Peter Ebdon (England) captured the 2009 Bank of Beijing World Snooker China Open.In a very close final he defeated Scotland's two-time World Champion John Higgins 10-8.
Tournament surprise Stuart Pettman (England) and Ryan Day (Wales) lost out in the semifinals.
Ebdon received £52,000 for the victory and Higgins got £25,000 for his runner-up spot.
Higgins and Ricky Walden (England) shared the £2,000 high break bonus after compining matching 140s.
Defending champion Stephen Maguire (Scotland) crashed out 5-0 to Dave Harold in the first round.
This was the eighth ranking title for Ebdon but first since the 2006 UK Championship. Higgins was looking for his 20th title and second of the season.
Higgins' final loss means the seven ranking events of the season have been won by seven different players.
Ebdon leapt from 17th to 12th in the provisional rankings. Higgins advanced two places, from seventh to fifth. Pettman jumped from 48th to 37th. Ronnie O'Sullivan (England) and Maguire retain the top two positions. Shaun Murphy (England) overtook Allister Carter (England) to claim third place.
The event took place at the Beijing University Students Gymnasium, Beijing, China Mar 30 - Apr 5, 2009. It was the seventh ranking tournament of eight on the 2008/2009 Main Tour. Next up on the snooker calendar is the Betfred World Championship which starts 18th April 2009.
See also:
- China Open 2009 (World Snooker)
- Ebdon outlasts Higgins in final (BBC)
- Ebdon ends title drought in China (Eurosport)
- Ebdon Claims China Prize (Sporting Life)
- China Open 2009 (Global Snooker)
- Not So Blue Peter (Snooker Scene blog)
- China Open 2009: Ebdon wins absorbing final (Pro Snooker Blog)
- China Open Qualifying. (Fergal O'Brien)
- SnookerManager: China Open 2009
- China Open 2009 (snooker) (Wikipedia)
- Peter Ebdon (Wikipedia)
Related posts:
- Williams wins in China (2006 China Open)
- Graeme Dott claims China Open trophy (2007 China Open)
- Maguire makes maximum on the way to China Open title (2008 China Open)
- 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)
- O'Sullivan wins fourth Masters (2008/2009 Main Tour)
- Allister Carter bags first ranking win in the 2009 Welsh Open (2008/2009 Main Tour)
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