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ITTF Pro Tour 2009
The ITTF Pro Tour. World table tennis at its best. Get all the results of the 2009 Grand Finals
By Martin Hughes
Owner and Editor
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) initiated a brand new premier competition in 1996 ... one that was specifically designed to attract the best players in the world...
The ITTF Pro Tour.
You can read all about it here.
During 2009 there were 14 international tournaments which made up the ITTF Pro Tour and all the results of the Grand Finals are here.
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But let's take a look at what happened in 2009...
The 2009 Pro-Tour Schedule
The 2009 ITTF Pro-Tour consisted of 14 international tournaments leading up to the Grand Finals held in Macao, China.
Although the ITTF Pro-Tour consists of men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles, I'll be concentrating on the main event ... the men's singles.
So what were the tournaments which made up the ITTF Pro Tour in 2009?
| DATES | ITTF Pro Tour Events 2009 | MS WINNERS |
|---|---|---|
| 13-17 Jan | Slovenian Open (Velenje) | Hao Shuai (China) |
| 21-25 Jan | Danish Open (Frederikshavn) | Ma Long (China) |
| 11-15 Feb | Kuwait Open (Kuwait City) | Ma Long (China) |
| 17-21 Feb | Qatar Open (Doha) | Timo Boll (Germany) |
| 11-15 Mar | Indian Open (Indore) | Ma Liang (Singapore) |
| 19-22 Mar | German Open (Bremen) | Timo Boll (Germany) |
| 27-31 May | Belarus Open (Minsk) | Pete Zolt (Serbia) |
| 3-7 June | China Open (Suzhou) | Ma Long (China) |
| 11-14 June | Japan Open (Wakayama) | Oh Sang Eun (South Korea) |
| 7-10 July | Morocco Open (Rabat) | Vladimir Samsonov (Belarus) |
| 12-16 Aug | China Open (Tianjin) | Wang Hao (China) |
| 19-23 Aug | Korean Open (Seoul) | Jun Mizutani (Japan) |
| 28 Oct-1 Nov | English Open (Sheffield) | Ma Long (China) |
| 25-29 Nov | Polish Open (Warsaw) | Timo Boll (Germany) |
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Let's take a look at what prize money was on offer...
Prize money
The prize money varied from tournament to tournament, but the overall purse for 2009 was $2,783,880.
Some of the events were designated as premier events, such as Kuwait and Qatar, and they both offered a total purse of $300,000 ... with the men's and women's singles winners receiving $30,000 each.
The top event, the China Open in June 2009, offered a total purse of $330,000 ... and the men's and women's singles winners received $33,000 each.
The Pro Tour Grand Finals offered a total prize fund of $365,000 ... with the men's and women's singles winners collecting $40,000 each and the men's and women's doubles winners collecting $20,000.
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So who qualified for the prestigious end of season grand finals?
The Grand Finals
The Grand Finals were held in Macao, China from 7-10 January 2010 and with all the Pro-Tour events completed, the players who had accumulated the most points in the men's singles were as follows:
| Rank | Elig | Points | Events | Continents | Player | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99938 | 5 | 2 | MA, Long | China | |
| 2 | 78000 | 6 | 2 | BOLL, Timo | Germany | |
| 3 | 44375 | 6 | 2 | HAO, Shuai | China | |
| 4 | 43250 | 5 | 2 | MA, Lin | China | |
| NE | 39000 | 3 | 1 | WANG, Hao | China | |
| 5 | 31188 | 5 | 2 | WANG, Liqin | China | |
| 29938 | 6 | 2 | MIZUTANI, Jun | Japan | ||
| 6 | 26938 | 6 | 2 | OH, Sang Eun | South Korea | |
| 7 | 20875 | 6 | 2 | JOO, Se Hyuk | South Korea | |
| 8 | 19595 | 7 | 2 | BAUM, Patrick | Germany | |
| 9 | 17032 | 7 | 2 | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij | Germany | |
| 10 | 16375 | 5 | 2 | ZHANG, Jike | China | |
| 11 | 15313 | 5 | 2 | XU, Xin | China | |
| 15190 | 3 | 3 | SAMSONOV, Vladimir | Belarus | ||
| 12 | 14282 | 7 | 2 | STEGER, Bastian | Germany | |
| 13 | 12844 | 6 | 2 | SUSS, Christian | Germany | |
| 14 | 11220 | 8 | 2 | CHEN, Weixing | Austria | |
| NE | 10000 | 2 | 1 | ZHANG, Chao | China | |
| 9938 | 6 | 2 | MAZE, Michael | Denmark | ||
| 9438 | 5 | 2 | YOSHIDA, Kaii | Japan | ||
| 15 | 9125 | CHUANG, Chih-Yuan | Chinese Taipei | |||
| 16 | Invitation place for a Home Association player |
LEONG, Kin Wa | Macao | |||
Although Wang Hao and Zhang Chao had accumulated sufficient Grand Prix points, they didn't meet the additional qualifying criteria of competing in at least five tournaments or playing on at least three continents.
So unfortunately they weren't eligible to take part in the prestigious end of season grand finals.
Additionally, Jun MIZUTANI, Vladimir SAMSONOV, Michael MAZE and Kaii YOSHIDA elected not to take part.
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So, here are the results of the...
2009 ITTF Pro Tour Grand Finals
Round One
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| MA, Long | 4-1 | OVTCHAROV, Dimitrij |
| SUSS, Christian | 4-1 | OH, Sang Eun |
| JOO, Se Hyuk | 4-0 | CHEN, Weixing |
| ZHANG, Jike | 4-1 | MA, Lin |
| HAO, Shuai | 4-1 | CHUANG, Chih-Yuan |
| WANG, Liqin | 4-0 | LEONG, Kin Wa |
| STEGER, Bastian | 4-2 | BAUM, Patrick |
| XU, Xin | 4-0 | BOLL, Timo |
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Quarter Finals
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| MA, Long | 4-2 | SUSS, Christian |
| ZHANG, Jike | 4-2 | JOO, Se Hyuk |
| WANG, Liqin | 4-2 | HAO, Shuai |
| XU, Xin | 4-0 | STEGER, Bastian |
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Semi Finals
| Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|
| MA, Long | 4-2 | ZHANG, Jike |
| XU, Xin | 4-2 | WANG, Liqin |
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Final
| Winner | Result | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| MA, Long | 4-2 | XU, Xin |
| 11-9, 7-11, 5-11, 11-3, 11-5, 11-2 |
by courtesy of the ITTF
Ma Long
Winner of the 2009 ITTF Pro-Tour Final
You can read more about the ITTF Pro-Tour here.
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