Mark Williams 2–2 Neil Robertson'' * Barry Hawkins 1–3 John Higgins * Dave Harold 0–4 Stuart Bingham * Jamie Cope 3–1 Mark Williams * John Higgins 4–0 Dave Harold * Neil Robertson 0–4 Barry Hawkins * Jamie Cope 3–1 Stuart Bingham * Barry Hawkins 3–1 Mark Williams * Neil Robertson 0–4 John Higgins * ''Dave Harold 2– 2 Jamie Cope'' * Barry Hawkins 0–4 Jamie Cope * ''John Higgins 2–2 Stuart Bingham'' * Mark Williams 3–1 Stuart Bingham * Neil Robertson 4–0 Dave Harold * ''John Higgins 2–2 Jamie Cope'' * ''Barry Hawkins 2–2 Stuart Bingham'' * Mark Williams 3–1 Dave Harold * ''Neil Robertson 2–2 Jamie Cope'' * ''Barry Hawkins 2–2 Dave Harold'' * Neil Robertson 1–3 Stuart Bingham * ''Mark Williams 2–2 John Higgins''

Table

Play-offs

Group five

Group five matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2009. Mark King was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

* John Higgins 1–3 Jamie Cope * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Williams * ''Mark King 2–2 Matthew Stevens'' * Ken Doherty 1–3 John Higgins * ''Jamie Cope 2–2 Barry Hawkins'' * Mark Williams 1–3 Mark King * Matthew Stevens 1–3 Ken Doherty * John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins * Jamie Cope 3–1 Mark Williams * ''Mark King 2–2 Ken Doherty'' * Barry Hawkins 0–4 Ken Doherty * Matthews Stevens 3–1 Mark Williams * ''John Higgins 2–2 Matthew Stevens'' * ''Jamie Cope 2–2 Mark King'' * ''Mark Williams 2–2 Ken Doherty'' * Barry Hawkins 3–1 Matthew Stevens * John Higgins 3–1 Mark King * ''Jamie Cope 2–2 Ken Doherty'' * Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark King * ''Jamie Cope 2–2 Matthew Stevens'' * John Higgins 3–1 Mark Williams

Table

Play-offs

Group six

Group six matches were played on 4 and 5 March 2009. John Higgins was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

* Ken Doherty 1–3 Jamie Cope * John Higgins 3–1 Joe Swail * ''Matthew Stevens 2–2 Graeme Dott'' * Steve Davis 3–1 Ken Doherty * Jamie Cope 1–3 John Higgins * Joe Swail 3–1 Matthew Stevens * Graeme Dott 1–3 Steve Davis * ''Ken Doherty 2–2 John Higgins'' * Jamie Cope 3–1 Joe Swail * ''Matthew Stevens 2–2 Steve Davis'' * ''John Higgins 2–2 Steve Davis'' * ''Graeme Dott 2–2 Joe Swail'' * Ken Doherty 3–1 Graeme Dott * Jamie Cope 0–4 Matthew Stevens * Joe Swail 1–3 Steve Davis * John Higgins 3–1 Graeme Dott * ''Ken Doherty 2–2 Matthew Stevens'' * Jamie Cope 1–3 Steve Davis * John Higgins 1–3 Matthew Stevens * Jamie Cope 0–4 Graeme Dott * Ken Doherty 1–3 Joe Swail

Table

Play-offs

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 23 and 24 March 2009. Judd Trump was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

* Matthew Stevens 1–3 Steve Davis * ''Joe Swail 2–2 Graeme Dott'' * Ricky Walden 3–1 Liang Wenbo * Judd Trump 0–4 Steve Davis * Matthew Stevens 3–1 Joe Swail * Graeme Dott 1–3 Ricky Walden * Liang Wenbo 1–3 Judd Trump * Steve Davis 1–3 Joe Swail * Matthew Stevens 0–4 Graeme Dott * Ricky Walden 1–3 Judd Trump * Joe Swail 1–3 Judd Trump * ''Liang Wenbo 2–2 Graeme Dott'' * Steve Davis 4–0 Liang Wenbo * Matthew Stevens 0–4 Ricky Walden * Graeme Dott 1–3 Judd Trump * ''Joe Swail 2–2 Liang Wenbo'' * ''Steve Davis 2–2 Ricky Walden'' * Matthew Stevens 1–3 Judd Trump * Joe Swail 1–3 Ricky Walden * ''Matthew Stevens 2–2 Liang Wenbo'' * ''Steve Davis 2–2 Graeme Dott

Table

Play-offs

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 25 and 26 March 2009. Judd Trump has qualified for the 2009 Premier League.

