# 2009 China Open (snooker)

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.
The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he lost in the first round 0–5 against Dave Harold.
Peter Ebdon won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.

## Prize fund

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

## Wildcard round

These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.
| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Judd Trump (ENG) | 3–5 | Tang Jun (CHN) |
| WC2 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5–0 | Cao Kaisheng (CHN) |
| WC3 | Stuart Pettman (ENG) | 5–2 | Cao Yupeng (CHN) |
| WC4 | Rod Lawler (ENG) | 3–5 | Yu Delu (CHN) |
| WC5 | John Parrott (ENG) | w/d-w/o | Cao Xinlong (CHN) |
| WC6 | David Gray (ENG) | 1–5 | Tian Pengfei (CHN) |
| WC7 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 3–5 | Xiao Guodong (CHN) |

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

## 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 (Ebdon 54, Higgins 56), 0–140 (140) Evening: 114–16 (52, 57), 13–105 (62), 46–68, 55–25, 32–75 (51), 67–43, 53–63 (Ebdon 52), 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.
| 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 |
| 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 | 2 | Joe Swail | 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 2 Matches were held over and played in Beijing.