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2008 World Snooker Championship

The 2008 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 2008 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 32nd consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was held at the Crucible Theatre, and the seventh and final ranking event of the 2007–08 snooker season. The tournament was organised by World Snooker, and sponsored by betting company 888.com. The tournament featured a total prize fund of £1,050,000 with £250,000 being awarded to the winner.

2008 888.com World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates19 April – 5 May 2008 (2008-04-19 – 2008-05-05)
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£1,050,000
Winner's share£250,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
 Ali Carter (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Runner-up Ali Carter (ENG)
Score18–8
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Qualifying for the event took place between 6 and 11 January at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. Sixteen players progressed from a four-round qualification tournament to meet a further sixteen seeded players. John Higgins was the defending champion who had won his second championship the previous year, defeating Mark Selby in the final 18–13. This year, Higgins lost in the second round 9–13 to Ryan Day. Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Ali Carter in the final 18–8 to win his 20th ranking title.

Overview edit

The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official world championship of the game of snooker.[1] Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,[2] the sport was popular in Great Britain.[3] In modern times it has been played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.[4] The event was sponsored by 888.com.[5]

In the 2008 tournament, 32 professional players competed in one-on-one snooker matches played over several frames, using a single-elimination tournament format.[6] The 32 players were selected for the event using the snooker world rankings and a pre-tournament qualification competition.[7] In 1927, the first world championship was won by Joe Davis. The event's final took place in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England.[5][8] Since 1977, the event has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.[9] The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.[10][11] Scotsman John Higgins was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Selby 18–13 in the previous years final.[12]

Format edit

The 2008 World Snooker Championship took place from 19 April to 5 May 2008 in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the last of seven ranking events in the 2007–08 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour.[13] It featured a 32-player main draw that was held at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a qualifying draw that was played at the Pontin's, Prestatyn Sands, from 6 to 11 January.[6] This was the 32nd consecutive year that the tournament had been staged at the Crucible.[14]

The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players.[15][a] Higgins was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings.[15] The number of frames required to win a match increased throughout the tournament. The first round consisted of best-of-19-frames matches, with the final match being played over a maximum of 35 frames.[16] All 16 non-seeded spots in the main draw were filled with players from the qualifying rounds.[6] The event was broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport in Europe.[16]

Prize fund edit

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][17]

Tournament summary edit

Early rounds edit

The first round was played between 20 and 24 April as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions.[18] Defending champion John Higgins defeated Matthew Stevens 10–5,[19] but runner-up Mark Selby was knocked out by qualifier Mark King 10–8.[20][21] Ding Junhui's 10–9 victory over Marco Fu was his first ever win at the Crucible.[22] Stephen Maguire took the first eight frames in the first session of his first round match against Anthony Hamilton, before Hamilton won frame 9. Maguire won the match 10–3.[6] Three players were making their debuts at the event; Jamie Cope,[23] Liu Chuang[24] and Liang Wenbo.[25] Of the three, Wenbo won their first round match, as he defeated Ken Doherty 10–5. The defeat caused Doherty to drop out of the top 16 of the World Rankings for the first time since the 1992/93 season.[26] Cope lost in a deciding frame to Peter Ebdon, despite having led 5–2 earlier in the match.[27]

The second round was played from 24 to 28 April as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions.[18] Defending champion Higgins was defeated by Ryan Day 9–13. This was the first time Day had progressed to the quarter-finals at the event.[28] Ronnie O'Sullivan made a maximum break against Mark Williams in the final frame of his 13–7 win.[29] That achievement made O'Sullivan the first player to have scored three 147s at the venue. Williams, ranked twelfth in the world before the tournament, fell out of the top 16 after the loss.[30] Hendry reached the quarter-finals for the seventeenth time in his career, after a 13–7 win over Ding Junhui.[31] Maguire also won the first eight frames of the match in his second round clash with Neil Robertson, which he won 13–7.[6] Leading at 12–10, Liang Wenbo punched the air in celebration as he potted match ball. However, his opponent, Joe Swail earned the snookers he required, and also won the next frame to force the match into a deciding frame. Swail missed a brown ball allowing Wenbo to win the match 13–12. After the match, Swail complained bitterly that in the final frame the referee had incorrectly replaced the cue ball after calling a miss, giving Liang an easier escape from a snooker, and accused Liang of unprofessional conduct for not pointing out the referee's mistake.[32]