Matches

* Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Allen * ''Joe Perry 2–2 Stuart Bingham'' * Mark King 1–3 John Higgins * Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Selby * Mark Allen 1–3 Joe Perry * Stuart Bingham 3–1 Mark King * ''John Higgins 2–2 Judd Trump'' * Mark Selby 1–3 Joe Perry * ''Mark Allen 2–2 Stuart Bingham'' * Mark King 1–3 Judd Trump * Joe Perry 1–3 Judd Trump * John Higgins 1–3 Stuart Bingham * Mark Selby 3–1 John Higgins * Mark Allen 3–1 Mark King * ''Stuart Bingham 2–2 Judd Trump'' * ''Joe Perry 2–2 John Higgins'' * ''Mark Allen 2–2 Judd Trump'' * Mark Selby 4–0 Mark King * ''Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King'' * Mark Allen 0–4 John Higgins * Mark Selby 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

Play-offs

Century breaks

Total: 77 *145, 133, 132, 122, 121, 113

*144, 125, 106

Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979) is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season, when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK Championsh ...

*137, 125, 125, 122, 108, 104

Jamie Cope Jamie Cope (born 12 September 1985) is an English former professional snooker player. A finalist in two ranking tournaments, the 2006 Grand Prix and the 2007 China Open, Cope also reached the semi-finals of the 2011 Masters. He reached his h ...

*136, 128, 125, 109, 108, 105, 102, 101 Joe Perry *134, 127

Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham (born 21 May 1976) is an English professional snooker player who is a former world and Masters champion. Bingham won the 1996 World Amateur Championship but enjoyed little sustained success in the early part of his professional ...

*134, 115, 101

Ricky Walden Ricky Walden (born 11 November 1982) is an English professional snooker player from Chester. Walden turned professional in 2000 and it took him eight years to win his first ranking title at the Shanghai Masters. He has since won the 2012 Wuxi ...

*133, 131, 130, 125, 123, 123, 113,
113, 109, 109, 106, 104, 103, 103

John Higgins John Higgins, (born 18 May 1975) is a Scottish professional snooker player. He has won 31 career ranking titles, placing him in third position on the all-time list of ranking event winners, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (39) and Stephen Hendry ( ...

*133, 118, 113, 111, 104

*133

Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo (; born 25 March 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player based at the Oracle Snooker Club, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England. Liang, who plays left-handed, has reached one Triple Crown final, made three Masters appearances, and ...

*132, 131, 125, 123, 122, 120, 117, 115, 105, 101

Ding Junhui Ding Junhui (; born 1 April 1987) is a Chinese professional snooker player. He is the most successful Asian player in the history of the sport. Throughout his career, he has won 14 major ranking titles, including three UK Championships (2005 ...

*131, 126, 114, 113

Matthew Stevens Matthew Stevens (born 11 September 1977) is a Welsh professional snooker player. He has won two of the game's Triple Crown events, the Masters in 2000 and the UK Championship in 2003. He has also been a two-time runner-up in the other triple c ...

*129

Dave Harold David Harold (born 9 December 1966) is an English former professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent. He was known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter" (conflating his home city's pottery industry and his profession of ...

*127, 115, 109

Ken Doherty Ken Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player, commentator and radio presenter. As an amateur, Doherty won the Irish Amateur Championship twice, the World Under-21 Amateur Championship and the World Amateur C ...

*127

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*121, 113, 101

Ali Carter Allister Carter (born 25 July 1979) is an English professional snooker player. He has twice been the World Championship runner-up, in 2008 and 2012, losing both finals to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He has won four ranking titles and briefly reached numb ...

*118, 116 Mark Williams *114

Graeme Dott Graeme Dott (born 12 May 1977) is a Scottish professional snooker player and snooker coach from Larkhall. He turned professional in 1994 and first entered the top 16 in 2001. He has won two ranking titles, the 2006 World Snooker Championship a ...

*106

Stephen Hendry Stephen Gordon Hendry (born 13 January 1969) is a Scottish professional snooker player who dominated the sport during the 1990s, becoming one of the most successful players in its history. After turning professional in 1985 at age 16, Hendry ...

*106

Steve Davis Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...

*105, 101

Neil Robertson Neil Robertson (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian professional snooker player who is a former world champion and former world number one. The only Australian to have won a ranking event, he is also the only player from outside the United ...

Winnings

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References

External links

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