2009 Masters (snooker)

2009 Masters

Tournament information
Dates	11–18 January 2009 (2009-01-11 – 2009-01-18)
Venue	Wembley Arena
City	London
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£482,500
Winner's share	£150,000
Highest break	John Higgins  (SCO) (140)
Final
Champion	Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Runner-up	Mark Selby  (ENG)
Score	10–8
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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. ^{[1] [2]}

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: ^[3]

Qualifying stage

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

Television stage

Winner: £150,000 Runner-up: £75,000 Semi-final: £32,000 Quarter-final: £16,000 Last 16: £14,000 Last 18 (wild-cards): £3,500

Highest break: £10,000 Maximum break: £25,000 Total: £482,000

Wild-card round

In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

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

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

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas Wembley Arena, London, England, 18 January 2009. [5] [6]
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. ^{[8] [9]} The winner was awarded with a wild-card to the 2009 Masters. ^[10]

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

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

Total: 31 ^[5]

140, 127, 100 – John Higgins 136, 128, 118, 115, 110, 102, 101, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 130, 124 – Ali Carter 128, 114, 113, 105 – Stephen Maguire 123 – Judd Trump 122, 100 – Neil Robertson

120, 114, 104, 102, 101, 100 – Mark Selby 119, 104 – Mark Allen 115 – Mark King 106 – Graeme Dott 105 – Joe Perry

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

Qualifying stage centuries

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138, 129, 120 – Judd Trump 136 – Ricky Walden 132 – Andrew Higginson 125 – Mark Joyce 125 – Jin Long 124, 120, 100 – Jamie Cope 121 – Kuldesh Johal

118 – Ian McCulloch 115, 101 – Matthew Stevens 114 – David Roe 109 – Matthew Selt 109 – Joe Swail 100 – Andy Hicks

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