# 2009 Masters (snooker)

The 2009 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 18 January 2009 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his 4th Masters title by beating defending champion Mark Selby 10–8 in the final.
The quarter-final match between Stephen Maguire and Neil Robertson featured 5 consecutive century breaks between the two players: 3 from Maguire and 2 from Robertson. This is a joint record for a professional match and a standalone record for a best-of-11 frame match.

## Field

Defending champion Mark Selby was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Judd Trump (ranked 41), and wild-card selection Ricky Walden (ranked 35). Mark Allen, Judd Trump and Ricky Walden were making their debuts in the Masters.

## Prize fund

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

### Qualifying stage

* Winner: £2,000
* Runner-up: £680
* Semi-final: £250
* Quarter-final: £105
* Total: £1,600

### Television stage
## Wild-card round

In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds.
| Match | Date | | Score | |
| WC1 | Sunday 11 January | Mark King (ENG) (15) | 2–6 | Ricky Walden (ENG) |
| WC2 | Monday 12 January | Mark Allen (NIR) (16) | 6–4 | Judd Trump (ENG) |

## Main draw

| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5 | 1 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 16 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 1 | 16 | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | | | | 1 | Mark Selby | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | John Higgins (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | |
| 14 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 4 | 5 | John Higgins | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 4 | 11 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Mark Selby | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| 3 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| 13 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 5 | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 4 | 10 | Neil Robertson | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | | | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 9 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 0 | 7 | Ali Carter | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas Wembley Arena, London, England, 18 January 2009. :
| Mark Selby (1) England | 8–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England |
| Afternoon: 28–69 (68), 0–88, 97–4 (82), 1–114 (101), 59–54, 80–0 (76), 69–43 (50), 58–64 (Selby 53) Evening: 62–63, 109–29 (101), 93–0 (89), 114–19 (114), 9–69 (53), 65–70 (Selby 55), 0–110 (110), 76–0 (69), 50–51, 16–71 (55) |||
| 114 | Highest break | 110 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 9 | 50+ breaks | 5 |

## Qualifying

The 2008 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 21 and 26 November 2008 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The winner was awarded with a wild-card to the 2009 Masters.
| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | | Final Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 4 | Rory McLeod | Rory McLeod | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 3 | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Mazrocis | Stefan Mazrocis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Mazrocis | Stefan Mazrocis | 2 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 4 | Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Pagett | Andrew Pagett | 0 | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 1 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 0 | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | Daniel Wells | Daniel Wells | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | | | | | | | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lewis Roberts | Lewis Roberts | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 3 | Lewis Roberts | Lewis Roberts | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lewis Roberts | Lewis Roberts | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lewis Roberts | Lewis Roberts | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Williams | Mark Williams | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Mark Williams | Mark Williams | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | wo | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris McBreen | Chris McBreen | wd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris McBreen | Chris McBreen | wd | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Georgiou | Michael Georgiou | 0 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Lee | Stephen Lee | 2 | Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Simon Bedford | Simon Bedford | 4 | | | | | | | | Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Wayne Cooper | Wayne Cooper | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wayne Cooper | Wayne Cooper | 3 | Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Lines | Peter Lines | 0 | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | | | | | | | | Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Roe | David Roe | 3 | Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kuldesh Johal | Kuldesh Johal | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 6 |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Grace | David Grace | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Pettman | Stuart Pettman | wd | David Grace | David Grace | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | wo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Grace | David Grace | wo | | | | Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 0 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Supoj Saenla | Supoj Saenla | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Supoj Saenla | Supoj Saenla | 1 | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Jin Long | Jin Long | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Jin Long | Jin Long | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Hang | Li Hang | 3 | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 1 | | | | Martin Gould | Martin Gould | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jin Long | Jin Long | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | | | | | | | | Jin Long | Jin Long | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jin Long | Jin Long | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rod Lawler | Rod Lawler | 3 | Jin Long | Jin Long | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jin Long | Jin Long | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jin Long | Jin Long | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 2 | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | Andy Hicks | Andy Hicks | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy White | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Davis Gray | Davis Gray | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Davis Gray | Davis Gray | 4 | | | | | | | Davis Gray | Davis Gray | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Selt | Matthew Selt | 3 | Davis Gray | Davis Gray | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 4 | Robert Milkins | Robert Milkins | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Lee | Andy Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andy Lee | Andy Lee | 1 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | | | | | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 4 | David Gilbert | David Gilbert | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Craigie | Stephen Craigie | 2 | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | | | | | | | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Ken Doherty | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Atthasit Mahitthi | Atthasit Mahitthi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | Atthasit Mahitthi | Atthasit Mahitthi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atthasit Mahitthi | Atthasit Mahitthi | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

Total: 31
Judd Trump's and Mark King's centuries were scored in the wild-card round.