2009 Malaysia Cup
The 2009 Malaysia Cup (Malay: Piala Malaysia 2009) was the 83rd edition of the Malaysia Cup. The competition began on 26 September 2009. Twenty teams took part in the competition. The teams were divided into five groups of four teams. The group leaders and the three best second-placed teams in the groups after six matches qualified to the quarterfinals.


2009 Malaysia Cup, Second-placed qualifiers
At the end of the group stage, a comparison was made between the second placed teams. The three best second-placed teams advanced to the quarter-finals.


2009 Malaysia Cup, Knockout stage, Quarterfinals, Second leg
Terengganu 2 – 2 Selangor on aggregate. Terengganu won 5-4 on penalties.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup
The 2009 Malaysia FA Cup, also known as the 2009 TM Piala FA due to the competition's sponsorship by TM, was the 20th season of the Malaysia FA Cup.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup
Selangor has won the title for the fifth time, defeating Kelantan in the final.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, Format
The Piala FA competition has reverted to the old format of play with no more open draws. It will comprise 29 teams — 15 Super League and 14 Premier League sides — with defending champions Kedah FA, Selangor FA and Terengganu FA receiving byes in the first round.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, Format
Kedah FA, who won back-to-back trebles, will play the winner of the match between Proton FC and UPB-MyTeam FC in the second round.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, First round
The match first leg match for Harimau Muda and KL PLUS FC played on 24 January 2009. The second leg played on 4 February 2009. The first legs of other match played on 31 January 2009. The second legs played on 3 February 2009.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, Second round
The first leg match played on 21 February 2009. The second leg will be play on 24 February 2009.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, Quarter Final
The quarter final matches are scheduled to be played on 3 March and the weekend of 7 March 2009.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, Semi Final
The first leg matches were played on Tuesday, 7 April 2009, while the second legs were played on Tuesday, 18 April 2009.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, Final
The final was played at National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday, 25 April 2009.


2009 Malaysia FA Cup, Top scorers
Bold indicates players whose clubs are still active in the competition.


2009 Malaysia FAM League
2009 FAM League is the 57th edition season of current third-tier league competition in Malaysia. The league is called TM Malaysia FAM League for sponsorship reason.


2009 Malaysia FAM League
The league winner for 2009 season is Pos Malaysia FC.


2009 Malaysia FAM League, Teams
The following teams participated in the Malaysia FAM Cup 2009. In order by the number given by FAM:-


2009 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold
The 2009 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold was the inaugural edition of the Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold and fourth grand prix's badminton tournament of the 2009 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. The tournament was held at the Bandaraya Stadium in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from 23 to 28 June 2009 and had a total purse of $120,000.


2009 Malaysia Premier League
The 2009 Liga Premier (English: 2009 Premier League), also known as the TM Liga Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the sixth season of the Liga Premier, the second-tier professional football league in Malaysia.


2009 Malaysia Premier League
The season was held from 9 January and concluded on 2 August 2009.


2009 Malaysia Premier League
The Liga Premier champions for 2009 season was Harimau Muda. As a development team, Harimau Muda had to stay in Liga Premier while T-Team and Johor promoted to Liga Super as a second and third placed team in the league respectively. Kuala Lumpur was later promoted to Liga Super too to keep the team number balanced after Kuala Muda Naza and UPB-MyTeam withdrawal from Super League for 2010 season.


2009 Malaysia Premier League, Teams
¹ - Relegated from Liga Super² - Promoted from Liga FAM


2009 Malaysia Super League
The 2009 Liga Super (English: 2009 Super League) also known as the TM Liga Super for sponsorship reasons is the sixth season of the Liga Super, the top-tier professional football league in Malaysia.


2009 Malaysia Super League
The season was held from 3 January and concluded on 3 August 2009.


2009 Malaysia Super League, Teams
A total of 14 teams compete in the 2009 season which includes the top 12 teams that participated in the 2007–08 season and champions and runners-up of the 2007-08 Liga Premier.


2009 Malaysia Super League, Teams
Sarawak were relegated at the end of the 2009 Liga Super season after finishing in the bottom place of the league table.


2009 Malaysia Super League, Teams
DPMM was excluded from the competition as per FIFA rules after Football Association of Brunei Darussalam was deregistered by the Registrar of Societies.


2009 Malaysia Super League, Teams
2007-08 Liga Premier champions Kuala Muda Naza and runners-up PLUS secured direct promotion to the Liga Super.


2009 Malaysia Super Series
The 2009 Malaysia Super Series, not to be confused with the  2009 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold, was a badminton tournament held from January 6 to January 11, 2009 in Putra Indoor Stadium, Malaysia.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix
The 2009 Malaysian Grand Prix (formally the 2009 Formula 1 Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 5 April 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. It was the second race of the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship. The race was due to be contested over 56 laps, but was stopped after 31 laps due to torrential rain. Jenson Button, driving for the Brawn GP team, was declared the winner, having started from pole position. Nick Heidfeld was classified second for BMW Sauber with Timo Glock third for Toyota.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix
As the race did not reach the required 75% distance (42 laps) for full points to be awarded, half-points were given instead, for only the fifth time in Formula One history and the first since the 1991 Australian Grand Prix. The race distance of 171.833 km (106.772 mi) was the fifth-shortest ever covered in a World Championship Grand Prix. Brawn GP became only the second constructor to win their first two World Championship Grands Prix since Alfa Romeo won the first two ever, in 1950.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Background
After winning the season-opening Australian Grand Prix held one week earlier, Jenson Button led the Drivers' Championship by two points from his teammate Rubens Barrichello and by four points from Jarno Trulli. Trulli's teammate Timo Glock was fourth and Fernando Alonso completed the top five. Brawn GP led the Constructors' Championship by 7 points from Toyota and by 14 points from Renault. Williams and Toro Rosso were fourth and fifth.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Background
The race start time was moved forward two hours, from 17:00 local time (09:00 UTC) to 15:00 local time (07:00 UTC). However, the organisers turned down the possibility of holding a night race, in line with the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, for budgetary reasons.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
"This morning we had a problem with the KERS, which cost us a bit of time, but we managed to make up for most of it in the afternoon. We had felt that the situation here could be different to Melbourne, but it is still too early to say where we are up against the opposition. What we can be sure of is that when the car runs trouble-free, we are competitive. We hope we can do a good job in tomorrow's qualifying."


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Kimi Räikkönen, after his incident in the first practice session, and after setting the fastest lap in the second practice session.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Three practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday morning and the second on Friday afternoon. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 30 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout. The third session was held on Saturday morning and lasted an hour, and was also dry throughout. Nico Rosberg and Kazuki Nakajima secured a Williams one-two in the first session with times of 1:36.260 and 1:36.305 minutes respectively. In the second session, Ferrari's Kimi Räikkönen and Felipe Massa went quickest with times of 1:35.707 and 1:35.832 minutes. After 18 laps, Räikkönen's cockpit began to billow out smoke, and though Ferrari did not give an official statement, there are reports that the car's kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) had overheated.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Practice and qualifying
Jenson Button took Brawn's second consecutive pole ahead of Jarno Trulli's Toyota. Rubens Barrichello qualified fourth in the other Brawn (third when Vettel's penalty was taken into consideration), but was demoted five places to eighth after a gearbox change. An error in strategy meant that Massa failed to make it through Q1. In an interview to Rede Globo, the driver said that he and the team thought the initial time posted was enough to qualify for the second session, and refrained from recording additional times to spare the car's engine. However, this was not the case, and Massa was left in 16th place.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Off the line, there was a clean getaway by all drivers, apart from Robert Kubica, who was forced to retire from engine problems after the first lap. Williams' Nico Rosberg moved from fourth on the grid to lead into the first corner, followed by Jarno Trulli and Fernando Alonso, who had used his KERS system to good effect to move up from tenth; Jenson Button made a poor start in his Brawn and was down to fourth. Heading into turn five, McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen ran wide onto the track's 'marbles' (fragments of degraded tyre rubber), and spun into early retirement.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
After a slow start, Button caught and passed the heavier Renault of Alonso at turn thirteen for third place and set off after Trulli. Rosberg and Trulli stopped for fuel earlier than Button, who was able to pass them during the first round of pit stops and take the lead. Evidence of rain was barely noticed, but Kimi Räikkönen pitted to switch from dry to full wet tyres.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
However, his gamble did not pay off, as rain did not come as early as predicted, and he was forced to slow down significantly to delay the rapid wear of the wet tyres. (Without standing water on the track, wet tyres will not maintain structural integrity at high speeds, and will rapidly degrade over the course of a few laps.)


