2009 China Open (snooker)

Bank of Beijing China Open

Tournament information
Dates	30 March-5 April 2009
Venue	Beijing University Students' Gymnasium
City	Beijing
Country	China
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£292,000
Winner's share	£52,000
Highest break	140 (2x)
Final
Champion	Peter Ebdon
Runner-up	John Higgins
Score	10–8
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The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2009 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The event was sponsored by Bank of Beijing and Hyundai.^[1]

The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he lost in the first round 0–5 against Dave Harold.^[2]

Peter Ebdon won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.^[3][4]

Prize fund

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

Winner: £52,000 Runner-Up: £25,000 Semi-Finalists: £9,000 Quarter-Finalists: £5,775 Last 16: £5,000 Last 32: £3,450 Last 48: £2,050 Last 64: £1,400

Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000[5]

Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.

Match		Score
WC1	Judd Trump	3–5	Tang Jun
WC2	Ricky Walden	5–0	Cao Kaisheng
WC3	Stuart Pettman	5–2	Cao Yupeng
WC4	Rod Lawler	3–5	Yu Delu
WC5	John Parrott	w/d-w/o	Cao Xinlong
WC6	David Gray	1–5	Tian Pengfei
WC7	Michael Holt	3–5	Xiao Guodong

Main draw

	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Stephen Maguire	0
		Dave Harold	5
							Dave Harold	3
						9	Peter Ebdon	5
	9	Peter Ebdon	5
		Tang Jun	2
											9	Peter Ebdon	5
											6	Stephen Hendry	1
	12	Joe Perry	2
		Ricky Walden	5
							Ricky Walden	4
						6	Stephen Hendry	5
	6	Stephen Hendry	5
		Robert Milkins	3
																9	Peter Ebdon	6
																	Stuart Pettman	1
	7	Allister Carter	5
		Nigel Bond	0
						7	Allister Carter	2
							Stuart Pettman	5
	16	Mark Allen	3
		Stuart Pettman	5
												Stuart Pettman	5
											13	Graeme Dott	2
	13	Graeme Dott	5
		Yu Delu	3
						13	Graeme Dott	5
						4	Mark Selby	1
	4	Mark Selby	5
		Stephen Lee	1
																					9	Peter Ebdon	10
																					5	John Higgins	8
	3	Shaun Murphy	5
		Cao Xinlong	1
						3	Shaun Murphy	5
						10	Neil Robertson	1
	10	Neil Robertson	5
		Gerard Greene	4
											3	Shaun Murphy	0
											8	Ryan Day	5
	15	Mark King	5
		Mark Williams	2
						15	Mark King	2
						8	Ryan Day	5
	8	Ryan Day	5
		Jamie Cope	2
																8	Ryan Day	4
																5	John Higgins	6
	5	John Higgins	5
		Anthony Hamilton	4
						5	John Higgins	5
							Tian Pengfei	2
	14	Marco Fu	2
		Tian Pengfei	5
											5	John Higgins	5
											2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
	11	Ding Junhui	3
		Xiao Guodong	5
							Xiao Guodong	3
						2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	2	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Fergal O'Brien	3

^[6][7]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 5 April 2009.
Peter Ebdon (9)  England	10–8	John Higgins (5)  Scotland
Afternoon: 4–87 (60), 84–1 (84), 109–15 (108), 15–78, 65–5, 68–57, 10–64 72–56 (54 Ebdon, 56 Higgins), 0–140 (140) Evening: 114–16 (52, 57), 13–105 (62), 46–68, 55–25, 32–75 (51), 67–43, 53–63 (52 Ebdon) 64–3, 86–8 (71)
108	Highest break	140
1	Century breaks	1
7	50+ breaks	5

