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: £200
- Tournament total: £175,600
Group one
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
Table
Play-offs
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
Table
Play-offs
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
Table
Play-offs
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
Table
Play-offs
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
Table
Play-offs
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
Table
Play-offs
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
Table
Play-offs
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
Table
Play-offs
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,
- 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