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
By lap 19, rain had started to fall and most of the drivers pitted for wet tyres. However, at this stage there was no standing water on the track, and so the wet tyres started to wear out very quickly. Timo Glock had been using intermediate tyres which were better suited to the conditions and moved rapidly up to third place.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
The other drivers followed this example and switched to intermediate tyres as well, which the majority of the field stayed on until lap 31 when the downpour finally reached the whole track, and drivers pitted for wet tyres once again. The conditions were proven to be so treacherous that Sebastien Buemi and Sebastian Vettel (who was in 8th position) had both spun out into retirement by lap 31 despite them being on the wet tyres right before the race was stopped.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Due to the torrential rain, the race was stopped on the 33rd lap and the results were taken from the classification at the end of lap 31 (the penultimate fully completed in accordance with sporting regulation 42.8). Half-points were subsequently awarded to the top eight. The race was the fifth out of six races in Formula One to be abandoned before 75% distance: the others were the 1975 Spanish and Austrian Grands Prix, the 1984 Monaco Grand Prix, the 1991 Australian Grand Prix and the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Race
Button took his second victory of the season and five points, and it was the first time he had won back to back victories and his third career victory. The victory also meant that Brawn GP became the first team since Alfa Romeo in 1950 to win their first two Grands Prix. Nick Heidfeld was classified second ahead of Toyota's Timo Glock. Heidfeld was the first driver to take a podium position with a KERS-equipped car.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
The drivers generally backed the decision to abandon the race, citing diminishing visibility (due to the later starting time) as well as the heavy rain.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
"The visibility is nothing, [we] could have a serious accident if we restart." — Fernando Alonso before the race was officially called off


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
"It was impossible to drive out there, it was very, very dangerous. It's the most dangerous conditions I have ever raced in," — Lewis Hamilton


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
"It was way too wet out there and the decision to call it off was correct. I would obviously love to have the 10 points, but this is the best we could have done, I think, and realistically it was the right thing to do. I'm sure some people will say 'we didn't see the whole race and it's disappointing' but you have to think about the safety sometimes. When the safety car is pulling away at 20 seconds a lap, you know that it's too wet for an F1 car." — Jenson Button


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
"It's dark now at seven o'clock so it was the right call not to make the re-start," — Mark Webber (a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association)


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Officials in Malaysia also confirmed that they would review the start time of the 2010 Malaysian Grand Prix. Mokhzani Mahathir, chairman of the Sepang International Circuit, said he consulted Bernie Ecclestone after the race and they had agreed to look at the timings. However, Ecclestone revealed he had no qualms about the schedule, stating:


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
"I just have regrets about the rain, I don't see anything wrong with the start time, we just didn't know about the rain."


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Report, Post-race
Mokhzani suggested the possibility of implementing a lighting system (similar to that used in the Singapore Grand Prix) to illuminate the circuit in future races.


2009 Malaysian Grand Prix, Classification
Cars that used the KERS system are marked with "‡"


2009 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2009 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2009 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 23–25 October 2009 at the Sepang International Circuit. In wet conditions the race was dominated by Casey Stoner in a return to form following a mystery illness which ended his hopes of regaining the world championship title. Valentino Rossi finished third, which clinched the 2009 MotoGP championship for him.


2009 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix, Championship standings after the race (MotoGP)
Below are the standings for the top five riders and constructors after round sixteen has concluded.


2009 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament
Statistics of Second Division Football Tournament in the 2009 season.


2009 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament, Stadiums
Matches were played at 2 venues; Henveiru Football Ground and Maafannu Turf Ground.


2009 Maldivian Second Division Football Tournament, Teams
Twelve teams compete in the league  – top 2 teams qualify to play in the 2010 Dhivehi league play-off     and bottom 2 teams will be relegated to Third division.


2009 Maldivian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in the Maldives on 9 May 2009.


2009 Maldivian parliamentary election, Background
Political parties in the Maldives were legalised on 2 June 2005 after a unanimous vote in the Majlis which allowed a multi-party system to contest presidential and parliamentary elections after 30 years of autocratic rule by Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. On 28 October 2008, Mohamed Nasheed, leader of the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) defeated Gayoom in the country's democratic presidential elections. Following the election, Nasheed and Mohammed Waheed Hassan were sworn in as the President and Vice President on 11 November in a special session of the Majlis at the Dharubaaruge.


2009 Maldivian parliamentary election, Electoral system
On 10 February 2009, the Majlis voted 36–0 (with one abstention) to pass the Parliamentary Constituencies Bill, which Nasheed signed into law later that day. It was the first act he signed as president after being inaugurated in November 2008. In the law, each administrative atoll's population determines how many electoral constituencies will be created. On 9 March 2009, the Elections Commission of the Maldives announced there were 214,405 eligible voters.


2009 Maldivian parliamentary election, Results
The result in constituency N-02 Thimarafushi Dhaairaa was annulled due to irregularities and reported intimidation by the MDP at one polling region; polling was repeated on 11 July 2009. According to preliminary results, the MDP still won the seat.


2009 Malmö FF season
The 2009 season was Malmö FF's 98th in existence, their 74th season in Allsvenskan and their 9th consecutive season in the league. They competed in Allsvenskan where they finished in 7th position and Svenska Cupen where they were knocked out in the third round. The season was the club's first at Swedbank Stadion, having moved from Malmö Stadion after the 2008 season. The first league match at Swedbank Stadion was played against Örgryte IS on 13 April and won 3–0 by Malmö FF.


2009 Malmö FF season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2009 Malmö FF season, Players, Disciplinary record
Source: Match reports in Competitive matchesOnly competitive matches = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2009 Malmö FF season, Non competitive, Pre-season
Source: 1Malmö FF goals come first.Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Malmö FF.Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference


2009 Malmö FF season, Non competitive, Mid-season
Source: 1Malmö FF goals come first.Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Malmö FF.Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; HR = Home replacement; AR = Away replacement; GD = Goal difference


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots
The 2009 Malmö Davis Cup riots were anti-Israel riots in the Swedish city of Malmö against a Davis Cup tennis match between Sweden and Israel on 7 March 2009.


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots, Background
In February, the tennis match was decided by Malmö's red-green city coalition to be closed to the public, a decision that was heavily criticised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The Mayor of Malmö, Ilmar Reepalu, personally said he thought the game should not be played at all, and the decision was thus considered to be more politically motivated than to do with security concerns.


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots, Riots
In anticipation of protests, around 1,000 police officers sanctioned off a large area around the Baltic Hall tennis stadium to keep protesters and rioters away. A reported 170 truck loads of pavement stones were transported out of the area before the protests, and three schools were closed. In addition, for the first time in history, riot vehicles were brought in from Denmark.


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots, Riots
The match was initially met with protest of around 6,000 to 7,000 anti-Israel demonstrators, with speeches held by the leader of the Left Party, Lars Ohly, who while wearing a Palestinian scarf was seen holding a map of Palestine with Israel eradicated. The demonstrators were joined by several hundred militants of which around 200 to 300 began attacking police with stones, fireworks and paint bombs. The anti-Israel rioters included AFA anti-fascists, militant Islamists, organised neo-Nazis, as well as activists from neighbouring countries. Police eventually detained around 100 rioters, arresting ten. An additional eighteen rioters were later identified and put on trial for their part in the riots, with several convictions.


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots, Aftermath
The decision to close the tennis match to the public resulted in Malmö being banned from hosting tennis matches by the ITF for five years. In addition to having to provide $15,000 in minimum gate receipts for the match, the Swedish Tennis Association was fined an additional $25,000. The Swedish Tennis Association responded by issuing penalties to Malmö mayor Ilmar Reepalu for his involvement in the event.


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots, Aftermath
The protest and riots led to accusations of antisemitism in Sweden.


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots, Aftermath
Swedish history professor Kristian Gerner described the situation as "the worst crisis for Jews in Sweden since the Second World War."


2009 Malmö anti-Israel riots, Aftermath
A 2012 European Men's Handball Championship qualifier between Sweden and Israel set to be played in Karlskrona in June 2011 raised concerns due to the riots, and was considered for moving to another location by Swedish sports authorities. The match was played as scheduled, with a minor anti-Israel demonstration being held.


2009 Malone Pioneers football team
The 2009 Malone Pioneers football team represented Malone University in the 2009 NAIA football season. The Pioneers played their home games in Fawcett Stadium.


2009 Malone Pioneers football team, Coaching staff, Head coach
The head coach for the 2009 season was Mike Gardner, who was in his fourth season directing the Pioneers. Previously he was head coach at Tabor College (where he returned to coach in 2010). Gardner also worked as the defensive coordinator for the team.


2009 Malta Open darts
2009 Malta Open is a darts tournament, which took place in Malta in 2009.


2009 Maltese local elections
Local elections were held in Malta on 6 June 2009, the same day of the European elections. The elections were held in 23 of the 68 Maltese localities. These 23 localities are: Imdina (Città Notabile), Bormla (Città Cospicua), Rabat, Gozo, Żabbar (Città Hompesch), Birkirkara, Fgura, Gudja, Għarb, Għaxaq, Kalkara, Lija, Marsaskala, Mġarr, Msida, Imtarfa, Naxxar, Pietà, Malta, Rabat, Malta, San Ġwann, Sannat, Tas-Sliema, Tarxien, and Xgħajra.


2009 Maltese local elections, Candidates
In total, 272 candidates contested for this election, 133 for Partit Laburista (PL), as well as for Partit Nazzjonalista (PN), three for Alternattiva Demokratika (AD), and other three as independents. The independent candidates contested respectively in Mġarr, Tarxien and Mtarfa. The Mtarfa candidate was in the party Għall-Imtarfa Aħjar (For Better Mtarfa).


2009 Maltese presidential election
An indirect presidential election was held in Malta on 12 January 2009. Former Labour Party deputy leader George Abela was elected to become the next President of Malta on 4 April 2009, when the incumbent Eddie Fenech Adami steps down; this marks the first time that a member of the opposition was elected president, as the Nationalist Party controlled the legislature.


2009 Mamaia Challenger
The 2009 Mamaia Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Constanţa, Romania between 22 and 28 June 2009.


2009 Mamaia Challenger, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Mamaia Challenger, Champions, Doubles
Adrián García /  David Marrero def. Adrian Cruciat /  Florin Mergea, 7–6(5), 6–2


2009 Mamaia Challenger – Doubles
Florin Mergea and Horia Tecău were the defending champions. Tecău didn't start this year. Mergea partnered up with Adrian Cruciat. They reached the final, where they lost to Adrián García and David Marrero.


