2009 UK Championship (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 5–13 December 2009 |
| Venue | Telford International Centre |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |
 Mark Selby (141) Stephen Lee (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Ding Junhui |
| Runner-up |
 John Higgins |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–13 December 2009 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
This was the first time that the UK Championship was sponsored by Pukka Pies,[1] and thus the winning player also received his weight in the sponsor's product.[2] Ding Junhui won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
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Winner: £100,000 |
Stage one highest break: £500 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Total: £625,000 |
Main draw
* Dott withdrew due to illness.
Final
| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 13 December 2009. | ||
| Ding Junhui (13) China |
10–8 | John Higgins (2) Scotland |
| Afternoon: 93–11 (81), 43–75 (67), 101–27 (69), 32–77, 78–4 (63), 51–62, 65–49, 0–96 (80) Evening: 58–22, 21–67, 78–12 (50), 12–99 (91), 5–68, 75–5 (74), 64–58, 62–49, 18–115 (115), 84–36 (75) | ||
| 81 | Highest break | 115 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Qualifying
These matches were held between 23 and 30 November 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.[7][8]
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Century breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
- ↑ "Pukka Partnership for UK Championship". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Now that's Pukka ... New UK Snooker champion will win his weight in pies". London: Daily Mail. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Ding Junhui beats John Higgins in UK Championship final". BBC Sport. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Main Event (Results)". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Main Event (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Qualifying (Results)". Global Snooker. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ↑ "Century Break List". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
