| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–17 July 2009 |
| Venue | General Snooker Club |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | $20,000 |
| Highest break | 116 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ricky Walden |
| Runner-up |  Liang Wenbo |
| Score | 6–2 |
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The 2009 General Cup was an invitational professional snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 17 July 2009 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong. [1]
Ricky Walden won in the final 6–2 against Liang Wenbo. [2]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [1]
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Preliminary round
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| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||
| Liang Wenbo | 5 | ||||||||
| Li Yan | 2 | ||||||||
| Liang Wenbo | 2 | ||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 6 | ||||||||
| Tian Pengfei | 1 | ||||||||
| Ricky Walden | 5 | ||||||||
| Final: Best of 11 frames. General Cup International, Hong Kong, 17 July 2009. [1] [3] | ||
| Liang Wenbo China | 2–6 | Ricky Walden England |
| 7–62 (56), 39–56, 70–8, 61–66 (Walden 58), 117–1 (116), 6–68, 34–67 (52), 0–68 (62) | ||
| 116 | Highest break | 62 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 4 |
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