2009 Mamaia Challenger – Singles
Nicolas Devilder was the defending champion, but he chose to not participate this year. Blaž Kavčič won in the final 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, against Julian Reister.


2009 Man Booker Prize
The 2009 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 6 October 2009. The Man Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 2 August,  and was narrowed down to a shortlist of six on 8 September. The Prize was awarded  to Hilary Mantel for Wolf Hall.


2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crash
The Manaus Aerotáxi crash occurred in the state of Amazonas in Brazil on February 7, 2009. At 13:50 local time, a Manaus Aerotáxi Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante twin turboprop, registration PT-SEA, operating as an air taxi flight from Coari (SWKO) to Manaus (SBEG), crashed into the Manacapuru River about 80 kilometers (50 mi) southwest of its destination, killing the two crew and 22 of the 26 passengers on board. The four surviving passengers, who were seated in the rear, managed to escape the sinking plane and swim safely to shore. Among the passengers were eight small children of whom one survived, and a family of 17, two of whom survived.


2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crash, Crash
The Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante twin turboprop aircraft, registration PT-SEA and serial number 110352, was carrying twenty-eight people, though it was certificated for twenty-one. Shortly before the crash, the pilot reportedly attempted to turn back to Coari due to heavy rainfall, but then had to make an emergency landing in the Manacapuru River, a tributary of the Amazon located between Santo Antonio and Montecristo. Survivors said they saw one of the airplane's propellers stop rotating before the crash.


2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crash, Crash
The plane plunged into the river at a point about 500 meters from an abandoned runway, and 20 minutes away from its intended destination Manaus, and it submerged to a depth of about five to seven meters. The four survivors (three adults and one nine-year-old child), who were sitting at the rear of the  plane, managed to open an emergency exit and reach the surface; they did not suffer major injuries.


2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crash, Crash
Nearly forty rescue workers, including nine scuba divers and civil defense officials, spent the night searching through the jungle for survivors. Rescue crews were able to recover all twenty-four bodies; all deaths were attributed to drowning. The victims were fifteen adult passengers, seven children, and the two crew members.


2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crash, Crash
The newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported that the plane was packed with members of one family on their way to Manaus to celebrate the birthday of a relative. Fifteen of the fatal victims and two survivors belonged to this family. Paulo Roberto Pereira, a spokesman for the charter company involved, initially misreported the number of people on board, saying that there had been twenty-two passengers and two crew members aboard but later increased that figure to twenty-six passengers and two crew members.


2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crash, Investigation
Brazil's Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA) investigated the crash, and issued its final report on July 30, 2010. CENIPA concluded that the twin engine turboprop aircraft took off overweight, and its left engine failed while en route. Unable to maintain level flight on a single engine in its overweight condition, the aircraft crashed while attempting to execute an emergency landing.


2009 Manaus Aerotáxi crash, Investigation
According to CENIPA, the aircraft departed Coari weighing 549.7 kg above its maximum certificated takeoff weight, with 28 persons on board, including two crew and 26 passengers, while the aircraft was certificated for a maximum of two crew and 19 passengers. There were only 18 passenger seats installed in the aircraft, so eight passengers traveled as "lap children", a situation CENIPA called "inconsistent with reality" (situação que não condizia com a realidade). CENIPA noted that when the pilot in command contacted Amazonic Center air traffic control by radio, he reported 20 persons on board, instead of the actual 28.


2009 Manchester Trophy
The 2009 Manchester Trophy was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It was the fifteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Manchester, England, United Kingdom between 11 and 19 July 2009.


2009 Manchester Trophy, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Manchester Trophy, Champions, Doubles
Joshua Goodall /  Jonathan Marray def. Colin Fleming /  Ken Skupski, 6–7(1), 6–3, [11–9]


2009 Manchester Trophy – Doubles
Adam Feeney and Robert Smeets were the defending champions. Feeney chose to not participate and Smeets played with Brydan Klein. They were eliminated by Prakash Amritraj and Dustin Brown in the first round. Joshua Goodall and Jonathan Marray won the final 6–7(1), 6–3, [11–9], against Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski.


2009 Manchester Trophy – Singles
Björn Rehnquist was the champion in 2008; however, he chose to not participate this year. Olivier Rochus became the new winner, after won against Igor Sijsling in the final.


2009 Mangalore pub attack
On 24 January 2009, the Sri Ram Sena attacked a group of young women and men in a pub in Mangalore, India. A group of 40 activists of the Sri Rama Sena barged into the pub "Amnesia – The Lounge" and beat up a group of young women and men, claiming the women were violating traditional Indian values. Two of the women were hospitalised. The video of the incident has become one of the most watched clips on YouTube, though how the TV crew happened to be ready at the 'unannounced' attack is not known.


2009 Mangalore pub attack
According to statements of staff at the Amnesia Pub at the Hotel Woodside in the busy Balmatta area of Mangalore, two men approached the front desk of the hotel an hour before the actual attack took place at 4:30 pm on Saturday, reportedly claiming rights to inspect the premises. However, local police officials claimed the hotel staff had not made any reference to an extortion attempt or on previous occasions.


2009 Mangalore pub attack
The police also suspect that the real hidden agenda could have been extortion, the fact is that by claiming responsibility, a group will be able to extort money from similar establishments later.


2009 Mangalore pub attack
"Whoever has done this has done a good job. Girls going to pubs is not acceptable. So, whatever the Sena members did was right. You are highlighting this small incident to malign the BJP government in the state," said founder Pramod Muthalik.


2009 Mangalore pub attack
In 2018, Muthalik along with 24 others were acquitted by the court from the charges related to the pub attack.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Arrests
The Karnataka police have picked up Prasad Attavar, the convenor of the Sri Ram Sena, along with Lohith, another member of the outfit. Police sources declared that they were hiding ever since the incident in an area called Adyar in Mangalore. The police is still looking for another key member of the outfit by the name Dinakar, who had claimed responsibility for the attack.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Arrests
The Sri Ram Sena chief Prasad Attavar claimed that these girls are like his sisters and he would not approve of anyone raising their hand on his sisters and this is just a minor incident that has been blown out of proportion. The police sources said that there were 40 persons involved in the attack in all and till now they had picked up 19 of them.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Arrests
Around 27 people were arrested related to this incident till now. The Sri Rama Sena, which has 1,000–1,500 cadre in the coastal Karnataka region, has threatened to carry out a state-wide bandh if Muthalik is not released by 29 January 2009,Thursday evening A pub attack victim has told NDTV that she received threat calls.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Public reaction
The Pink Chaddi Campaign, nonviolent protest movement was launched in India in response to notable incidences of violent conservative and right-wing activism against perceived violations of Indian culture. The campaign was conceived particularly in protest against a threat by Pramod Muthalik.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Reactions
On 3 February 2009, Pravin Valke, founding member of the Sri Rama Sene, told The Indian Express, "These girls come from all over India, drink, smoke, and walk around in the night spoiling the traditional girls of Mangalore. Why should girls go to pubs? Are they going to serve their future husbands alcohol? Should they not be learning to make chapattis [Indian bread]? Bars and pubs should be for men only. We wanted to ensure that all women in Mangalore are home by 7 p.m."


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Reactions
Shri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik later apologised for the attack on weekend revellers at a Mangalore pub, saying the way the right-wing group acted "was wrong" but insisted it was done to "save our mothers and daughters". He was later arrested under IPC section 153 by the Karnataka Police.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Reactions
The Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddyurappa had said the Sriram Sena is not a Sangh Parivar outfit and asserted that stringent action will be taken against the culprits. He also has ruled out banning the Sri Ram Sena even though the outfit's chief admitted to wrongdoing. The Ram Sena chief has threatened a similar protest on Valentine's Day.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Reactions
Pramod Muthalik, a full-time Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) man earlier was the Karnataka coordinator of the Bajrang Dal four years ago. Soon he was expelled from the Bajrang Dal after which he joined the Shiv Sena and later he formed his own group. Pramod Multhalik has over 45 cases pending against him. Most of these cases are still under investigation. A look at the chargesheet makes it clear that he has never been arrested for any of these cases. Pramod even recently held a press meet in Bangalore to release the photographs of the members of Hindu suicide squad undergoing training in handling arms and ammunition to take on Muslim Jihadis. According to Mutalik there are 1,132 members in the suicide squad.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Reactions
The Janata Dal (Secular) chief and the former PM of India, H. D. Deve Gowda on 26 January 2009, accused Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa of being responsible for Talibanisation of Karnataka.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Reactions
The mayor of Mangalore filed an FIR against Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury for her reference to the Talibanisation of Mangalore.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, Reactions
Toeing the right-wing group Sri Ram Sene Pramod Muthalik's line, Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa has said that pub culture is wrong and should not be permitted. One of the woman victims of the attack on a Mangalore pub on Monday claimed that the Sri Ram Sena activists hurled abuses at them and called them prostitutes".


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
The National Commission for Women (NCW) constituted a three-member team to investigate the attack on women in the pub.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
In what was termed a shocking statement, the NCW put the blame on the girls who were beaten. They also implicated the pub.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
Nirmala Venkatesh, a member of the three-member NCW team, blamed the pub for the attacks, saying they did not have adequate security to protect against a mob of 40 men. She also stated that a live band was playing, and the girls partaking in this could have been another cause. She said her concern was that the media coverage had tarnished the image of Karnataka. She stated that as per information available to her, several of the girls were from north India.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
"Everybody was dancing wearing so many nude clothes (sic) and all. That is why they did what they did, they (the attackers) said. We women should always try to safeguard ourselves," Nirmala Venkatesh said.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
Asked for an assessment of the incident, she strangely stated that she has found illegal activities going on in some hotels and pubs in Mangalore, including prostitution. She claimed to have conducted a surprise raid on one of the hotels and found "that not everything was going on legally."


