The defending champion was Mark Selby, but he lost in the quarter-finals against Anthony Hamilton.

The event was won Ali Carter, who claimed his first ranking tournament win by defeating Joe Swail 9–5 in the final, having come back from 2–5 down.

[1][2] This was the first ranking final refereed by Colin Humphries.

[3] The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]

[5][6] These matches took place between 3 and 6 February 2009 at the Pontins Centre in Prestatyn, Wales.