The final against fellow Englishman and defending champion Mark Selby went back and forth until Ronnie O'Sullivan took the last two frames to take the match 10-8.
O'Sullivan had some impressive shots in an exciting match, including a classic long pink to win the 17th frame.
The win was especially impressive since he was playing with a new cue after having smashed his ols one just days before the tournament. After securing the win he gave his new cue away to a member of the public.
O'Sullivan received £150,000 for the victory and Selby got £75,000 for his runner-up spot.
Scots John Higgins and Stephen Maguire lost out in the semifinals.
Higgins had the highest break of the tournament with the 140 he made in his last 16 win over Marco Fu (Hong Kong).
This was the fourth Masters title for O'Sullivan and his third in the last five years. He's previously won in 1995, 2005 and 2007. He has also lost four finals, two in the deciding frame.
The event took place at the Wembley Arena, London, England 11-18 January, 2009. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Welsh Open which starts 16th February 2009.
See also:
- Maplin UK Championship 2008 (World Snooker)
- O'Sullivan reclaims Masters crown (BBC)
- O'Sullivan wins thrilling Masters final (Eurosport)
- Rocket Wins Fourth Masters (Sporting Life)
- 2009 Masters (Global Cue Sports Centre)
- 2009 Masters Snooker (Wikipedia)
- Wembley Masters 2009: O’Sullivan battles to fourth Masters title (Pro Snooker Blog)
- Simply the Best (Snooker Scene Blog)
- SnookerManager: Masters 2009
- Masters (snooker) (Wikipedia)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (Official site)
- Ronnie O'Sullivan (Wikipedia)
Related posts:
- Ronnie O'Sullivan wins Masters in style (2007 Masters)
- Mark Selby wins Masters on debut (2008 Masters)
- It's Ronnie again in the Northern Ireland Trophy (2008/2009 Main Tour)
- Walden strikes gold in Shanghai Masters (2008/2009 Main Tour)
- John Higgins captures Grand Prix (2008/2009 Main Tour)
- It's three out of three for Neil Robertson with Bahrain Championship win (2008/2009 Main Tour)
- Shaun Murphy wins 2008 UK Championship (2008/2009 Main Tour)
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