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
Numerous reports have talked about the victims receiving threatening phone calls. The victims are said to be in a state of fear, and have not come forward to register complaints. In relation to this, Nirmala Venkatesh had a different view: "If the girls feel they were not doing anything wrong why are they afraid to come forward and give a statement?"


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
She stated that she was not concentrating on the Sri Ram Sena group, but that she will interrogate the owner of the pub, and the media persons present. She stated that she held the pub's staff culpable.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
The NCW investigation has focused solely on the license and documentation of the attacked pub. The NCW advised the police to look into alleged misuse of the licence. According to Ms. Venkatesh, the NCW will recommend the cancellation of the pub's license. The NCW team is also investigating the register of guests, claiming it is suspicious.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
Nirmala Venkatesh met with the culprits who perpetrated the attack and provided counselling for them. She has, however, not talked to any of the victims of the attack.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
The Sri Ram Sena has thanked the NCW for helping spread its message to other states.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
In her report to the commission, Nirmala blamed the owner of the pub for not providing security to women guests, and recommended suspension of its licence. While claiming that she was unable to trace the victims, she met the accused in jail. At one point in time, she even suggested that women refrain from wearing "skimpy" and provocative dresses. When her report was not accepted by the Commission, Nirmala even challenged the authority of Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhury. Nirmala Venkatesh was removed from her office of National Commission for Women member by the Ministry of Women and Child Development for failing to conduct an unbiased enquiry.


2009 Mangalore pub attack, National Commission for Women controversy
Nirmala Venkatesh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shortly after this, and declared that she was ready to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections if she was given a ticket.


2009 Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic
The 2009 Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic was held October 23-26 at the Fort Rouge Curling Club in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was the second Grand Slam event of the 2009-2010 women's World Curling Tour.


2009 Manitoba Lotteries Women's Curling Classic
The event was previously known as the Casinos of Winnipeg Women's Curling Classic. The event featured 32 teams, 30 of which are from Canada and two from Europe. The total purse for the event was $60,000 with $15,000 going to the winning team.


2009 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2009 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Manitoba's provincial women's curling championship) was held February 4-8 at the Yellowhead Centre in Neepawa. The winning Barb Spencer team represented Manitoba at the 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Victoria, British Columbia. The reigning provincial champion, Jennifer Jones, won the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and thereby had already qualified for the 2009 event as Team Canada.


2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections
Two provincial by-elections were held in the Canadian province of Manitoba on March 24, 2009 to fill vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Both were won by the governing Manitoba New Democratic Party.


2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections, Elmwood
The electoral district of Elmwood became vacant in fall 2008 when incumbent New Democratic Party MLA Jim Maloway resigned from the legislature to run as the federal New Democratic Party candidate in Elmwood—Transcona in the 2008 federal election.


2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections, Elmwood
Bill Blaikie, the former MP whose retirement from federal politics opened up the NDP candidacy in Elmwood—Transcona, subsequently announced his intention to stand in the provincial by-election. Two other candidates, Ed Innes and Darryl Livingstone, had submitted nomination papers, but both dropped out before the nomination meeting, and Blaikie was acclaimed as the party's candidate on December 14, 2008.


2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections, Elmwood
The Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party chose Adrian Schulz, a 25-year-old businessman who left high school at 14 to start his first computer business, the Manitoba Liberal Party chose Regan Wolfrom, a community activist, and the Green Party of Manitoba candidate was James Beddome, who was selected as the party's new leader in 2008.


2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections, Elmwood
Blaikie won the by-election, marking the first time in his 30-year political career that he will be serving in a governing party caucus rather than an opposition role.


2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections, The Pas
The electoral district of The Pas became vacant with the death of incumbent New Democratic MLA Oscar Lathlin on November 1, 2008. The by-election was won by Frank Whitehead, a former chief of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation, who ran for the New Democrats.


2009 Manitoba provincial by-elections, The Pas
The Liberal candidate was Maurice Berens, a high school teacher from Norway House, and the Progressive Conservatives selected Edna Nabess, a clothing store owner in The Pas.


2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season
The 2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season was the 60th in the club's history. They competed in the National Rugby League's 2009 Telstra Premiership and finished the regular season the 5th (out of 16). The Sea Eagles were then knocked out in the first week of the play-offs by eventual premiers, the Melbourne Storm.


2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Season summary
As 2008 NRL premiers, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles started their new season with the 2009 World Club Challenge match in England against Super League's 2008 champions, the Leeds Rhinos. They defeated the Rhinos 28 - 20, putting an end to England club football's 5-year hold on the World Club Challenge trophy before preparing for the start of the 2009 NRL season.


2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Season summary
Sea Eagles star player Brett Stewart was accused of a sexual assault with a 17-year-old girl, this coming the same day after Manly's infamous season launch on 6 March, where it was believed Stewart got drunk. The NRL suspended Stewart until Round 5 of the competition, but he was still allowed to train with the club. As a result, the club started their premiership defence poorly, with four consecutive losses seeing them at last place after round four.


2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Season summary
They won their fifth round match so they were the last team to record their first win of the season, against the Wests Tigers. Upon Stewart's return he scored 3 tries in the Sea Eagles' first win of the season. Stewart was exonerated over his sexual assault charge in September 2010.


2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Season summary
Stewart only played four further matches in the 2009 season; he suffered a knee injury in the Sea Eagles' round six victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs and missed a great deal of football. He returned in round 25, just in time for Manly's charge to the finals; after the Sea eagles initially struggled without him on the field. Manly were eliminated in the first round of finals, going down 40-12 to the Melbourne Storm at Etihad Stadium despite finishing fifth at the end of the regular season. Losses to two of the top three teams were the reasons for Manly's early exit, ending their premiership defence in disappointment.


2009 Manly Warringah Sea Eagles season, Table
* Bulldogs stripped of 2 competition points after an interchange breach in round 2


2009 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray
The 2009 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the 2009 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Manta, Ecuador between 20 and 26 July 2009.


2009 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray, Singles entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2009 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray, Champions, Doubles
Ricardo Hocevar /  André Miele def. Santiago González /  Horacio Zeballos, 6–1, 2–6, [10–7]


2009 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray – Doubles
Alejandro González and Eduardo Struvay were the defending champions. Struvay chose to not participate and González teamed up with Eduardo Struvay, but they lost to Alejandro Fabbri and Guido Pella in the first round. Ricardo Hocevar and André Miele defeated Santiago González and Horacio Zeballos in the final.


2009 Manta Open – Trofeo Ricardo Delgado Aray – Singles
Giovanni Lapentti was the title defender, but he retired in the semifinal, when the result was 3–6 for Vincent Millot. Horacio Zeballos won in the final 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, against Vincent Millot.


2009 Manx Grand Prix
The 2009 Manx Grand Prix was held between Saturday 22 August and Friday 4 September 2009 on the 37.733-mile Mountain Course.


2009 Manx Grand Prix
The Blue Riband event of race week was won by Michael Russell claiming victory in the Senior. The Ultra-Lightweight race proved to be an historic event with Carolynn Sells becoming the first female solo winner on the Snaefell Mountain Course. A hat-trick of successive race wins was completed by Ryan Farquhar winning the Senior Classic race. The Junior Manx Grand Prix was won by Stephen McIlvenna and Sean Murphy the Newcomers Race with Adrian Kershaw winning Class B. The combined Junior Classic Race was won by Chris McGahan and Ewan Hamilton winning the 250 cc Class.


2009 Manx Grand Prix
There was further race win for Ryan Farquhar in the new Post Classic Race Class with Brian Mateer first in Class (ii). There was a second successive win for Dan Sayle in the Lightweight Manx Grand Prix and second race win on the Mountain Course in 2009 after winning Sidecar TT Race 'A'. Musician Jake Drake-Brockman, a former member with the Liverpool group Echo & the Bunnymen, was involved in a fatal road traffic accident near Orrisdale North when the vintage BSA motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a converted ambulance.


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1a; Newcomers Race A
Tuesday  1 September 2009 – Mountain Course  3 laps – 113.00 miles (181.96 km).


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1a; Newcomers Race A
Fastest Lap: Sean Murphy – 113.840 mph (19' 53.15) on lap 1.


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1a; Newcomers Race B
Tuesday  1 September 2009 – Mountain Course  3 laps – 113.00 miles (181.96 km).


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1a; Newcomers Race B
Fastest Lap: Adrian Kershaw – 101.027 mph (22' 24.47) on lap 1.


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1b; Post Classic Race Class (i)
Tuesday  1 September 2009 – Mountain Course  3 laps – 113.00 miles (181.96 km).


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1b; Post Classic Race Class (i)
Fastest Lap: Ryan Farquhar – 108.045 mph (20' 57.14) on lap 1.


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1b; Post Classic Race Class (ii)
Tuesday  1 September 2009 – Mountain Course  3 laps – 113.00 miles (181.96 km).


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 1b; Post Classic Race Class (ii)
Fastest Lap: Brian Muir – 103.130 mph (21' 57.06) on lap 1.


