2009 UK Championship
Snooker tournament
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The 2009 UK Championship (officially 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.
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 5–13 December 2009 |
| Venue | Telford International Centre |
| 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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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
Source:[2]
* 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 (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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