The 2009 Beijing International Challenge (also known as the 2009 BTV Cup) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7–12 July 2009 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China.
Liang Wenbo won his first professional title by beating Stephen Maguire 7–6.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £50,000 Runner-up: £25,000 Semi-final: £7,500 Highest break: £2,500
Round-robin stage
Group 1
Table POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Liang Wenbo3273+42 2 Stephen Hendry326602 3 Ali Carter3156−11 4 Jin Long3147−31
Results: Jin Long 0–3 Ali Carter Stephen Hendry 0–3 Liang Wenbo Liang Wenbo 3–0 Ali Carter Stephen Hendry 3–2 Ali Carter Jin Long 3–1 Liang Wenbo Jin Long 1–3 Stephen Hendry
Group 2
Table POSPlayerMPMWFWFLFDPTS1 Stephen Maguire3391+83 2 Mark Allen3168−213 Marco Fu3157−214 Tian Pengfei3148−41
Results: Marco Fu 0–3 Stephen Maguire Stephen Maguire 3–1 Mark Allen Marco Fu 3–1 Tian Pengfei Tian Pengfei 3–2 Mark Allen Tian Pengfei 0–3 Stephen Maguire Marco Fu 2–3 Mark Allen
Knock-out stage
Century breaks
138, 123 Liang Wenbo 103 Stephen Maguire
References