![]() ![]() ![]() Hendry won his 1,000th frame at the Crucible during his match against Ding Junhui.In September 2013 Stephen Lee was found guilty of conspiring to lose his first round match 4–10 against Ryan Day, for which as part of other offences Lee received a 12-year ban and was ordered to pay £40,000 in costs.Steve Davis qualified for the World Championship for a record 29th time, but lost his first round match 2–10 against Neil Robertson.Peter Ebdon lost 5–10 against Nigel Bond, while Joe Perry lost 6–10 against Jamie Cope. Only two out of the sixteen seeded players lost their first round matches.Rory McLeod became the first ever black player at the Crucible.They were all defeated in the first round. Debutants at the Crucible were Rory McLeod, Martin Gould, Andrew Higginson, and Ricky Walden.John Higgins won his third World title by defeating Shaun Murphy 18–9 in the final. Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 11–13 against Mark Allen. ![]() This was the first time that the World Snooker Championship had been sponsored by Betfred. The 2009 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2009 World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 April and 4 May at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. ![]()
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