Premier League Snooker 2009

Premier League Snooker 2009
winner	Shaun Murphy
venue	Great Britain
opening	September 3, 2009
Endgame	November 29, 2009
Highest break	139 ( Judd Trump )

The Premier League Snooker 2009 was a snooker tournament that was held from September 3 to November 29, 2009 in various locations in Great Britain.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the current defending champion who won this tournament for the previous 5 years. Shaun Murphy beat Ronnie O'Sullivan 7-3 in the final and won this tournament for the first time.

Prize money

The prize money is:

• Winner: £ 30,000
• Finalist: £ 15,000
• Semi-finalists: £ 5,000

• Frame win: £ 1,000 (group stage only)
• Century break: £ 1,000 (group stage only)

• Total: £ 200,000

qualification

Judd Trump qualified for this tournament by winning the Championship League in 2009 . All other players were invited.

Group stage

In the group stage, every player competed against every other player. A match consisted of 6 frames , so that even a tie could come about.

( 50+ breaks are shown in brackets; century breaks are shown in bold.)

date	place	Player 1	Result	Player 2	Frame sequence
September 3	Penrith	Neil Robertson	4 : 2	Judd Trump	0- ( 139 ), (80) -7, (66) - (62), (58) 72-0, (89) -8, 34-75
September 3	Penrith	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4 : 2	Marco Fu	27–71, 66–4, ( 133 ) –4, ( 106 ) 115–6, ( 131 ) 135–0, 0– (83)
17th of September	Great Malvern	Shaun Murphy	2: 4	John Higgins	50-72, 73-24, (53) -77 (53), 28-70 (58), (72) -0, 18-92 (61)
17th of September	Great Malvern	Stephen Hendry	2: 4	Judd Trump	( 104 ) 117–0, (57, 68) 125–0, (51) –70, 29–51, 0–126 ( 103 ), 0– (88)
September 24th	Southampton	Neil Robertson	1: 5	Stephen Hendry	32–69 (60), 1–99 (98), 78–4, 19–52, 10–58 (51), 1–133 ( 127 )
September 24th	Southampton	John Higgins	3: 3	Marco Fu	(69) -8, 24-65, 60-52, 39-65, (90) -16, 46-66
October 1	Colchester	Judd Trump	4 : 2	Marco Fu	( 100 ) –19, 0– (82), 75–25, 63–61, ( 120 ) –6, 0– (81)
October 1	Colchester	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3: 3	Neil Robertson	(52) 75-48, 6-84 (77), ( 112 ) 113-14, 86-42, 0-117 (91), 4-72
15th October	Aberdeen	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4 : 2	Shaun Murphy	( 104 ) -0, 68-1, (56) 89-5, 0-101 (81), 45-84, (75) 85-5
15th October	Aberdeen	John Higgins	3: 3	Stephen Hendry	54–65, 36– (76), (92) –0, (73) 92–0, 70–1, 5–71 (64)
October 22nd	Grimsby	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3: 3	Stephen Hendry	1-75 (51), 38-65, (78) -0, 0- (76), (95) 99-0, 68-7
October 22nd	Grimsby	Shaun Murphy	5 : 1	Marco Fu	1-117 (91), 63-14, (62) 88-5, ( 105 ) -0, ( 134 ) -0, (62) 92-7
October 29th	Preston	John Higgins	4 : 2	Neil Robertson	69-51, 41-66, 70-28, (73) -34, (63) 80-28, 17-50
October 29th	Preston	Shaun Murphy	3: 3	Stephen Hendry	75-50, (55) 75-26, 4-110 (68), 6-100 (96), 54-19, 23-66
November 5th	Exeter	Marco Fu	2: 4	Neil Robertson	54-14, 19-84, 41-71, (90) 95-0, 63-70, 58-60
November 5th	Exeter	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2: 4	Judd Trump	33-80 (67), 93-8, 0- (79), 20-81 (50), 65-69, (50) 87-8
November 12th	Weston-super-Mare	John Higgins	4 : 2	Judd Trump	7-35, (63) - (65), 40-65, (53) 88-79, (74) 78-5, (75) 107-1
November 12th	Weston-super-Mare	Shaun Murphy	4 : 2	Neil Robertson	68-37, (59) 75-99, ( 104 ) 119-6, (64) 73-8, 0- ( 109 ), 94-8
November 19th	Llandudno	Shaun Murphy	2: 4	Judd Trump	78-66, 11-64 (63), 39-63, 75-22, 43-57, 50-64
November 19th	Llandudno	Marco Fu	5 : 1	Stephen Hendry	64-40, (70) -25, 14-72, 98-15, 71-15, ( 122 ) 128-11
November 19th	Llandudno	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2: 4	John Higgins	9- (72), 16-70 (64), ( 129 ) 134-0, 0- ( 107 ), 0-128 ( 119 ), (68) 76-48

table

The best 4 players qualified for the final round. A win gave two points, a draw one point. With the same number of points, the number of frames won decided. With the same number of frames won, the direct duel decided. If the direct duel ended in a draw (3: 3), the player who was the first to win 3 frames in the direct duel received the higher ranking in the table.