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 2; Junior Manx Grand Prix
Wednesday 2 September 2009 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 2; Junior Manx Grand Prix
Fastest Lap; Ryan Kneen – 19 minutes 03.93 seconds  118.738 mph on lap 1


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 3a; Senior Classic Race
Wednesday 2 September 2009 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 3a; Senior Classic Race
Fastest Lap: Ryan Farquhar – 110.984 mph (20' 23.85) on lap 3


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 3b; Junior Classic Race
Wednesday 2 September 2009 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 3b; Junior Classic Race
Fastest Lap: Alan Oversby – 100.383 mph (22' 33.10) on lap 2


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 4a; Lightweight Manx Grand Prix
Friday 4 September 2009 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 4b; Ultra-Lightweight Manx Grand Prix
Friday 4 September 2009 – Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 5; Senior Manx Grand Prix
Friday 4 September 2009 – Mountain Course  Mountain Course 4 laps – 150.92 miles (242.80 km)


2009 Manx Grand Prix, Results, Race Results, Race 5; Senior Manx Grand Prix
Fastest Lap: Michael Russell – 116.110 mph (19' 29.82) on lap 2.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Pre-comeback
At the beginning of the year, Sharapova was forced to concede the defence of her Australian Open title, a decision which would see her drop out of the WTA's Top 10 for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2004. Her continued absence from the Tour also cost her the titles she won in Doha and Amelia Island last year; she also missed both the Premier Mandatory events at Indian Wells and Miami, and subsequently saw her world ranking drop to No. 65.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Pre-comeback
Sharapova first attempted her comeback by playing doubles with Elena Vesnina at Indian Wells (she did not play in the singles tournament). This decision would backfire, as they lost to fellow Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Tatiana Poutchek in three sets in the first round.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Comeback to tennis
In May, it was announced that she would be making her comeback at the Warsaw Open, which she entered as a wild card entry. She eventually reached the quarter-finals, losing to eventual finalist Alona Bondarenko. In the week during which the tournament was held, though, her world ranking dropped to No. 126, her lowest ranking since 2003, but her run in Warsaw saw her rise to No. 102 in the world rankings.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, French Open
Sharapova entered the 2009 French Open unseeded at a Major for the first time since the 2003 US Open. In the second round, she defeated 11th seed Nadia Petrova 6–2, 1–6, 8–6. She went on to reach the quarter-finals, where she suffered her worst defeat at a Major tournament, losing to Dominika Cibulková and winning only two games (she had to defend a match point at 0–6, 0–5 down in the second set, in the process avoiding her second career double bagel defeat). Despite the defeat, Sharapova moved back into the World's Top 100 in the rankings.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season
Sharapova started her grass court season at Birmingham, where she had won her first grass court title five years earlier. Unseeded, she defeated Stéphanie Dubois, Alexa Glatch, seventh seed and future Wimbledon quarter-finalist Francesca Schiavone and Yanina Wickmayer to reach the semi-finals, before being defeated by Li Na there. Her run in Birmingham brought her ranking back into the Top 60.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Grass court season
As it was in 2008, her Wimbledon campaign would once again turn out to be short-lived, as she was defeated in the second round by Gisela Dulko in three sets.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
Sharapova next played at the 2009 Bank of the West Classic, where she defeated Ai Sugiyama and Nadia Petrova before being defeated by Venus Williams in the final eight.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
She next played at Los Angeles, where she recorded her first career victory against Victoria Azarenka before falling in three sets to eventual champion Flavia Pennetta in the semi-finals. She then reached her first final since April 2008 at the Rogers Cup, falling there to Elena Dementieva in straight sets.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, US Open series
To conclude the US Open series, she competed at the US Open as the 29th seed; this was her lowest seeding at a Major tournament since the 2004 Australian Open. She defeated Tsvetana Pironkova and Christina McHale for the loss of three games each in the first two rounds, but was then stunned in the third round by little-known Melanie Oudin in three sets.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly summary, Fall series
Sharapova picked up her first title since April 2008, when she won the Toray Pan Pacific Open event in Tokyo after her Serbian opponent Jelena Janković retired at 2–5 down in the first set. This marked her 20th career singles title. At Beijing, her final tournament of the season, she received a bye into the second round, where she defeated Victoria Azarenka in three sets, before falling to Peng Shuai in the third. Her impressive comeback eventually led to her finishing the year ranked World No. 14, having been No. 126 back in May.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, All matches
This table chronicles all the matches of Sharapova in 2009, including walkovers (W/O) which the WTA does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.


2009 Maria Sharapova tennis season, Yearly Records, Head-to-head matchups
Ordered by percentage, number of victories to number of losses, then in alphabetical order


2009 Marion Mayhem season
The 2009 Marion Mayhem season was the fourth season for the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL) franchise. The Mayhem finished the regular season with a 9-3 record in 2009. This was good enough to earn them the 2009 CIFL East Division Regular Season Title and the opportunity to host the East Division Championship Game. This was the third season in a row the Mayhem made the playoffs. Their opponent in the East Division Championship Game was the Fort Wayne Freedom (6-5).


2009 Marion Mayhem season
Coming into the game the Freedom had been experiencing money problems and up until three days before the East Division Championship Game the Freedom still were not sure they were going to show up in Marion. But when game time came the Freedom, whom brought a smaller than usual roster that had not practiced regularly for a couple of weeks, played with more heart and determination then the Mayhem and won 49-40.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
The 2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team represented Marshall University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marshall competed as a member of the East Division of Conference USA, and played their home games at Joan C. Edwards Stadium. The Thundering Herd finished the season 7–6 overall and 4–4 in Conference USA play. They were invited to the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, where they defeated Ohio, 21–17.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
On November 29, it was announced that Mark Snyder had resigned as head coach. Defensive coordinator Rick Minter was elevated to interim head coach for the bowl game. Marshall hired Doc Holliday as Snyder's permanent replacement.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Southern Illinois
Brian Anderson threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns to lead Marshall to a 31-28 win over Southern Illinois. Chuck Walker had 119 yards on 10 catches, while Cody Slate caught nine passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns for the Thundering Herd. Marshall gained 388 yards of total offense in the season opener. The Salukis, who had three turnovers, brought the game within 31-28 with 1:40 left on a 5-yard run by Chris Dieker. Marshall recovered the Salukis' onside kick to win for the first time in three meetings between the two teams.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Virginia Tech
The Hokies sported an unusual look in their home opener—all-white uniforms and a throwback helmet with a white "V" below a red "T." The helmet paid tribute to Frank Loria, a Hokies safety in the 1960s who later became an assistant coach with the Thundering Herd and died in the 1970 Marshall plane crash. Virginia Tech's white uniforms caused another unusual sight. Marshall, according to school officials, wore all-green on the road for what was believed to be the first time in modern school history.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Virginia Tech
Marshall's highlights came from two players who returned after serving one-game suspensions for drug arrests. Tailback Darius Marshall had a 61-yard touchdown run and finished with 109 yards rushing, and cornerback DeQuan Bembry had the diving interception in the end zone.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
Darius Marshall rushed for 186 yards, including an 80-yard touchdown run, to lead Marshall to a 17-10 win over Bowling Green.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Bowling Green
The Thundering Herd trailed 7-0 at halftime after Bowling Green's Chris Wright caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Sheehan, who completed 43-of-62 passes for 383 yards. But Marshall answered with 17 straight points and never fell behind again. Brian Anderson connected with Antavio Wilson on an 11-yard touchdown, Marshall scored on his long run and Craig Ratanamorn made a 31-yard field goal.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Memphis
Darius Marshall ran for three touchdowns to help Marshall hold off Memphis 27-16 in the Conference USA opener for both teams. Marshall had 25 carries for 203 yards for the Thundering Herd, and also completed a pass for 27 yards.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Memphis
With the Tigers leading 7-3 after the opening quarter, Marshall ran for touchdowns of 2 and 69 yards to take a 17-7 lead late in the second. Matt Reagan kicked a 20-yard field goal to end the first half, then started the second with a 22-yarder to bring Memphis back within 17-13. Marshall ran it in from 5 yards out to give the Herd a 24-13 advantage to start the fourth. Craig Ratanamorn kicked an 18-yard field goal to seal the win for Marshall.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, East Carolina
East Carolina's Dominique Lindsay broke a 7-7 tie before halftime with a 3-yard touchdown run. Marshall pulled ahead 17-14 on Craig Ratanamorn's 28-yard field goal and Darius Marshall's 20-yard TD run in the third, setting up Patrick Pinkney's game-winning run. The Pirates defense held strong in the fourth, as Marshall's Brian Anderson was intercepted early in the fourth by Emanuel Davis and again late by Jeremy Chambliss to help seal the win.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Ashton Hall ran 29 yards with a fumble recovery for the tiebreaking touchdown and Marshall kept Tulane out of the end zone for the final 56 minutes to take a 31-10 victory. The score was tied at 7-all when Albert McClellan forced a fumble by Tulane's Jeremy Williams and Hall picked up the football and ran into the end zone with 41 seconds left in the first quarter. The Thundering Herd, pulled away from there, using a goal-line stand and three more takeaways to hold the Green Wave in check and win for the third time in four games.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Tulane
Marshall running back Darius Marshall rushed for a season-low 98 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
West Virginia overcame its first halftime deficit of the season to improve to 9-0 against Marshall in the series between the state's only Football Bowl Subdivision teams.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
Jarrett Brown took a helmet-to-helmet hit on West Virginia's first series and did not return. Coach Bill Stewart said afterward he didn't know the extent of Brown's injury.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, West Virginia
Noel Devine outdueled Marshall's Darius Marshall in a matchup between two of the nation's top three rushers, although both players struggled to find running room on a cold and wet afternoon. Devine was held 23 yards below his third-best average. Marshall, whose 146-yard average ranked second to Fresno State's Ryan Mathews's 148, was limited to 82 yards.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UAB
Brian Anderson threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns to lead Marshall to a 27-7 victory over Alabama-Birmingham. Anderson was 25-for-38 for the Thundering Herd, finishing a yard short of his career-high 316 set in the season-opening win over Southern Illinois.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UAB
Anderson completed a 30-yard scoring pass to Cody Slate with 12:30 left in the second quarter, then hit Chuck Walker with a 15-yard pass to give Marshall a 17-0 lead with 1:43 left in the first half.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UAB
Darius Marshall added 133 yards on 32 carries with a 1-yard touchdown for his fifth 100-yard game of the season.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UCF
Brett Hodges threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Rocky Ross with 23 seconds left and Nick Cattoi added the extra point to give UCF a 21-20 victory over Marshall.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UCF
UCF scored twice in the final 8 minutes to overcome a 20-7 deficit and beat Marshall for the fifth straight time.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UCF
TE Cody Slate was the top receiver for Marshall, hauling in five receptions for 80 yards. His touchdown in the second quarter marked the 23rd of his career, tying him for 5th all time with Josh Davis and Tim Martin. Aaron Dobson caught two balls for a career-high 75 yards. UCF wide receiver A.J. Guyton was the leading receiver in the game, catching the ball five times for 100 yards.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UCF
Darius Marshall rushed for 80 yards in the game, bringing his season total to 1,032. With the effort against UCF, Marshall surpassed the 1,000-yard mark for the second-straight year. He became the first Marshall running back to record consecutive 1,000-yard campaigns since Chris Park did so in 1994 and 1995. Mario Harvey was the top player on defense for the Herd, recording a game-high 11 tackles along with a sack.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
Southern Miss became bowl eligible for the eighth straight season and denied Marshall a chance at becoming bowl eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
Marshall lost running back Darius Marshall and tight end Cody Slate, the team's top receiver, to leg injuries. Darius Marshall was limited to 22 yards on 11 carries. As a team, Marshall had 26 yards on 26 carries but outgained Southern Miss overall 363-294.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
Southern Miss running back Damion Fletcher ran for 55 yards on 13 carries to move into 13th place on the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) all-time career rushing list ahead of Michigan's Mike Hart. Fletcher has 5,076 career rushing yards.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Southern Miss
The game was played on the 39th anniversary of the plane crash that killed most of Marshall's football team. Marshall University held a memorial service a few hours before the game.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, SMU
Brian Anderson threw two second-half touchdown passes to freshman Aaron Dobson to lead Marshall to a 34-31 win over SMU, making the Thundering Herd bowl eligible for the first time under fifth-year coach Mark Snyder.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, SMU
Martin Ward ran for 136 yards and a score and Terrell Edwards-Maye added 113 yards for Marshall.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, SMU
SMU fell into a first-place tie in the West Division with No. 24 Houston with one game remaining. Houston holds the tiebreaker after beating SMU 38-15 earlier this season.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UTEP
Trevor Vittatoe passed for 517 yards and five touchdowns as UTEP routed Marshall 52-21.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UTEP
After leading 20-14 at the break, the Miners exploded in the second half, adding four touchdowns and a field goal while holding the Thundering Herd to just one touchdown.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, UTEP
Brian Anderson threw for 347 yards and three touchdowns for the Thundering Herd. Anderson found Aaron Dobson, Chuck Walker and Antavio Wilson for scores.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)
Martin Ward's tackle-breaking run and powerful plunge along with a punt return gave Marshall a big lead over Ohio in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)
The game looked like it was going to be a rout when Ward's 2-yard run put Marshall ahead 21-0 with 7:21 left in the first half. He scored on a 12-yard run through more than a few defenders and Andre Booker had 58-yard punt return for a touchdown at the end of the quarter.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)
The Bobcats rallied to pull within four points late in the third quarter and had chances to complete the comeback in the fourth, missing a wide-open receiver on a trick play and failing to take advantage of their last two drives before losing 21-17 to Marshall.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)
DeQuan Bembry's interception with 40 seconds left sealed the victory for the Thundering Herd.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)
The schools, located 82 miles apart, played 52 times between 1905 and 2004 in "The Battle for the Bell," with the trophy symbolizing the Ohio River separating Ohio and West Virginia. They hadn't played since Marshall left the Mid-American Conference for Conference USA in 2005.


