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2009 UK Championship (snooker)

Pukka Pies UK Championship
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Tournament information
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 England Mark Selby (141)
England Stephen Lee (141)
Final
Champion China Ding Junhui
Runner-up Scotland John Higgins
Score 10–8
2008
2010

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, and thus the winning player also received his weight in the sponsor's product.Ding Junhui won in the final 10–8 against John Higgins.

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner: £100,000
Runner-up: £46,000
Semi-final: £23,250
Quarter-final: £16,450
Last 16: £12,050
Last 32: £8,750
Last 48: £5,500
Last 64: £2,300

Stage one highest break: £500
Stage two highest break: £5,000

Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £25,000

Total: £625,000

* Dott withdrew due to illness.

These matches were held between 23 and 30 November 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.


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