The 2009 UK Championship (officially the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5âÂÂ13 December 2009 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.
This was the first time that the UK Championship was sponsored by Pukka Pies. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion but he lost 3âÂÂ9 to Ding Junhui in the Last 16. Ding won the tournament for his second UK title, beating John Higgins 10âÂÂ8 in the final .
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: ã100,000<br /> Runner-up: ã46,000<br /> Semi-final: ã23,250<br /> Quarter-final: ã16,450<br /> Last 16: ã12,050<br /> Last 32: ã8,750<br /> Last 48: ã5,500<br /> Last 64: ã2,300<br />
Stage one highest break: ã500<br /> Stage two highest break: ã5,000
Stage one maximum break: ã1,000<br /> Stage two maximum break: ã25,000
Total: ã625,000
Source:
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Dott withdrew due to illness.
These matches were held between 23 and 30 November 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.