2009 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Game summaries, Ohio (Little Caesars Pizza Bowl)
Sarah Thomas made history during the game, becoming the first woman to officiate a bowl game, according to a Little Caesars Bowl spokesman. She was the first woman to be an official for a major college football game in 2007 and is on the NFL's list of officiating prospects.


2009 Marshallese presidential election
An indirect presidential election was held in the Marshall Islands on 26 October 2009 following the ousting of incumbent President Litokwa Tomeing in the nation's first successful vote of no confidence on 21 October 2009. Tomeing had been temporarily replaced by Ruben Zackhras as acting president.


2009 Marshallese presidential election
Only two candidates were nominated for President, who is elected by the 33-member Nitijela. The candidates were Speaker Jurelang Zedkaia and former President Kessai Note, who had led the no confidence measure against Tomeing. Tomeing and Kessai had engaged in a power struggle since Kessai had lost his re-election bid in the 2007 election. Under the terms of the Marshallese constitution, the Nitijela had fourteen days to elect a new president.


2009 Marshallese presidential election
Speaker Jurelang Zedkaia won election against former president Kessai Note with 17 to 15 votes. The results gave Zedkaia the one vote-minimum needed to defeat Kessai and win the presidency.


2009 Marshallese presidential election
Senators did not vote along party lines during the election, with several crossing the aisle to vote for the presidential candidates in opposing parties. Nitijela Senator Brenson Wase was quoted as describing the shifting political affiliations of the electors as being as mixed up "as a fruit salad."


2009 Marshallese presidential election
Observers noted that Zedkaia is an Iroij, or traditional chief, like his predecessor, Litokwe Tomeing. Zedkaia's status as Iroij may have been key to his narrow one-vote victory in the election.


2009 Marshallese presidential election
President Zedkaia was sworn into office on November 2, 2009.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland during its 57th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Terrapins played in the Atlantic Division of the conference, and competed against all five divisional opponents, two Coastal Division opponents on a rotational basis, and one permanent cross-divisional rival: Virginia. The rotating Coastal Division opponents were Virginia Tech and Duke. In 2009, Maryland played its second game of the home-to-home series against California, this year in Berkeley.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team
The Terrapins finished the season with a record of 2–10, and 1–7 in ACC play, and failed to qualify for a bowl game. It was the first ten-loss season in school history.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Coaching changes, Head coach-in-waiting
On February 6, 2009, offensive coordinator James Franklin was officially named the head coach-in-waiting to succeed the 61-year-old Ralph Friedgen, who had three years remaining on his contract. ESPN described the move as an effort to ensure Franklin, considered a top recruiter who had had other coaching opportunities, remained with Maryland.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Coaching changes, Defensive coordinator
Upon the conclusion of the 2008 regular season, defensive coordinator Chris Cosh announced his resignation. Cosh returned to Kansas State as defensive coordinator and assistant coach to the recently re-hired Bill Snyder, who had been head coach from 1996 to 2005. Cosh previously served under Snyder as linebackers coach from 2004 to 2005.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Coaching changes, Defensive coordinator
Outside linebackers coach Al Seamonson assumed interim defensive coordinator duties for the last game of the 2008 season, the Humanitarian Bowl, and was considered in the running for the job full-time. Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen also contacted Navy defensive coordinator Buddy Green in order to gauge his interest for the position, but he declined in order to remain at Annapolis. South Carolina secondary coach was also considered, but declined in order to take a job at the same position at LSU with a $300,000 salary.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Coaching changes, Defensive coordinator
On January 9, 2009, it was announced that Massachusetts head coach Don Brown had been hired as the new defensive coordinator. Brown had served as head coach for UMass from 2004 to 2008, posting the best five-year record in school history, 43–19. His teams were ranked amongst the top-20 defenses in the nation three times: third in 2005, 20th in 2006, and 14th in 2007. The UMass scoring defense was ranked first in 2005 and fifth in 2006. Brown also has prior experience as a head coach at Northeastern and Plymouth State and 11 years as a defensive coordinator. In a move to address criticisms of former coordinator Chris Cosh's defensive system which had been characterized as overcautious, Ralph Friedgen said about Brown:


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Coaching changes, Defensive coordinator
"He's going to be aggressive. He has a very aggressive philosophy, and he plays a different style defense than the norm. He's been successful against a lot of the new offenses that we're seeing, like the spread. He played against Navy and Georgia Southern, so he's faced a lot of the different styles we see, but he has a little different approach to it."


