Sheffield. Snooker 2009

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers). The draw for the televised stages of the World Snooker Championship was made on Wednesday, March 11 at 9.45 am.

First Round

Second Round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Best of 19 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 33 frames

18 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

10

23, 24 & 25 April

Stuart Bingham

5

Ronnie O'Sullivan (1)

11

19 & 20 April

Mark Allen (16)

13

Mark Allen (16)

10

28 & 29 April

Martin Gould

6

Mark Allen (16)

13

21 April

Ryan Day (8)

11

Peter Ebdon (9)

5

24 & 25 April

Nigel Bond

10

Nigel Bond

5

22 April

Ryan Day (8)

13

Ryan Day (8)

10

30 April, 1 & 2 May

Stephen Lee

4

Mark Allen (16)

13

22 & 23 April

John Higgins (5)

17

John Higgins (5)

10

25, 26 & 27 April

Michael Holt

5

John Higgins (5)

13

20 & 21 April

Jamie Cope

12

Joe Perry (12)

6

28 & 29 April

Jamie Cope

10

John Higgins (5)

13

18 & 19 April

Mark Selby (4)

12

Graeme Dott (13)

10

26 & 27 April

Barry Hawkins

8

Graeme Dott (13)

10

19 & 20 April

Mark Selby (4)

13

Mark Selby (4)

10

Ricky Walden

6

21 & 22 April

Shaun Murphy (3)

10

24 & 25 April

Andrew Higginson

8

Shaun Murphy (3)

13

20 April

Marco Fu (14)

3

Marco Fu (14)

10

28 & 29 April

Joe Swail

4

Shaun Murphy (3)

13

20 & 21 April

Stephen Hendry (6)

11

Ding Junhui (11)

10

23 & 24 April

Liang Wenbo

8

Ding Junhui (11)

10

18 & 19 April

Stephen Hendry (6)

13

Stephen Hendry (6)

10

30 April, 1 & 2 May

Mark Williams

7

Shaun Murphy (3)

17

18 & 19 April

Neil Robertson (10)

14

Ali Carter (7)

10

25, 26 & 27 April

Gerard Greene

5

Ali Carter (7)

8

21 & 22 April

Neil Robertson (10)

13

Neil Robertson (10)

10

28 & 29 April

Steve Davis

2

Neil Robertson (10)

13

18 & 19 April

Stephen Maguire (2)

8

Mark King (15)

10

26 & 27 April

Rory McLeod

6

Mark King (15)

6

22 & 23 April

Stephen Maguire (2)

13

Stephen Maguire (2)

10

Jamie Burnett

5

      Murphy nu a reusit sa tina pasul cu Higgins decat in prima sesiune, incheiata cu scorul de 4-4. Higgins a dominat clar urmatoarele parti ale jocului, desprinderea decisiva facandu-se in sesiunea secunda, atunci cand scotianul a invins cu scorul de 7-1.
Ziua de luni, ultima a Campionatului Mondial, programa ultimele doua sesiuni. Desprins deja in invingator, Higgins a jucat relaxat, nepermitandu-i lui Murphy sa se apropie la o diferenta mai mare de 8 frameuri.

Niciun jucator de snooker nu reusise sa revina in finala de la scorul de 11-5, iar Murphy a aratat un snooker slab, lucru neobisnuit pentru aceasta editie, la care "Magicianul" a demonstrat o forma excelenta.

Scotianul Higgins a profitat si inainte de ultima sesiune conducea cu scorul de 16-8. In cel de-al 1000-lea frame disputat la Crucible, Higgins putea sa dea lovitura si sa comemoreze aceasta aniversare cu castigarea trofeului, dar o ratare la o bila rosie l-a privat pe scotian de castigarea acestui frame. Murphy nu a mai fost atat de norocos in final, atunci cand Higgins nu a mai ratat si in ropote de aplauze a sarbatorit castigarea titlului.

La 11 ani de la prima incoronare a sa drept campion mondial, Higgins a reusit sa obtina cel de-al treilea titlu de campion, izbutind aceasta isprava si in anul 2007.