2009 World Snooker Championship
The 2009 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 2009 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship for sponsorship purposes) professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 18 April and 4 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. This was the first time that the World Snooker Championship had been sponsored by Betfred.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 11–13 against Mark Allen.
John Higgins won his third World title by defeating Shaun Murphy 18–9 in the final. It was Higgins' 24th ranking title.
Read more about 2009 World Snooker Championship: Prize Fund, Main Draw, Preliminary Qualifying, Qualifying, Century Breaks
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