2009 UK Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 5–13 December 2009 |
| Venue | |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Mark Selby (ENG) (141) Stephen Lee (ENG) (141) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ding Junhui (CHN) |
| Runner-up |  John Higgins (SCO) |
| 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 in Telford, England.
This was the first time that the UK Championship was sponsored by Pukka Pies.[1] Shaun Murphy was the defending champion but he lost 3–9 to Ding Junhui in the Last 16. Ding won the tournament for his second UK title, beating John Higgins 10–8 in the final .[2]
Prize fund[]
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
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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
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10–8 | John Higgins (2) Scotland
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| Afternoon: 93–11 (81), 43–75 (67), 101–27 (69), 32–77 (67), 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.[6][7]
Century breaks[]
Televised stage centuries[]
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Qualifying stage centuries[]
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References[]
- ^ "Pukka Partnership for UK Championship". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 January 2010. 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. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Qualifying (Draw)". World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ "Century Break List". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 30 March 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- UK Championship (snooker)
- 2009 in snooker
- 2009 in English sport
- December 2009 sports events in the United Kingdom