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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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
''Green: Won the group. All prize money in GBP.'' Source=Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport