2009 Championship League

The 2009 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 5 January to 26 March 2009 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Judd Trump won in the final 3–2 against Mark Selby, and earned a place in the 2009 Premier League Snooker.

Prize fund

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

• Group 1–7
• Winner: £3,000
• Runner-up: £2,000
• Semi-final: £1,000
• Frame-win in league stage: £100
• Frame-win in play-offs: £300

• Winners group
• Winner: £10,000
• Runner-up: £5,000
• Semi-final: £3,000
• Frame-win in league stage: £200
• Frame-win in play-offs: £300

• Tournament total: £175,600

Group one

Group one matches were played on 5 and 6 January 2009. Mark Selby was the first player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Joe Perry 2–2 Ryan Day
• Mark Selby 2–2 Ali Carter
• Shaun Murphy 2–2 Stephen Hendry
• Ding Junhui 3–1 Joe Perry
• Ryan Day 1–3 Mark Selby
• Ali Carter 2–2 Shaun Murphy
• Stephen Hendry 1–3 Ding Junhui
• Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Selby
• Ryan Day 2–2 Ali Carter
• Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ding Junhui
• Mark Selby 2–2 Ding Junhui
• Stephen Hendry 2–2 Ali Carter
• Joe Perry 2–2 Stephen Hendry
• Ryan Day 1–3 Shaun Murphy
• Ali Carter 1–3 Ding Junhui
• Mark Selby 1–3 Stephen Hendry
• Joe Perry 4–0 Shaun Murphy
• Ryan Day 1–3 Ding Junhui
• Ryan Day 3–1 Stephen Hendry
• Shaun Murphy 2–2 Mark Selby
• Joe Perry 2–2 Ali Carter

Table

Play-offs

Group two

Group two matches were played on 7 and 8 January 2009. Mark Allen was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Ali Carter 1–3 Ding Junhui
• Joe Perry 3–1 Stephen Hendry
• Mark Allen 3–1 Peter Ebdon
• Mark Williams 1–3 Ali Carter
• Ding Junhui 3–1 Joe Perry
• Stephen Hendry 3–1 Mark Allen
• Peter Ebdon 1–3 Mark Williams
• Ali Carter 3–1 Joe Perry
• Ding Junhui 4–0 Stephen Hendry
• Mark Allen 2–2 Mark Williams
• Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Williams
• Peter Ebdon 1–3 Stephen Hendry
• Ali Carter 3–1 Peter Ebdon
• Ding Junhui 2–2 Mark Allen
• Stephen Hendry 2–2 Mark Williams
• Joe Perry 3–1 Peter Ebdon
• Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Allen
• Ding Junhui 2–2 Mark Williams
• Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Allen
• Ding Junhui 3–1 Peter Ebdon
• Ali Carter 3–1 Stephen Hendry

Table

Play-offs

Group three

Group three matches were played on 9 and 10 February 2009. Joe Perry was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Joe Perry 1–3 Ding Junhui
• Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Williams
• John Higgins 1–3 Neil Robertson
• Barry Hawkins 2–2 Joe Perry
• Ding Junhui 2–2 Ali Carter
• Mark Williams 2–2 John Higgins
• Neil Robertson 2–2 Barry Hawkins
• Joe Perry 2–2 Ali Carter
• Ding Junhui 1–3 Mark Williams
• John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins
• Ali Carter 3–1 Barry Hawkins
• Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark Williams
• Joe Perry 3–1 Neil Robertson
• Ding Junhui 2–2 John Higgins
• Mark Williams 3–1 Barry Hawkins
• Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson
• John Higgins 2–2 Joe Perry
• Ding Junhui 1–3 Barry Hawkins
• Ali Carter 1–3 John Higgins
• Neil Robertson 4–0 Ding Junhui
• Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Williams

Table

Play-offs

Group four

Group four matches were played on 11 and 12 February 2009. Stuart Bingham was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Mark Williams 2–2 Neil Robertson
• Barry Hawkins 1–3 John Higgins
• Dave Harold 0–4 Stuart Bingham
• Jamie Cope 3–1 Mark Williams
• John Higgins 4–0 Dave Harold
• Neil Robertson 0–4 Barry Hawkins
• Jamie Cope 3–1 Stuart Bingham
• Barry Hawkins 3–1 Mark Williams
• Neil Robertson 0–4 John Higgins
• Dave Harold 2– 2 Jamie Cope
• Barry Hawkins 0–4 Jamie Cope
• John Higgins 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Mark Williams 3–1 Stuart Bingham
• Neil Robertson 4–0 Dave Harold
• John Higgins 2–2 Jamie Cope
• Barry Hawkins 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Mark Williams 3–1 Dave Harold
• Neil Robertson 2–2 Jamie Cope
• Barry Hawkins 2–2 Dave Harold
• Neil Robertson 1–3 Stuart Bingham
• Mark Williams 2–2 John Higgins

