Pro Challenge Series – Event 2

Pro Challenge Series – Event 2

Tournament information
Dates	31 August – 1 September 2009
Venue	Pontins
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Winner's share	£3,000
Highest break	75 (x4)
Final
Champion	Ken Doherty
Runner-up	Martin Gould
Score	6–2
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The Pro Challenge Series – Event 2 was a six-red snooker tournament that took place between 31 August and 1 September 2009 at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales.

This was the first and only time that World Snooker used the Super Sixes format in a professional competition.^[1]

Ken Doherty won in the final 6–2 against Martin Gould.^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[3]

• Winner: £3,000
• Runner-up: £1,500
• Semi-final: £800
• Quarter-final: £400
• Last 16: £225
• Fastest maximum break: £500

Representation from different countries

Number of players by country^*

33:    England	2:    Scotland	3:    Wales
3:    Ireland	2:    Northern Ireland	4:    Thailand

^* In snooker, as in many other sports, some non-sovereign sub-national entities of the United Kingdom are treated as separate countries for sport governance purposes.

Main draw

^[3][4]

Round 1

Best of 9 frames

Craig Steadman 2–5 Barry Pinches Stuart Bingham 4–5 Mark Boyle Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 3–5 Ben Woollaston Sam Baird w/o-w/d Jimmy White Matthew Couch 2–5 Jordan Brown Joe Swail 5–2 Noppadol Sangnil Rod Lawler 5–0 Mark Joyce Joe Delaney w/d-w/o Matthew Selt

Dave Harold 4–5 Stephen Lee Ian McCulloch 4–5 Fergal O'Brien Michael Holt 1–5 Robert Milkins Jimmy Robertson 4–5 Anthony Hamilton Mike Dunn 1–5 Andrew Norman Peter Lines 3–5 Ryan Day Chris Norbury 2–5 Judd Trump

Round 2 to final

	Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Round 3 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 11 frames
		Marcus Campbell	5
		Barry Pinches	1
							Marcus Campbell	5
							Jamie Cope	2
		Jamie Cope	5
		Mark Boyle	3
												Marcus Campbell	0
												Ken Doherty	5
		Ian Preece	w/d
		Ben Woollaston	w/o
							Ben Woollaston	3
							Ken Doherty	5
		Ken Doherty	5
		Sam Baird	1
																	Ken Doherty	6
																	Atthasit Mahitthi	1
		Jimmy Michie	5
		Stuart Pettman	3
							Jimmy Michie	5
							Jordan Brown	2
		David Gray	w/d
		Jordan Brown	w/o
												Jimmy Michie	1
												Atthasit Mahitthi	5
		Atthasit Mahitthi	5
		Joe Swail	2
							Atthasit Mahitthi	5
							Rod Lawler	2
		Mark King	2
		Rod Lawler	5
																						Ken Doherty	6
																						Martin Gould	2
		Simon Bedford	2
		Matthew Selt	5
							Matthew Selt	0
							Martin Gould	5
		Martin Gould	5
		Stephen Lee	0
												Martin Gould	5
												Fergal O'Brien	1
		Joe Jogia	4
		Fergal O'Brien	5
							Fergal O'Brien	5
							Robert Milkins	1
		Andrew Higginson	3
		Robert Milkins	5
																	Martin Gould	6
																	Anthony Hamilton	5
		Daniel Wells	4
		Anthony Hamilton	5
							Anthony Hamilton	5
							Andrew Norman	2
		Ricky Walden	4
		Andrew Norman	5
												Anthony Hamilton	5
												Ryan Day	1
		James Wattana	2
		Ryan Day	5
							Ryan Day	5
							Tom Ford	0
		Tom Ford	5
		Judd Trump	4

Final

Final: Best of 11 frames Pontin's, Prestatyn, Wales, 1 September 2009.[3][4]
Ken Doherty  Ireland	6–2	Martin Gould  England
0–34, 37–9, 38–28 (38), 37–16, 35–23 (35), 0–56 (27,27), 38–0 (37), 41–1
38	Highest break	27
0	50+ breaks	0

Maximum breaks

(Note: a maximum break in six-reds is 75 points.)^[3][4]

• Stuart Pettman (2 min 31 sec)
• Dave Harold (3 min 16 sec)
• Fergal O'Brien (4 min 30 sec)
• Ryan Day (no time)

References