# 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

| 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 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Davies | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Davies | 0 | 1 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Joe Perry | 4 | | David Gilbert | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Gilbert | 5 | | | | 1 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Michael Judge | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ryan Day | 3 | | Michael Judge | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Judge | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Judge | 5 | | | | | | | | | Anthony Hamilton | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ali Carter | 6 | | | |
| | Jimmy White | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jimmy White | 1 | 7 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Graeme Dott | 5 | 13 | Graeme Dott | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 3 | | | | 7 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 3 | 15 | Mark King | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | 4 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ali Carter | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | 5 |
| 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | 5 |
| | Ian Preece | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ian Preece | 0 | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ding Junhui | 5 | 11 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | 3 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 5 | | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Stephen Hendry | 3 | | Martin Gould | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Gould | 5 | | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Neil Robertson | 4 | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dominic Dale | 2 | 5 | John Higgins | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Burnett | 3 | | | | 10 | Neil Robertson | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 14 | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | 14 | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | 14 | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | 2 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Davis | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Colin Humphries. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 22 February 2009. :
| Ali Carter (7) England | 9–5 | Joe Swail Northern Ireland |
| Afternoon: 9–81, 90–0 (89), 55–44, 10–103 (60), 16–83, 49–63, 16–66, 70–0 (54) Evening: 120–0 (116), 141–0 (109), 72–1 (61), 91–16 (91), 73–0 (67), 65–54 |||
| 116 | Highest break | 60 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 1 |

## Qualifying

These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 Best of 9 frames |
| Patrick Wallace | 5 | Paul Davies | 5 | Jimmy Michie | 3 | Barry Hawkins | 4 |
| Liu Chuang | 2 | Patrick Wallace | 1 | Paul Davies | 5 | Paul Davies | 5 |
| Kuldesh Johal | 3 | David Roe | 5 | David Gilbert | 5 | Mark Williams | 1 |
| Vincent Muldoon | 5 | Vincent Muldoon | 3 | David Roe | 3 | David Gilbert | 5 |
| Matthew Couch | 2 | David Gray | 2 | Michael Holt | 5 | Anthony Hamilton | 5 |
| Stephen Craigie | 5 | Stephen Craigie | 5 | Stephen Craigie | 2 | Michael Holt | 3 |
| Scott MacKenzie | 4 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Alan McManus | 4 | Michael Judge | 5 |
| Stefan Mazrocis | 5 | Stefan Mazrocis | 0 | Stuart Pettman | 5 | Stuart Pettman | 2 |
| Jimmy White | 5 | Rod Lawler | 4 | Rory McLeod | 2 | Ken Doherty | 0 |
| David Grace | 4 | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Simon Bedford | 3 | Robert Milkins | 5 | Mike Dunn | 5 | Ian McCulloch | 4 |
| Wayne Cooper | 5 | Wayne Cooper | 3 | Robert Milkins | 4 | Mike Dunn | 5 |
| Lee Spick | 5 | Joe Delaney | 5 | Gerard Greene | 5 | Dave Harold | 5 |
| Robert Stephen | 3 | Lee Spick | 3 | Joe Delaney | 1 | Gerard Greene | 1 |
| Supoj Saenla | 2 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Judd Trump | 3 | Jamie Cope | 3 |
| Jin Long | 5 | Jin Long | 3 | Barry Pinches | 5 | Barry Pinches | 5 |
| Peter Lines | 5 | Ian Preece | 5 | Andrew Higginson | 4 | Stuart Bingham | 3 |
| Andrew Pagett | 4 | Peter Lines | 4 | Ian Preece | 5 | Ian Preece | 5 |
| Paul Davison | 5 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Adrian Gunnell | 2 | Matthew Stevens | 5 |
| Atthasit Mahitthi | 2 | Paul Davison | 3 | Andy Hicks | 5 | Andy Hicks | 4 |
| James McBain | 4 | Mark Davis | 3 | Marcus Campbell | 5 | Joe Swail | 5 |
| Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 5 | Aditya Mehta | 2 | Marcus Campbell | 3 |
| Matthew Selt | 5 | Martin Gould | 5 | John Parrott | 3 | Nigel Bond | 4 |
| Michael Georgiou | 2 | Matthew Selt | 3 | Martin Gould | 5 | Martin Gould | 5 |
| Jamie Jones | 4 | Liu Song | 2 | Liang Wenbo | 5 | Dominic Dale | 5 |
| Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | 5 | Li Hang | 1 | Liang Wenbo | 4 |
| Lewis Roberts | wo | Mark Joyce | 5 | Jamie Burnett | 5 | Stephen Lee | 3 |
| Declan Hughes | wd | Lewis Roberts | 1 | Mark Joyce | 0 | Jamie Burnett | 5 |
| Rodney Goggins | 5 | David Morris | 5 | Ricky Walden | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Andy Lee | 2 | Rodney Goggins | 1 | David Morris | 3 | Ricky Walden | 1 |
| Daniel Wells | 5 | Andrew Norman | 4 | Tom Ford | 5 | Steve Davis | 5 |
| Chris McBreen | 0 | Daniel Wells | 5 | Daniel Wells | 2 | Tom Ford | 2 |
* 1 2 3 Matches were held over and played in Newport.