Table

Play-offs

Group five

Group five matches were played on 2 and 3 March 2009. Mark King was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• John Higgins 1–3 Jamie Cope
• Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark Williams
• Mark King 2–2 Matthew Stevens
• Ken Doherty 1–3 John Higgins
• Jamie Cope 2–2 Barry Hawkins
• Mark Williams 1–3 Mark King
• Matthew Stevens 1–3 Ken Doherty
• John Higgins 1–3 Barry Hawkins
• Jamie Cope 3–1 Mark Williams
• Mark King 2–2 Ken Doherty
• Barry Hawkins 0–4 Ken Doherty
• Matthews Stevens 3–1 Mark Williams
• John Higgins 2–2 Matthew Stevens
• Jamie Cope 2–2 Mark King
• Mark Williams 2–2 Ken Doherty
• Barry Hawkins 3–1 Matthew Stevens
• John Higgins 3–1 Mark King
• Jamie Cope 2–2 Ken Doherty
• Barry Hawkins 1–3 Mark King
• Jamie Cope 2–2 Matthew Stevens
• John Higgins 3–1 Mark Williams

Table

Play-offs

Group six

Group six matches were played on 4 and 5 March 2009. John Higgins was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Ken Doherty 1–3 Jamie Cope
• John Higgins 3–1 Joe Swail
• Matthew Stevens 2–2 Graeme Dott
• Steve Davis 3–1 Ken Doherty
• Jamie Cope 1–3 John Higgins
• Joe Swail 3–1 Matthew Stevens
• Graeme Dott 1–3 Steve Davis
• Ken Doherty 2–2 John Higgins
• Jamie Cope 3–1 Joe Swail
• Matthew Stevens 2–2 Steve Davis
• John Higgins 2–2 Steve Davis
• Graeme Dott 2–2 Joe Swail
• Ken Doherty 3–1 Graeme Dott
• Jamie Cope 0–4 Matthew Stevens
• Joe Swail 1–3 Steve Davis
• John Higgins 3–1 Graeme Dott
• Ken Doherty 2–2 Matthew Stevens
• Jamie Cope 1–3 Steve Davis
• John Higgins 1–3 Matthew Stevens
• Jamie Cope 0–4 Graeme Dott
• Ken Doherty 1–3 Joe Swail

Table

Play-offs

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 23 and 24 March 2009. Judd Trump was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Matthew Stevens 1–3 Steve Davis
• Joe Swail 2–2 Graeme Dott
• Ricky Walden 3–1 Liang Wenbo
• Judd Trump 0–4 Steve Davis
• Matthew Stevens 3–1 Joe Swail
• Graeme Dott 1–3 Ricky Walden
• Liang Wenbo 1–3 Judd Trump
• Steve Davis 1–3 Joe Swail
• Matthew Stevens 0–4 Graeme Dott
• Ricky Walden 1–3 Judd Trump
• Joe Swail 1–3 Judd Trump
• Liang Wenbo 2–2 Graeme Dott
• Steve Davis 4–0 Liang Wenbo
• Matthew Stevens 0–4 Ricky Walden
• Graeme Dott 1–3 Judd Trump
• Joe Swail 2–2 Liang Wenbo
• Steve Davis 2–2 Ricky Walden
• Matthew Stevens 1–3 Judd Trump
• Joe Swail 1–3 Ricky Walden
• Matthew Stevens 2–2 Liang Wenbo
• Steve Davis 2–2 Graeme Dott

Table

Play-offs

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 25 and 26 March 2009. Judd Trump has qualified for the 2009 Premier League.

Matches

• Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Allen
• Joe Perry 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Mark King 1–3 John Higgins
• Judd Trump 1–3 Mark Selby
• Mark Allen 1–3 Joe Perry
• Stuart Bingham 3–1 Mark King
• John Higgins 2–2 Judd Trump
• Mark Selby 1–3 Joe Perry
• Mark Allen 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Mark King 1–3 Judd Trump
• Joe Perry 1–3 Judd Trump
• John Higgins 1–3 Stuart Bingham
• Mark Selby 3–1 John Higgins
• Mark Allen 3–1 Mark King
• Stuart Bingham 2–2 Judd Trump
• Joe Perry 2–2 John Higgins
• Mark Allen 2–2 Judd Trump
• Mark Selby 4–0 Mark King
• Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King
• Mark Allen 0–4 John Higgins
• Mark Selby 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

Play-offs

Century breaks

Total: 77

• 145, 133, 132, 122, 121, 113 Mark Selby
• 144, 125, 106 Barry Hawkins
• 137, 125, 125, 122, 108, 104 Jamie Cope
• 136, 128, 125, 109, 108, 105, 102, 101 Joe Perry
• 134, 127 Stuart Bingham
• 134, 115, 101 Ricky Walden
• 133, 131, 130, 125, 123, 123, 113,<br>113, 109, 109, 106, 104, 103, 103 John Higgins
• 133, 118, 113, 111, 104 Judd Trump
• 133 Liang Wenbo
• 132, 131, 125, 123, 122, 120, 117, 115, 105, 101 Ding Junhui
• 131, 126, 114, 113 Matthew Stevens
• 129 Dave Harold
• 127, 115, 109 Ken Doherty
• 127 Mark Allen
• 121, 113, 101 Ali Carter
• 118, 116 Mark Williams
• 114 Graeme Dott
• 106 Stephen Hendry
• 106 Steve Davis
• 105, 101 Neil Robertson

Winnings

<small> Green: Won the group. All prize money in GBP. <br/> Source=Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport</small>

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