Later rounds (Quarter-finals–final) edit

Ronnie O'Sullivan won the event, his third win at the event

The quarter-finals were played on 29 and 30 April as the best of 25 frames held over three sessions.[18] Carter made a maximum break in his 13–9 win over Ebdon.[33] His opponent came very close to a maximum of his own just a frame earlier, but narrowly missed the fifteenth black. Just minutes before on the other table, Stephen Hendry was also attempting a maximum of his own but also missed the fifteenth red.[34] Hendry reached the 12th Crucible semi-final of his career after a 13–7 win over Day, setting a record for one-table appearances that still stands.[35] Wenbo was the first player from mainland China to reach the quarter-finals of the world championships, but lost 7–13 to O'Sullivan.[34] Perry defeated Maguire on a deciding frame 13–12.[36]

The semi-finals were played from the 1 to 3 May as the best of 33 frames.[18] After tying the first session 4–4, O'Sullivan completed an 8–0 whitewash over Hendry in their second session, and won the first frame of session three, meaning that O'Sullivan had won twelve consecutive frames from 1–4 down to 13–4 in front. At one point O'Sullivan scored 448 points without reply. This was the first time Hendry had lost every frame in a full session at the Crucible.[37] O'Sullivan won the match 17–6 with a session to spare.[38] Carter reached his first ranking final by defeating Perry 17–15.[39]

The final was played on 4 and 5 May between O'Sullivan and Carter.[18] Both men were English for the first time since the 1991 event, when John Parrott defeated Jimmy White 18–11.[40] O'Sullivan led 11–5 after the first day's play and won the match 18–8.[41] This was O'Sullivan's third world championship joining Steve Davis and Hendry having won more than two World titles at the Crucible; and was his 20th career ranking title.[40][42] In post-match interviews, both players admitted to not having played particularly well, with O'Sullivan commenting "Ali and I are disappointed not to put on a better performance". Carter's performance was described as "jaded".[41] The win also gave O'Sullivan the top spot in the world rankings.[43]

Main draw edit

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks.[6][7]

First round
Best of 19 frames		Second round
Best of 25 frames		Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 33 frames		Final
Best of 35 frames
19 April
John Higgins (1)10
24, 25 & 26 April
Matthew Stevens5
John Higgins (1)9
20 & 21 April
Ryan Day (16)13
Ryan Day (16)10
29 & 30 April
Michael Judge6
Ryan Day (16)7
22 April
Stephen Hendry (8)13
Ding Junhui (9)10
25 & 26 April
Marco Fu9
Ding Junhui (9)7
20 & 21 April
Stephen Hendry (8)13
Stephen Hendry (8)10
1 & 2 May
Mark Allen9
Stephen Hendry (8)6
23 & 24 April
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)17
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)10
26, 27 & 28 April
Liu Chuang5
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)13
21 & 22 April
Mark Williams (12)7
Mark Williams (12)10
29 & 30 April
Mark Davis3
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)13
19 & 20 April
Liang Wenbo7
Stephen Lee (13)4
27 & 28 April
Joe Swail10
Joe Swail12
23 April
Liang Wenbo13
Ken Doherty (4)5
4 & 5 May
Liang Wenbo10
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)18
22 & 23 April
Ali Carter (14)8
Shaun Murphy (3)10
25 & 26 April
Dave Harold3
Shaun Murphy (3)4
19 & 20 April
Ali Carter (14)13
Ali Carter (14)10
29 & 30 April
Barry Hawkins9
Ali Carter (14)13
21 & 22 April
Peter Ebdon (6)9
Mark Selby (11)8
24 & 25 April
Mark King10
Mark King9
19 & 20 April
Peter Ebdon (6)13
Peter Ebdon (6)10
1, 2 & 3 May
Jamie Cope9
Ali Carter (14)17
19 & 20 April
Joe Perry15
Neil Robertson (7)10
26, 27 & 28 April
Nigel Bond4
Neil Robertson (7)7
23 & 24 April
Stephen Maguire (10)13
Stephen Maguire (10)10
29 & 30 April
Anthony Hamilton3
Stephen Maguire (10)12
21 April
Joe Perry13
Steve Davis (15)8
27 & 28 April
Stuart Bingham10
Stuart Bingham9
22 & 23 April
Joe Perry13
Graeme Dott (2)7
Joe Perry10
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 May & 5 May 2008. Referee: Jan Verhaas[44]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
 England		18–8Ali Carter (14)
 England
81–56, 127–0, 99–0, 0–104, 86–4, 62–76, 65–18, 73–0, 78–0, 36–60, 86–4, 28–93, 45–80, 123–0, 77–32, 110–5, 66–48, 74–0, 25–64, 85–0, 0–84, 58–42, 4–89, 68–39, 75–32, 62–16Century breaks: 2
(O'Sullivan 1, Carter 1)

Highest break by O'Sullivan: 106
Highest break by Carter: 104

81–56, 127–0, 99–0, 0–104, 86–4, 62–76, 65–18, 73–0, 78–0, 36–60, 86–4, 28–93, 45–80, 123–0, 77–32, 110–5, 66–48, 74–0, 25–64, 85–0, 0–84, 58–42, 4–89, 68–39, 75–32, 62–16
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship

Qualification edit

Preliminary qualifying edit

The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 3 and 5 January 2008.[6][45]

Round 1

Phil Seaton5–2 Donald Newcombe

Round 2

Colin Mitchell5–4 Phil Seaton
Les Dodd1–5 David Singh
Adam Osbourne0–5 Sean Storey
Tony Knowles5–1 Ali Bassiri
Neil Selman5–1 John Wilson
Ian Stark5–4 Del Smith
Tony Brown5–1 Christopher Flight
Stephen Ormerodw/o–w/d Paul Wykes

Round 3

Colin Mitchell5–3 David Singh
Sean Storey5–0 Tony Knowles
Neil Selman4–5 Ian Stark
Tony Brown3–5 Stephen Ormerod

Qualifying edit

The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 6 and 11 January 2008. The final round of qualifying took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield between 7 and 10 March.[6][45]

Round 1

Patrick Wallace10–1 Sean Storey
Jimmy Robertson10–5 Stephen Ormerod
Rodney Goggins10–4 Ian Stark
Liu Chuang10–0 Colin Mitchell

Rounds 2–5

Round 2
Best of 19 frames		Round 3
Best of 19 frames		Round 4
Best of 19 frames		Round 5
Best of 19 frames
Alex Davies10 Ian Preece10 Adrian Gunnell10 Stuart Bingham10
Steve Mifsud2 Alex Davies9 Ian Preece9 Adrian Gunnell3
Mark Joyce10 Jimmy Michie10 Michael Judge10 Michael Holt6
Patrick Wallace8 Mark Joyce4 Jimmy Michie6 Michael Judge10
James McBain10 Marcus Campbell9 Fergal O'Brien10 Jamie Cope10
Kevin Van Hove2 James McBain10 James McBain4 Fergal O'Brien5
Tian Pengfei10 Mike Dunn10 Andrew Norman2 Dave Harold10
Ashley Wright4 Tian Pengfei2 Mike Dunn10 Mike Dunn4
Munraj Pal8 David Roe10 Andy Hicks10 Barry Hawkins10
Xiao Guodong10 Xiao Guodong5 David Roe5 Andy Hicks8
Matthew Selt10 Jimmy White10 A Higginson7 Mark King10
Fraser Patrick6 Matthew Selt4 Jimmy White10 Jimmy White3
Liu Song10 Scott MacKenzie10 James Wattana8 Anthony Hamilton10
Jimmy Robertson6 Liu Song5 Scott MacKenzie10 Scott MacKenzie2
Kurt Maflin9 Paul Davies8 John Parrott10 Joe Perry10
Gareth Coppack10 Gareth Coppack10 Gareth Coppack3 John Parrott8
Shailesh Jogia4 Barry Pinches10 Robert Milkins4 Nigel Bond10
Michael White10 Michael White4 Barry Pinches10 Barry Pinches7
Lee Spick9 Judd Trump10 Jamie Burnett2 Joe Swail10
Rodney Goggins10 Rodney Goggins4 Judd Trump10 Judd Trump9
Jamie O'Neill8 Stuart Pettman4 Rory McLeod10 Matthew Stevens10
Martin Gould10 Martin Gould10 Martin Gould8 Rory McLeod5
Liang Wenbo10 Rod Lawler6 Dave Gilbert3 Ian McCulloch5
Ben Woollaston3 Liang Wenbo10 Liang Wenbo10 Liang Wenbo10
Lee Walker9 Joe Delaney5 David Gray5 Dominic Dale9
Liu Chuang10 Liu Chuang10 Liu Chuang10 Liu Chuang10
Leo Fernandez10 Drew Henry2 Mark Davis10 Gerard Greene2
Alfred Burden4 Leo Fernandez10 Leo Fernandez9 Mark Davis10
David Morris9 Robin Hull Alan McManus10 Marco Fu10
Supoj Saenla10 Supoj SaenlaW/O Supoj Saenla2 Alan McManus3
Tony Drago9 Tom Ford5 Ricky Walden10 Mark Allen10
I Kachaiwong10 I Kachaiwong10 I Kachaiwong4 Ricky Walden8

Century breaks edit

Televised stage centuries edit

The highest break received a prize of £10,000, and a maximum break received a prize of £147,000 – a total of £157,000. This prize was shared, as two players made a 147, winning £78,500 each. In total there were 63 century breaks made at this year's world championships. O'Sullivan and Carter both made a maximum break during the event.[6]

Qualifying stage centuries edit

The highest break in qualifying was a 139 made by Patrick Wallace.[6]

Notes edit

  1. ^ In the event of the defending champion being ranked outside the top 16, he would replace the player ranked world number 16 as an automatic qualifier.[15]

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