2009 Welsh Open (snooker)

The 2009 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 February 2009 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

The defending champion was Mark Selby, but he lost in the quarter-finals against Anthony Hamilton. The event was won Ali Carter, who claimed his first ranking tournament win by defeating Joe Swail 9–5 in the final, having come back from 2–5 down. This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.

Prize fund

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

Main draw

Final

Qualifying

These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

1. Welsh Open (snooker)
2. Mark Williams (snooker player)
3. 2008 Welsh Open (snooker)
4. 2010 Welsh Open (snooker)
5. 2007 Welsh Open (snooker)
6. Paul Hunter
7. List of snooker ranking tournaments
8. Mark Allen (snooker player)
9. 2009–10 snooker season
10. Mark King (snooker player)
11. 2009 World Snooker Championship
12. Professional snooker career of Ronnie O'Sullivan
13. 2008–09 snooker season
14. Shaun Murphy
15. Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)
16. 2007–08 snooker season
17. List of world number one snooker players
18. Classic (snooker)
19. David Gilbert (snooker player)
20. Steve Davis