2009 UK Championship

The 2009 UK Championship (officially the 2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 5–13 December 2009 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England.

2009 Pukka Pies UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates5–13 December 2009 (2009-12-05 2009-12-13)
VenueTelford International Centre
CityTelford
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£625,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest break Mark Selby (ENG) (141)
 Stephen Lee (ENG) (141)
Final
Champion Ding Junhui (CHN)
Runner-up John Higgins (SCO)
Score10–8
2008
2010

This was the first time that the UK Championship was sponsored by Pukka Pies. Shaun Murphy was the defending champion but he lost 3–9 to Ding Junhui in the Last 16. Ding won the tournament for his second UK title, beating John Higgins 10–8 in the final .

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