2009 Grand Prix (snooker)

Prize fund

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

• 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. 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.)

Last 32

• Saturday, 3 October – 13:00
  • SCO John Higgins (1) 5–1 ENG Mark Joyce
  • HKG Marco Fu (8) 4–5 ENG Mark Davis
• Saturday, 3 October – 19:00
  • ENG Mark Selby (7) 3–5 IRL Ken Doherty
  • ENG Joe Perry (12) 5–2 SCO Marcus Campbell
• Sunday, 4 October – 12:30
  • ENG Ali Carter (5) 1–5 ENG Robert Milkins
  • CHN Ding Junhui (13) 5–4 WAL Matthew Stevens
• Sunday, 4 October – 19:00
  • WAL Ryan Day (6) 3–5 ENG Jamie Cope
  • AUS Neil Robertson (9) 5–3 NIR Gerard Greene
• Monday, 5 October – 13:30
  • SCO Stephen Hendry (10) 5–2 ENG Matthew Selt
  • ENG Peter Ebdon (14) 5–2 CHN Liang Wenbo
• Monday, 5 October – 19:00
  • ENG Shaun Murphy (4) 4–5 ENG Barry Pinches
  • NIR Mark Allen (11) 5–3 ENG Ian McCulloch
• Tuesday, 6 October – 13:30
  • ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 5–3 SCO Jamie Burnett
  • WAL Mark Williams (15) 5–0 ENG Stuart Bingham
• Tuesday, 6 October – 19:00
  • SCO Stephen Maguire (3) 5–3 ENG Nigel Bond
  • ENG Mark King (16) 5–4 ENG Ricky Walden

Last 16

• Wednesday, 7 October – 14:00
  • ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) 4–5 SCO John Higgins (1)
  • ENG Jamie Cope 3–5 NIR Mark Allen (11)
• Wednesday, 7 October – 19:00
  • AUS Neil Robertson (9) 5–2 IRL Ken Doherty
  • ENG Joe Perry (12) 5–2 ENG Barry Pinches
• Thursday, 8 October – 13:30
  • WAL Mark Williams (15) 5–2 SCO Stephen Hendry (10)
  • ENG Peter Ebdon (14) 5–3 ENG Mark Davis
• Thursday, 8 October – 19:00
  • SCO Stephen Maguire (3) 1–5 CHN Ding Junhui (13)
  • ENG Robert Milkins 5–1 ENG Mark King (16)

Quarter-finals

• Friday, 9 October – 13:30
  • SCO John Higgins (1) 5–1 NIR Mark Allen (11)
  • ENG Joe Perry (12) 1–5 AUS Neil Robertson (9)
• Friday, 9 October – 19:00
  • ENG Peter Ebdon (14) 2–5 CHN Ding Junhui (13)
  • WAL Mark Williams (15) 5–2 ENG Robert Milkins

Semi-finals

• Saturday, 10 October – 13:00
  • SCO John Higgins (1) 5–6 AUS Neil Robertson (9)
• Saturday, 10 October – 19:30
  • WAL Mark Williams (15) 1–6 CHN Ding Junhui (13)

Final

Qualifying

These matches took place from 21 to 24 September 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.

Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames | team-width=200 | RD1-seed01 = | RD1-team01 =ENG Chris Norbury | RD1-score01 =2 | RD1-seed02 = | RD1-team02 =ENG Andrew Norman | RD1-score02 =5 | RD1-seed03 = | RD1-team03 =CHN Li Hang | RD1-score03 =5 | RD1-seed04 = | RD1-team04 =IRL Brendan O'Donoghue | RD1-score04 =4 | RD1-seed05 = | RD1-team05 =NIR Patrick Wallace | RD1-score05 =5 | RD1-seed06 = | RD1-team06 =CHN Mei Xiwen | RD1-score06 =0 | RD1-seed07 = | RD1-team07 =BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD1-score07 =5 | RD1-seed08 = | RD1-team08 =WAL Ian Preece | RD1-score08 =2 | RD1-seed09 = | RD1-team09 =CHN Xiao Guodong | RD1-score09 =1 | RD1-seed10 = | RD1-team10 =ENG Joe Jogia | RD1-score10 =5 | RD1-seed11 = | RD1-team11 =ENG Lee Page | RD1-score11 =1 | RD1-seed12 = | RD1-team12 =MLT Tony Drago | RD1-score12 =5 | RD1-seed13 = | RD1-team13 =ENG Lee Spick | RD1-score13 =0 | RD1-seed14 = | RD1-team14 =ENG David Gray | RD1-score14 =5 | RD1-seed15 = | RD1-team15 =ENG Matthew Couch | RD1-score15 =5 | RD1-seed16 = | RD1-team16 =ENG Jimmy Robertson | RD1-score16 =1 | RD1-seed17 = | RD1-team17 =THA Noppadol Sangnil | RD1-score17 =1 | RD1-seed18 = | RD1-team18 =WAL Michael White | RD1-score18 =5 | RD1-seed19 = | RD1-team19 =THA Atthasit Mahitthi | RD1-score19 =4 | RD1-seed20 = | RD1-team20 =THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | RD1-score20 =5 | RD1-seed21 = | RD1-team21 =WAL Daniel Wells | RD1-score21 =5 | RD1-seed22 = | RD1-team22 =ENG Sam Baird | RD1-score22 =2 | RD1-seed23 = | RD1-team23 =ENG Stephen Rowlings | RD1-score23 =5 | RD1-seed24 = | RD1-team24 =THA James Wattana | RD1-score24 =1 | RD1-seed25 = | RD1-team25 =ENG Craig Steadman | RD1-score25 =4 | RD1-seed26 = | RD1-team26 =SCO Mark Boyle | RD1-score26 =5 | RD1-seed27 = | RD1-team27 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD1-score27 =5 | RD1-seed28 = | RD1-team28 =IRL David Hogan | RD1-score28 =4 | RD1-seed29 = | RD1-team29 =ENG Matthew Selt | RD1-score29 =5 | RD1-seed30 = | RD1-team30 =NIR Jordan Brown | RD1-score30 =4 | RD1-seed31 = | RD1-team31 =ENG Ben Woollaston | RD1-score31 =3 | RD1-seed32 = | RD1-team32 =CHN Zhang Anda | RD1-score32 =5 | RD2-seed01 = | RD2-team01 =ENG Mark Joyce | RD2-score01 =5 | RD2-seed02 = | RD2-team02 =ENG Andrew Norman | RD2-score02 =2 | RD2-seed03 = | RD2-team03 =ENG David Roe | RD2-score03 =4 | RD2-seed04 = | RD2-team04 =CHN Li Hang | RD2-score04 =5 | RD2-seed05 = | RD2-team05 =IRL Joe Delaney | RD2-score05 =2 | RD2-seed06 = | RD2-team06 =NIR Patrick Wallace | RD2-score06 =5 | RD2-seed07 = | RD2-team07 =CHN Liu Song | RD2-score07 =5 | RD2-seed08 = | RD2-team08 =BEL Bjorn Haneveer | RD2-score08 =4 | RD2-seed09 = | RD2-team09 =ENG Tom Ford | RD2-score09 =5 | RD2-seed10 = | RD2-team10 =ENG Joe Jogia | RD2-score10 =1 | RD2-seed11 = | RD2-team11 =ENG Andy Hicks | RD2-score11 =3 | RD2-seed12 = | RD2-team12 =MLT Tony Drago | RD2-score12 =5 | RD2-seed13 = | RD2-team13 =ENG Peter Lines | RD2-score13 =5 | RD2-seed14 = | RD2-team14 =ENG David Gray | RD2-score14 =4 | RD2-seed15 = | RD2-team15 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD2-score15 =5 | RD2-seed16 = | RD2-team16 =ENG Matthew Couch | RD2-score16 =1 | RD2-seed17 = | RD2-team17 =IRL David Morris | RD2-score17 =5 | RD2-seed18 = | RD2-team18 =WAL Michael White | RD2-score18 =3 | RD2-seed19 = | RD2-team19 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD2-score19 =5 | RD2-seed20 = | RD2-team20 =THA Thepchaiya Un-Nooh | RD2-score20 =3 | RD2-seed21 = | RD2-team21 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD2-score21 =5 | RD2-seed22 = | RD2-team22 =WAL Daniel Wells | RD2-score22 =2 | RD2-seed23 = | RD2-team23 =ENG David Gilbert | RD2-score23 =5 | RD2-seed24 = | RD2-team24 =ENG Stephen Rowlings | RD2-score24 =4 | RD2-seed25 = | RD2-team25 =WAL Paul Davies | RD2-score25 =5 | RD2-seed26 = | RD2-team26 =SCO Mark Boyle | RD2-score26 =4 | RD2-seed27 = | RD2-team27 =ENG John Parrott | RD2-score27 =5 | RD2-seed28 = | RD2-team28 =ENG Simon Bedford | RD2-score28 =4 | RD2-seed29 = | RD2-team29 =ENG Jimmy White | RD2-score29 =2 | RD2-seed30 = | RD2-team30 =ENG Matthew Selt | RD2-score30 =5 | RD2-seed31 = | RD2-team31 =CHN Jin Long | RD2-score31 =2 | RD2-seed32 = | RD2-team32 =CHN Zhang Anda | RD2-score32 =5 | RD3-seed01 = | RD3-team01 =IRL Michael Judge | RD3-score01 =4 | RD3-seed02 = | RD3-team02 =ENG Mark Joyce | RD3-score02 =5 | RD3-seed03 = | RD3-team03 =ENG Mark Davis | RD3-score03 =5 | RD3-seed04 = | RD3-team04 =CHN Li Hang | RD3-score04 =3 | RD3-seed05 = | RD3-team05 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD3-score05 =5 | RD3-seed06 = | RD3-team06 =NIR Patrick Wallace | RD3-score06 =2 | RD3-seed07 = | RD3-team07 =SCO Jamie Burnett | RD3-score07 =5 | RD3-seed08 = | RD3-team08 =CHN Liu Song | RD3-score08 =4 | RD3-seed09 = | RD3-team09 =SCO Marcus Campbell | RD3-score09 =5 | RD3-seed10 = | RD3-team10 =ENG Tom Ford | RD3-score10 =3 | RD3-seed11 = | RD3-team11 =ENG Mike Dunn | RD3-score11 =5 | RD3-seed12 = | RD3-team12 =MLT Tony Drago | RD3-score12 =2 | RD3-seed13 = | RD3-team13 =ENG Martin Gould | RD3-score13 =4 | RD3-seed14 = | RD3-team14 =ENG Peter Lines | RD3-score14 =5 | RD3-seed15 = | RD3-team15 =ENG Andrew Higginson | RD3-score15 =1 | RD3-seed16 = | RD3-team16 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD3-score16 =5 | RD3-seed17 = | RD3-team17 =ENG Rory McLeod | RD3-score17 =4 | RD3-seed18 = | RD3-team18 =IRL David Morris | RD3-score18 =5 | RD3-seed19 = | RD3-team19 =SCO Alan McManus | RD3-score19 =4 | RD3-seed20 = | RD3-team20 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD3-score20 =5 | RD3-seed21 = | RD3-team21 =ENG Jimmy Michie | RD3-score21 =3 | RD3-seed22 = | RD3-team22 