Qualifying

These matches took place between 21 and 24 January 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.^[8][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
		Lee Spick	4			Andrew Norman	5			Jimmy Michie	5			Dave Harold	5
		Stephen Craigie	5			Stephen Craigie	4			Andrew Norman	4			Jimmy Michie	4
		Kuldesh Johal	5			Barry Pinches	4			Judd Trump	5			Ken Doherty	0
		Michael Georgiou	0			Kuldesh Johal	5			Kuldesh Johal	3			Judd Trump	5
		Simon Bedford	5			Andy Hicks	5			Ricky Walden	5			Michael Judge	4
		Liu Chuang	4			Simon Bedford	2			Andy Hicks	1			Ricky Walden	5
		Paul Davison	2			Robert Milkins	5			Liang Wenbo [nb 1]	2			Joe Swail [nb 1]	4
		Andrew Pagett	5			Andrew Pagett	1			Robert Milkins	5			Robert Milkins	5
		Scott MacKenzie	wo			Mark Joyce	3			Jamie Burnett	5			Nigel Bond	5
		Declan Hughes	wd			Scott MacKenzie	5			Scott MacKenzie	3			Jamie Burnett	1
		Peter Lines	5			Stuart Pettman	5			Alan McManus	3			Steve Davis	2
		Chris McBreen	0			Peter Lines	3			Stuart Pettman	5			Stuart Pettman	5
		Daniel Wells	5			Rod Lawler	5			Adrian Gunnell	2			Matthew Stevens	4
		Wayne Cooper	2			Daniel Wells	4			Rod Lawler	5			Rod Lawler	5
		Jamie Jones	2			David Morris	1			Tom Ford	4			Stephen Lee	5
		Jin Long	5			Jin Long	5			Jin Long	5			Jin Long	3
		Supoj Saenla	1			Liu Song	4			John Parrott	5			Stuart Bingham	2
		Robert Stephen	5			Robert Stephen	5			Robert Stephen	3			John Parrott	5
		Matthew Selt	3			Paul Davies	2			Gerard Greene	5			Dominic Dale	3
		Andy Lee	5			Andy Lee	5			Andy Lee	1			Gerard Greene	5
		James McBain	5			Mark Davis	2			David Gilbert	4			Mark Williams	5
		Stefan Mazrocis	0			James McBain	5			James McBain	5			James McBain	4
		Matthew Couch	2			Ian Preece	3			Mike Dunn	5			Jamie Cope	5
		Atthasit Mahitthi	5			Atthasit Mahitthi	5			Atthasit Mahitthi	1			Mike Dunn	3
		Patrick Wallace	5			Joe Delaney	3			Rory McLeod	4			Anthony Hamilton	5
		David Grace	3			Patrick Wallace	5			Patrick Wallace	5			Patrick Wallace	1
		Lewis Roberts	5			David Gray	5			Marcus Campbell	3			Barry Hawkins	0
		Vincent Muldoon	2			Lewis Roberts	3			David Gray	5			David Gray	5
		Rodney Goggins	3			David Roe	1			Michael Holt	5			Ian McCulloch	3
		Aditya Mehta	5			Aditya Mehta	5			Aditya Mehta	4			Michael Holt	5
		Jimmy White	3			Martin Gould	5			Andrew Higginson	5			Fergal O'Brien	5
		Li Hang	5			Li Hang	1			Martin Gould	4			Andrew Higginson	4

1. Matches were held over and played in Beijing.

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

• 142 Stuart Pettman
• 138 Patrick Wallace
• 131 Scott MacKenzie
• 121 Liu Chuang
• 110 Atthasit Mahitthi
• 104 Kuldesh Johal
• 103 Jin Long
• 103 Martin Gould

Televised stage centuries

140, 132, 121, 110, 103 John Higgins 140, 128, 123, 109, 105 Ricky Walden 138, 108, 100 Peter Ebdon 134, 118 Gerard Greene 132 Mark Allen 129, 108 Stephen Hendry 127 Ding Junhui 127 Joe Swail 124, 104 Ronnie O'Sullivan 124 Stuart Bingham 115 Dave Harold

114 Shaun Murphy 109, 101, 100 Graeme Dott 109 Jamie Cope 109 Stuart Pettman 109 Jin Long 108 Xiao Guodong 105 Tian Pengfei 105 Mark Selby 103 Michael Judge 100, 100 Judd Trump 100 David Gilbert

References

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