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2009 Welsh Open (snooker)

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates 16–22 February 2009
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £225,500
Winner's share £35,000
Highest break Hong Kong Marco Fu (142)
Final
Champion England Ali Carter
Runner-up Northern Ireland Joe Swail
Score 9–5
2008
2010

The 2009 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 22 February 2009 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

The defending champion was Mark Selby, but he lost in the quarter-finals against Anthony Hamilton.

Ali Carter won his first ranking tournament by defeating Joe Swail 9–5 in the final, having come back from 2–5 down. This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.

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

These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.


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