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD3-score22 =5 | RD3-seed23 = | RD3-team23 =ENG Anthony Hamilton | RD3-score23 =0 | RD3-seed24 = | RD3-team24 =ENG David Gilbert | RD3-score24 =5 | RD3-seed25 = | RD3-team25 =IRL Ken Doherty | RD3-score25 =5 | RD3-seed26 = | RD3-team26 =WAL Paul Davies | RD3-score26 =4 | RD3-seed27 = | RD3-team27 =ENG Ian McCulloch | RD3-score27 =5 | RD3-seed28 = | RD3-team28 =ENG John Parrott | RD3-score28 =4 | RD3-seed29 = | RD3-team29 =ENG Stuart Pettman | RD3-score29 =4 | RD3-seed30 = | RD3-team30 =ENG Matthew Selt | RD3-score30 =5 | RD3-seed31 = | RD3-team31 =WAL Dominic Dale | RD3-score31 =5 | RD3-seed32 = | RD3-team32 =CHN Zhang Anda | RD3-score32 =0 | RD4-seed01 = | RD4-team01 =ENG Barry Hawkins | RD4-score01 =3 | RD4-seed02 = | RD4-team02 =ENG Mark Joyce | RD4-score02 =5 | RD4-seed03 = | RD4-team03 =ENG Steve Davis | RD4-score03 =0 | RD4-seed04 = | RD4-team04 =ENG Mark Davis | RD4-score04 =5 | RD4-seed05 = | RD4-team05 =ENG Ricky Walden | RD4-score05 =5 | RD4-seed06 = | RD4-team06 =ENG Adrian Gunnell | RD4-score06 =2 | RD4-seed07 = | RD4-team07 =SCO Graeme Dott | RD4-score07 =0 | RD4-seed08 = | RD4-team08 =SCO Jamie Burnett | RD4-score08 =5 | RD4-seed09 = | RD4-team09 =ENG Judd Trump | RD4-score09 =3 | RD4-seed10 = | RD4-team10 =SCO Marcus Campbell | RD4-score10 =5 | RD4-seed11 = | RD4-team11 =WAL Matthew Stevens | RD4-score11 =5 | RD4-seed12 = | RD4-team12 =ENG Mike Dunn | RD4-score12 =1 | RD4-seed13 = | RD4-team13 =ENG Nigel Bond | RD4-score13 =5 | RD4-seed14 = | RD4-team14 =ENG Peter Lines | RD4-score14 =3 | RD4-seed15 = | RD4-team15 =ENG Stephen Lee | RD4-score15 =3 | RD4-seed16 = | RD4-team16 =ENG Robert Milkins | RD4-score16 =5 | RD4-seed17 = | RD4-team17 =ENG Jamie Cope | RD4-score17 =5 | RD4-seed18 = | RD4-team18 =IRL David Morris | RD4-score18 =3 | RD4-seed19 = | RD4-team19 =NIR Gerard Greene | RD4-score19 =5 | RD4-seed20 = | RD4-team20 =ENG Rod Lawler | RD4-score20 =1 | RD4-seed21 = | RD4-team21 =ENG Michael Holt | RD4-score21 =4 | RD4-seed22 = | RD4-team22 =ENG Barry Pinches | RD4-score22 =5 | RD4-seed23 = | RD4-team23 =ENG Stuart Bingham | RD4-score23 =5 | RD4-seed24 = | RD4-team24 =ENG David Gilbert | RD4-score24 =2 | RD4-seed25 = | RD4-team25 =ENG Dave Harold | RD4-score25 =1 | RD4-seed26 = | RD4-team26 =IRL Ken Doherty | RD4-score26 =5 | RD4-seed27 = | RD4-team27 =NIR Joe Swail | RD4-score27 =4 | RD4-seed28 = | RD4-team28 =ENG Ian McCulloch | RD4-score28 =5 | RD4-seed29 = | RD4-team29 =IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD4-score29 =3 | RD4-seed30 = | RD4-team30 =ENG Matthew Selt | RD4-score30 =5 | RD4-seed31 = | RD4-team31 =CHN Liang Wenbo | RD4-score31 =5 | RD4-seed32 = | RD4-team32 =WAL Dominic Dale | RD4-score32 =3

Century breaks

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

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