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Coaching changes, Other coaching positions
For 2009, new defensive coordinator Don Brown will also oversee the cornerbacks, a role held in the previous season by secondary coach Kevin Lempa. Lempa will now coach only the safeties. Former inside linebackers coach Al Seamonson expanded his role to take over the entire linebacker corps. Friedgen expressed a strong desire to retain Seamonson, who lost out on the race for the defensive coordinator job. Seamonson, as interim defensive coordinator, helped coach Maryland to a 42–35 victory in the 2008 Humanitarian Bowl.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Coaching changes, Other coaching positions
Maryland also lost special teams and tight ends coach, Danny Pearman, to Clemson at the end of the 2008 season. Shortly after being selected as Tommy Bowden's permanent replacement, head coach Dabo Swinney hired Clemson alum Pearman. Pearman played at Clemson as a tight end (1984–1987) and coached special teams and offensive and defensive tackles while at Alabama (1990–1997). Swinney himself played at Alabama during that period as a wide receiver.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Key losses
Prior to the 2009 season, Maryland lost a significant amount of experience due to graduation. Thirty seniors, the largest class of Friedgen's tenure, graduated after the 2008 season or otherwise concluded their eligibility. Additionally, the team lost the previous season's receiving leader and feature wide receiver to the NFL Draft. Starting Z-receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey announced that he would forgo his senior year in order to enter the 2009 NFL Draft on January 7, 2009. In just three years, Heyward-Bey had achieved the number-two spot for Maryland career receiving yards (2,089), behind only Jermaine Lewis. It had been widely speculated throughout the 2008 season that the junior would likely leave for the draft, and Rivals.com, College Football News, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN projected him as an early entrant and first-round selection. He was ultimately chosen as the seventh overall pick.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Key losses
Mobile quarterback Josh Portis transferred to the Division II school California University of Pennsylvania for his last year of eligibility. He had been highly anticipated as a Florida transfer and a dual-threat quarterback, but had seen little action in eight games, almost exclusively put in for one option run at a time. Portis recorded one completion on three pass attempts, 31 rushing attempts for 186 yards and one touchdown. He saw a decrease in game action after the North Carolina game, where he participated in three plays including an incomplete pass to a wide open Darrius Heyward-Bey for a probable touchdown and a fumble on an option run.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Key losses
In February 2009, wide receiver LaQuan Williams became academically ineligible and was dismissed from the team. Friedgen said that Williams could possibly return for the fall. Williams was injured throughout the 2008 season, but recorded a strong 2007 campaign including a crucial reception in the upset win over 10th-ranked Rutgers.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Key losses
The following are some of the key players who will no longer play for Maryland in the 2009 season:


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Key losses
† – Heyward-Bey entered the NFL Draft a year early‡ – Portis transferred to California University of Pennsylvania


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Key returns
Maryland entered the 2009 season with just nine returning starters, the fewest in the ACC, and 56% of its lettermen from the prior year, the lowest of any team other than the service academies. The defensive and offensive lines suffered significant attrition, but the Terrapins are considered deep at the skill positions. Senior quarterback Chris Turner was called a "big-game performer [with] a chance to leave an imprint on the school record books." Maryland returned its three top running backs from 2008: Da'Rel Scott, Davin Meggett, and Morgan Green. Despite the loss of Heyward-Bey, the Terrapins retained a great deal of athleticism at the wide receiver position with Torrey Smith, and Ronnie Tyler replaced Danny Oquendo as a reliable third-down option. In total, Maryland entered the season with ten potential starters at wide receiver.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Recruiting
Maryland secured several highly touted recruits, and Rivals.com rated the recruiting class as 25th in the nation, while Scout.com ranked it 26th in the nation. Scout or Rivals.com four-star prospects included running backs Caleb Porzel and D.J. Adams, defensive lineman De'Onte Arnett, defensive back Travis Hawkins, and offensive lineman Pete White. The class also included eight linebackers, a position which Maryland had heavily recruited in order to backfill graduated players. Offensive tackle Nick Klemm had originally planned to go to Boston College, but de-committed to sign with the Terrapins after Eagles' head coach Jeff Jagodzinski was fired.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Recruiting
Maryland showed a strong interest in Porzel's Good Counsel classmate Jelani Jenkins, the number-one ranked prospective linebacker in the nation. Jenkins narrowed his possible school selection to a field of fifteen including Maryland, before ultimately signing with Florida. Tavon Austin, a Rivals.com four-star running back from Baltimore, committed to West Virginia despite strong interest from Maryland. On February 2, 2009, three-star offensive tackle Ryan Schlieper de-committed from Maryland and signed with Pittsburgh.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Recruiting
On National Signing Day, the Terps secured thirteen recruits from Maryland and Washington, D.C. Four of the Rivals.com top-ten prospects in the state signed with Maryland. ESPN graded the class as a "B−", with the main criticism being that "too much good in-state talent has slipped away." It also cited a failure to land a highly rated quarterback. During the signing day news conference, Friedgen stated:


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Recruiting
"We are very happy with this class. It is a large recruiting class. I feel that it met a lot of our needs. We lost a lot of [linebackers, offensive lineman, and defensive lineman last year]. We were able to fill those needs with this class of players. I think that if you were to describe this recruiting class, they are a big, athletic bunch of athletes who can run and hit. They are also good students.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Before the season, Recruiting
I am really putting an emphasis on guys who can be successful in life, and who have goals that they want to achieve ... We have 15 local-area players. There are some others that we would have liked to have, but you are never going to get all of them. We put a lot of stock in trying to recruit the local-area kids."


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Schedule
In the preseason, the Terrapins were predicted to finish last (sixth) in the ACC Atlantic Division by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele's, and The Sporting News forecast a fifth-place divisional finish for the Terps. Athlon also ranked Maryland as 57th out of the 120 Division I FBS teams.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Schedule
Maryland began the 2009 season with the second game of the home-and-home series at California. In Week 2, they faced James Madison, which in 2008 advanced to the Division I FCS semi-finals. Two more home games, a rematch from 2008 against Middle Tennessee and a game against Rutgers, rounded out Maryland's non-conference schedule.


2009 Maryland Terrapins football team, Schedule
On October 5, 2009, Jack Heise, an influential alumni booster and avid Terrapins fan nicknamed "Mr. Maryland", died of a cerebral hemorrhage. The football team honored his memory by wearing Heise's initials on their helmets for the remainder of the 2009 season.


2009 Masters (snooker)
The 2009 Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 18 January 2009 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.


2009 Masters (snooker)
The last 16 match between Stephen Maguire and Neil Robertson featured 5 consecutive century breaks between the two players: 3 from Maguire and 2 from Robertson. This is a joint record for a professional match and a standalone record for a best-of-11 frame match.


2009 Masters (snooker)
Ronnie O'Sullivan won  his 4th Masters title by beating defending champion Mark Selby 10–8 in the final.


2009 Masters (snooker), Field
Defending champion Mark Selby was the number 1 seed with World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Judd Trump (ranked 41), and wild-card selection Ricky Walden (ranked 35). Mark Allen, Judd Trump and Ricky Walden were making their debuts in the Masters.


2009 Masters (snooker), Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2009 Masters (snooker), Wild-card round
In the preliminary round, the wild-card players plays the 15th and 16th seeds.


2009 Masters (snooker), Qualifying
The 2008 Masters Qualifying Event was held between 21 and 26 November 2008 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The winner was awarded with a wild-card to the 2009 Masters.


2009 Masters (snooker), Century breaks, Televised stage centuries
Judd Trump's and Mark King's centuries were scored in the wild-card round.


2009 Masters France – Draw
Gilles Simon was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.


2009 Masters France – Draw
Julien Benneteau won in the final 7–6(2), 6–2, against Arnaud Clément.


2009 Masters France – Draw, Draw, Red Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2009 Masters France – Draw, Draw, Blue Group
Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.


2009 Masters Tournament
The 2009 Masters Tournament was the 73rd Masters Tournament, held April 9–12 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Ángel Cabrera, age 39, won his second major title in playoff over Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry. Cabrera became the first (and only) Masters champion from Argentina and South America.


2009 Masters Tournament
This was the final Masters appearance for three-time champion Gary Player, and one-time champions Raymond Floyd and Fuzzy Zoeller.


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
The Masters has the smallest field of the major championships, and officially remains an invitation event, but there is now a qualification process. In theory, the club could simply decline to invite a qualified player. This is the list of all 96 players who qualified to play in the 2009 Masters Tournament.


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
1. Past Masters ChampionsFred Couples, Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Trevor Immelman (10,14,16,17,18), Zach Johnson (15,17,18), Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,5,10,14,15,16,17,18), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal, Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,14,15,16,17,18), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (14,16,17,18), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,10,11,14,15,17,18), Ian Woosnam, Fuzzy Zoeller


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
(Past champions who did not play: Tommy Aaron, Seve Ballesteros, Jack Burke Jr., Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Nick Faldo, Doug Ford, Bob Goalby, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer.)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
2. Last five U.S. Open ChampionsÁngel Cabrera (17), Michael Campbell, Retief Goosen (15,17,18), Geoff Ogilvy (14,15,17,18)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
3. Last five British Open ChampionsTodd Hamilton, Pádraig Harrington (4,10,12,13,14,17,18)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
6. Top two finishers in the 2008 U.S. AmateurDrew Kittleson (a), Danny Lee (a)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
8. Winner of the 2008 U.S. Amateur Public LinksJack Newman (a)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
10. The top 16 finishers and ties in the 2008 Masters TournamentStuart Appleby (14,16,17), Paul Casey (15,17,18), Stewart Cink (14,15,16,17,18), Steve Flesch, Miguel Ángel Jiménez (11,17,18), Robert Karlsson (11,17,18), Sean O'Hair (18), Andrés Romero (16,17,18), Brandt Snedeker, Nick Watney (15,18), Lee Westwood (11,17,18)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
11. Top 8 finishers and ties in the 2008 U.S. OpenRocco Mediate, John Merrick, Carl Pettersson (14,15,16), D. J. Trahan (14,16)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
12. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2008 British Open ChampionshipGreg Norman, Ian Poulter (17,18), Henrik Stenson (13,17,18)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
13. Top 4 finishers and ties in the 2008 PGA ChampionshipBen Curtis (14,16,17,18), Camilo Villegas (14,15,16,17,18)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
14. Top 30 leaders on the 2008 PGA TourRobert Allenby (16,17,18), Stephen Ames (17,18), Chad Campbell (16), K. J. Choi (16,17,18), Ken Duke (16), Ernie Els (16,17,18), Jim Furyk (16,17,18), Dudley Hart (16), Ryuji Imada (15,16), Anthony Kim (15,16,17,18), Justin Leonard (15,16,17,18), Hunter Mahan (16,17), Kenny Perry (15,16,17,18), Steve Stricker (16,17,18), Kevin Sutherland (16), Boo Weekley (15,17)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
15. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, between the 2008 Masters Tournament and the 2009 Masters TournamentDustin Johnson (18), Pat Perez (18), Chez Reavie, Adam Scott (17,18), Y. E. Yang


