The 2009 Bank of Beijing China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 March and 5 April 2009 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The event was sponsored by Bank of Beijing and Hyundai.
The defending champion was Stephen Maguire, but he lost in the first round 0âÂÂ5 against Dave Harold.
Peter Ebdon won in the final 10âÂÂ8 against John Higgins.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: ã52,000<br /> Runner-Up: ã25,000<br /> Semi-Finalists: ã9,000<br /> Quarter-Finalists: ã5,775<br /> Last 16: ã5,000<br /> Last 32: ã3,450<br /> Last 48: ã2,050<br /> Last 64: ã1,400<br />
Stage one highest break: ã500<br /> Stage two highest break: ã2,000
Stage one maximum break: ã1,000<br /> Stage two maximum break: ã20,000
These matches were played in Beijing on March 30.
These matches took place between 21 and 24 January 2009 at the Pontin's Centre, Prestatyn, Wales.