2009 General Cup International Explained

Tournament Name:	General Cup
Venue:	General Snooker Club
Country:	Hong Kong
Format:	Non-ranking event
Winners Share:	$20,000
Highest Break:	116
Winner:	Ricky Walden
Runner Up:	Liang Wenbo
Score:	6–2
Previous:	2004
Next:	2011

The 2009 General Cup was an invitational professional snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 17 July 2009 at the General Snooker Club in Hong Kong.^[1]

Ricky Walden won in the final 6–2 against Liang Wenbo.^[2]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1]

• Winner: $20,000
• Runner-up: $10,000
• Semi-final: $7,500
• Players 5–7: $5,000
• Highest break: $5,000
• Maximum break

$100,000

Group stage

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Group 1

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width=20	POS	width=165	Player	width=20	MP	width=20	MW	width=20	FW	width=20	FL	width=20	FD	width=20	PTS
1	Liang Wenbo	2	2	8	3	+5	2
2	Ricky Walden	2	1	5	7	−2	1
3	Chan Wai Kei	2	0	5	8	−3	0

• Liang Wenbo 4–2 Chan Wai Kei
• Ricky Walden 4–3 Chan Wai Kei
• Ricky Walden 1–4 Liang Wenbo

Group 2

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width=20	POS	width=165	Player	width=20	MP	width=20	MW	width=20	FW	width=20	FL	width=20	FD	width=20	PTS
1	Tian Pengfei	2	1	6	5	+1	1
2	Li Yan	2	1	6	6	0	1
3	Marco Fu	2	1	5	6	−1	1

• Marco Fu 4–2 Li Yan
• Tian Pengfei 2–4 Li Yan
• Marco Fu 1–4 Tian Pengfei

Preliminary round

• Zhang Anda 2–4 Li Yan

Knock-out stage

^{[1] [3]}

Final

Final: Best of 11 frames. General Cup International, Hong Kong, 17 July 2009.
Liang Wenbo	2–6	Ricky Walden
7–62 (56), 39–56, 70–8,,,,,
116	Highest break	62
1	Century breaks	0
1	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

^{[1] [3]}

• 116, 104 Liang Wenbo
• 111, 104 Ricky Walden
• 105, 100 Li Yan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . Global Snooker . 17 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100413102336/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-professional-tournaments-2009-general-cup-international-in-hong-kong.asp . 13 April 2010 . dead .
2. Web site: The Flintshire Chronicle . Snooker: Ricky Walden wins General Cup International . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720012307/http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-sport/other-sports/2009/07/23/snooker-ricky-walden-wins-general-cup-international-51352-24216480/ . 20 July 2011 . 27 July 2009 . live .
3. Web site: General Cup International (2009). Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.
4. Web site: General Cup International, Group 1 (2009). Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.
5. Web site: General Cup International, Group 2 (2009). Snooker.org. 18 September 2013.