space		HIG	TRU	SUL	MUR	HEN	ROB	FU	Points	Frames	S-U-N
1	John Higgins	x	4th	4th	4th	3	4th	3	10	22:14	4-2-0
2	Judd Trump	2	x	4th	4th	4th	2	4th	8th	20:16	4-0-2
3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2	2	x	4th	3	3	4th	6th	18:18	2–2–2
4th	Shaun Murphy	2	2	2	x	3	4th	5	5	18:18	2-1-3
5	Stephen Hendry	3	2	3	3	x	5	1	5	17:19	1-3-2
6th	Neil Robertson	2	4th	3	2	1	x	4th	5	16:20	2-1-3
7th	Marco Fu	3	2	2	1	5	2	x	3	15:21	1-1-4

Final round

In the semifinals, the first placed against the fourth placed and the second placed against the third placed in the group stage. The best of 9 was played, so that the player who won 5 frames first entered the final. In the final, Best of 13 was played, so that the player who won 7 frames first, won the match and thus the tournament.

	Semifinals November 28, 2009 Hopton-on-Sea					Final November 29, 2009 Hopton-on-Sea
	1	John Higgins	3
	4th	Shaun Murphy 1	5
						4th	Shaun Murphy 3	7th
						3	Ronnie O'Sullivan	3
	2	Judd Trump	1
	3	Ronnie O'Sullivan 2	5

Frame sequence:

¹(61) 80-35, 4-80, (96) -0, 0- ( 110 ), 34-77, 61-71 (65), 67-1, 40-75

² 0– (98), 10–99 (53), 10–68 (66), 1–83 (76), (63) –30, (53) - (67)

³( 111 ) 119-9, 87-36, 70-0, 50-57, 0- (88), 61-67, 75-27, (75) 126-3, (63) -0, (67) 75 - (67)

Century breaks

There were a total of 19 century breaks in the group phase and 2 in the final round.

• 139, 120, 103, 100 Judd Trump
• 134, (111), (110), 105, 104 Shaun Murphy
• 133, 131, 129, 112, 106, 104 Ronnie O'Sullivan
• 127, 104 Stephen Hendry
• 122 Marco Fu
• 119, 107 John Higgins
• 109 Neil Robertson

(Century breaks achieved in the final round are shown in brackets.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Premier League Table 2009 . Global snooker. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
2. ↑ 2009 Premier League fixtures and venues announced . Premier League snooke. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Rocket blasts off with win / Trump loses PLS debut . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
4. ↑ World Champion Higgins starts with a victory . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
5. ↑ Sensational recovery gives Trump first ever PLS win . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
6. ^ Hendry records his first victory of the Premier League season . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
7. ↑ Higgins held to a draw but still moves top of the league . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
8. ↑ Trump inflicts more misery on winless Fu . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
9. ^ O'Sullivan furious after throwing away 3-1 lead . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
10. ↑ Ronnie relieved to win again . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
11. ^ Scottish stars draw in Aberdeen . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
12. ^ O'Sullivan claims hard-fought point against Hendry . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
13. ^ Murphy misses maximum but still claims first victory . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
14. ↑ Higgins maintains unbeaten start to Premier League . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
15. ↑ Murphy keeps alive play-off hopes . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
16. ↑ 'Lucky' Robertson scrapes victory over Fu . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
17. ^ Trump claims sensational victory over O'Sullivan . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
18. ^ Higgins becomes first man to qualify for play-offs . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
19. ↑ Murphy keeps hopes alive but Robertson is out . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
20. ↑ Murphy loses to Trump but still claims last semi-final spot . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
21. ↑ Hendry left sweating on Murphy result after shock defeat . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
22. ^ Higgins finishes top of the league after win over O'Sullivan . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
23. ↑ Murphy dumps World Champion Higgins out of Premier League . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 27, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
24. ^ O'Sullivan stays on course to win title for sixth successive time . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on June 5, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010. 
25. ↑ Murphy becomes Premier League Champion for first time . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on October 3, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 26, 2010.