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
16. All players qualifying for the 2008 edition of The Tour ChampionshipBriny Baird, Tim Clark (17,18), Billy Mayfair, Bubba Watson


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
17. Top 50 on the final 2008 Official World Golf Rankings listAaron Baddeley, Luke Donald (18), Ross Fisher (18), Søren Hansen, Shingo Katayama (18), Martin Kaymer (18), Søren Kjeldsen (18), Graeme McDowell (18), Rory McIlroy (18), Justin Rose (18), Rory Sabbatini (18), Jeev Milkha Singh (18), Richard Sterne, Lin Wen-tang, Oliver Wilson (18)


2009 Masters Tournament, Field
18. Top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings list going into the tournamentMathew Goggin, Prayad Marksaeng, Louis Oosthuizen, Álvaro Quirós


2009 Masters Tournament, Par 3 contest
The annual par 3 contest was held on Wednesday, April 8. Tim Clark won with a score of -5 (22), two shots better than José María Olazábal and Jack Newman. Three players shot a hole-in-one: John Merrick on the second hole, Greg Norman on the sixth, and Clark on the ninth.


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries
The Masters Tournament is played over four days with an 18-hole round being played each day, for a total of 72 holes plus practice rounds and a par-three contest on the neighboring par-three course. Everyone outside the top 44 and ties or outside ten strokes of the leader was "cut" after two rounds.


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, First round
The first round weather conditions were sunny and calm. Chad Campbell, scored a 7 under par 65, which included five straight birdies in the first five holes. Campbell finished the day with a one stroke lead over Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan. Larry Mize shot a five under par 67 to be two strokes behind. Mahan led the field in total birdies with 9 in the first round.


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Campbell continued his strong play with a 2 under par 70 to remain in the lead at 135 (−9) with Kenny Perry, who shot a bogey-free 67. Raymond Floyd, 1976 champion, Fuzzy Zoeller, 1979 champion, and three-time winner Gary Player completed their final rounds at Augusta. Anthony Kim shot the day's low round with a 65, which included a new record for most birdies in a round with eleven.


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
The cut, the top 44 players and ties, was at 145 (+1), and fifty players advanced to the weekend. In all, 25 players shot sub-par rounds for the day and the scoring average was 73.74. For the tournament, 32 players were under par, and the scoring average was 72.99.


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Second round
Amateurs: Saxton (+3), Newman (+4), Kittleson (+6), Wilson (+10), Lee (+11).


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Third round
Third round conditions were sunny, but with gusty winds that made scoring a bit tougher than the previous two days. Perry shot a two-under par 70 to remain in the lead at 205 (-11), with Ángel Cabrera who shot a 69. Campbell led for most of the day until a double bogey on the 16th hole and carded 72, two strokes back at 207. Jim Furyk finished another stroke back of Campbell. Five players shot the day's low round of 4 under par 68. Those players were: Jim Furyk -8, Steve Stricker -7, Sean O'Hair -4, Ian Poulter -4, and Steve Flesch -3.


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Final round, Summary
Phil Mickelson birdied six holes on the front nine to score 30, tying the front-nine tournament record held by Johnny Miller, Greg Norman, and K. J. Choi. Third round co-leader Perry, age 48, led for most of the day; after birdies at 15 and 16, he disappointingly finished with bogeys at 17 and 18. He fell into a three-way tie at 276 (−12) with Cabrera and Campbell, leading to a sudden-death playoff.


2009 Masters Tournament, Round summaries, Playoff
The playoff began on the 18th hole and Campbell was eliminated after failing to get up and down from the right greenside bunker. Perry was just off the green to the right, chipped close, and tapped in for par. Cabrera scrambled after an errant tee shot and a recovery shot that ricocheted off a tree, fortuitously into the fairway. His third shot from 114 yards (104 m) ended 6 feet (1.8 m) away and he holed the par putt to extend the playoff. The next hole was the 10th, and Perry failed to get up and down from left of the green; Cabrera two-putted from 15 feet (4.6 m) for par to become the first Argentinian to win the Masters.


2009 Masters Tournament, Controversies
Rory McIlroy was involved in a controversial incident during the second round. In sixth place on the leaderboard with three holes left to play, McIlroy had double-bogeyed the 16th hole before hitting his approach shot into a bunker on the 18th hole. He failed with his first attempt to get the ball out of the bunker and kicked out at the sand, which could be an offense if it was deemed to be testing the condition of the hazard.


2009 Masters Tournament, Controversies
He finished his round at 4:15 p.m. local time and at 8:40 p.m. was called to the clubhouse to view footage of the incident. He was later cleared of any wrongdoing, as a player is allowed to smooth over the sand provided that it does nothing to improve the position of the ball with regard to the next shot.


2009 Masters Tournament, Controversies
Also during the second round, while putting for birdie on the 15th green, Pádraig Harrington had stepped up to his ball and addressed it, but a gust of wind caused him to step away. The ball then moved, but since he had grounded his club previously, he was deemed to have caused it to move and was penalized one stroke. He sunk the putt and, with the penalty stroke added, scored a par 5 on the hole.


2009 Masters of Formula 3
The 2009 Tango Masters of Formula 3 was the nineteenth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 14 June 2009. The race returned to Zandvoort after a two-year stay at Zolder. It was won by Masters debutant Valtteri Bottas, for ART Grand Prix.


2009 Masters of Formula 3, Drivers and teams
All drivers used Dallara F308 chassis, excepting Stefano Coletti, who used F309 model.


2009 Maui Invitational Tournament
The 2009 Maui Invitational Tournament, an annual early-season college basketball tournament held in Lahaina, Hawaii, was held at Lahaina Civic Center. The winning team was Gonzaga.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 18 July 2009. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who led the 2008 coup d'état, won a narrow first-round majority in the election, according to official results. A second round, if necessary, would have been held on 1 August 2009.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election
Following the coup which deposed President Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi on 6 August 2008, the new junta (the High Council of State) promised that a presidential election would be held "as soon as possible". The election was subsequently scheduled for 6 June 2009.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election
Abdel Aziz, who was President of the High Council of State, stepped down in April 2009 in order to stand as a candidate. The opposition initially planned to boycott the election, arguing that the junta pursued a unilateral electoral agenda, and as a result Abdel Aziz was widely expected to win the election. Later, however, the opposition agreed to participate as part of a deal with the junta in June 2009, making the election appear more competitive; as part of the deal, the election was delayed to July and a national unity government was formed to lead the country through the election period.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
On 15 September 2008, the National Assembly adopted plans to hold "free and fair elections" within 12–14 months, setting the election date in late 2009 at the latest. The chosen date of 6 June 2009 was announced by the official media on 23 January 2009.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
Months before the election, it was widely expected that Abdel Aziz would stand as a candidate; Abdel Aziz said that retired officers should be allowed to run, fuelling speculation that he might retire from the army and run as a civilian.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
On 4 February 2009, while still expressing support for the coup and saying that Abdallahi should not be restored to the Presidency, Ahmed Ould Daddah—the country's main opposition leader, who heads the Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) and placed second in the 2007 presidential election—proposed that the army give up power and that anyone who was serving in the military at the time of the coup should not be allowed to run in the presidential election. Abdel Aziz announced that he would run in the election on 29 March 2009, as was widely expected, and said that he would resign as Head of State (to be succeeded by the President of the Senate) in order to stand as a candidate.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
On 8 April, Abdel Aziz told France 24 that he intended to resign prior to 22 April, as necessary for him to stand as a candidate. He also said that the election would be held as planned on 6 June, contradicting rumors of a delay that could facilitate possible mediation aimed at securing the participation of opposition parties. According to Abdel Aziz, the election was desired by 90% of the population.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
Later on 8 April, members of the pro-Abdallahi National Front for the Defense of Democracy (FNDD), including the President of the National Assembly, Massaoud Ould Boulkheir, held a protest in Nouakchott. Boulkheir denounced the "unilateral electoral agenda of the putschists" and warned that "neither tanks, nor guns nor live bullets can stop our fight against the usurpation of power by force". The announcement of a new electoral commission, headed by Cheikh Saadbouh Camara, also occurred on 8 April.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
Opposition parties announced they would boycott the elections. The Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal (AJD/MR), led by Ibrahima Sarr, expressed support for the military junta, and Sarr announced on April 11, 2009, that he would be a candidate in the election. Sarr said that "the conditions are there for a free poll" and that Mauritania did not have democracy under Abdallahi's presidency. Kane Hamidou Baba, Vice-President of the National Assembly and Vice-President of the RFD, also sought to stand as a candidate, although he did so without the approval of the RFD. Due to Baba's friendly attitude towards the junta, he was expelled from the FNDD coalition. Another candidate was Sghair Ould M'Bareck, who served as Prime Minister under President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya from 2003 to 2005.


2009 Mauritanian presidential election, Background
Abdel Aziz resigned on 15 April 2009 and was succeeded by Ba Mamadou Mbaré as Acting President. The deadline for the registration of presidential candidacies expired on 22 April; by that point none of the major opposition leaders, including RFD President Daddah, had registered, as they were all participating in the boycott. Observers concluded that the lack of a credible challenger meant that Abdul Aziz would easily win the election, although they noted that the credibility of the election itself could be threatened by the opposition boycott.