2008 World Snooker Championship

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2008 888.com World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates19 April – 5 May 2008
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
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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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 33rd 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 und of £1,050,000 with £250,000 being awarded to the winner.

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 met Ali Carter in the final, won 18–8 to win his 20th ranking title.

Overview[]

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] As of 2020, Stephen Hendry is the most successful player in the modern era,[a] having won the championship seven times.[12][13] The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.[14][15] Scotsman John Higgins was the defending champion, having defeated Mark Selby 18–13 in the previous years final.[16]

Format[]

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.[17] 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.[18]

The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players.[19][b] Ronnie O'Sullivan was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings.[19] 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.[20] 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.[20]

Prize fund[]

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6][21]

Tournament summary[]

Early rounds[]

The first round was played between 20 and 24 April as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions.[22] Defending champion John Higgins defeated Matthew Stevens 10–5,[23] but runner-up Mark Selby was knocked out by qualifier Mark King 10–8.[24][25] Ding Junhui's 10–9 victory over Marco Fu was his first ever win at the Crucible.[26] 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,[27] Liu Chuang[28] and Liang Wenbo.[29] 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.[30] Cope lost in a deciding frame to Peter Ebdon despite having led 5–2 up earlier on.[31]

The second round was played from 24 to 28 April as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions.[22] 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.[32] O'Sullivan made a maximum break against Mark Williams in the final frame of his 13–7 win.[33] Williams, ranked twelfth in the world before the tournament, fell out of the top 16 after the loss.[34] Hendry reached the quarter-finals for the seventeenth time in his career, after a 13–7 win over Ding Junhui.[35] 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.[36]

Later rounds (Quarter-finals—final)[]

Photo of Ronnie O'Sullivan
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.[22] Carter made a maximum break in his 13–9 win over Ebdon.[37] 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.[38] 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.[39] Wenbo was the first player from mainland China to reach the quarter-finals of the world championships, but lost 7–13 to O'Sullivan.[38] Perry defeated Maguire on a deciding frame 13–12.[40]

The semi-finals were played from the 1 to 3 May as the best of 33 frames.[22] 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, winning twelve consecutive frames. 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.[41] O'Sullivan won the match 17–6 with a session to spare.[42] Carter reached his first ranking final by defeating Perry 17–15.[43]

The final was played on 4 and 5 May between O'Sullivan and Carter.[22] Both men were English for the first time since the 1991 event, when John Parrott defeated Jimmy White 18–11.[44] O'Sullivan led 11–5 after the first day's play and won the match 18–8.[45] This was O'Sullivan's third world championship joining Steve Davis and Hendry having won than two World titles at the Crucible; and was his 20th career ranking title.[44][46] 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".[45] The win also gave O'Sullivan the top spot in the world rankings.[47]

Main draw[]

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 Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames
                           
19 April            
 Scotland John Higgins (1)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
 Wales Matthew Stevens  5  
 Scotland John Higgins (1)  9
20 & 21 April
   Wales Ryan Day (16)  13  
 Wales Ryan Day (16)  10
29 & 30 April
 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge  6  
 Wales Ryan Day (16)  7
22 April
   Scotland Stephen Hendry (8)  13  
 China Ding Junhui (9)  10
25 & 26 April
 Hong Kong Marco Fu  9  
 China Ding Junhui (9)  7
20 & 21 April
   Scotland Stephen Hendry (8)  13  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (8)  10
1 & 2 May
 Northern Ireland Mark Allen  9  
 Scotland Stephen Hendry (8)  6
23 & 24 April
   England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)  17
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
 China Liu Chuang  5  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)  13
21 & 22 April
   Wales Mark Williams (12)  7  
 Wales Mark Williams (12)  10
29 & 30 April
 England Mark Davis  3  
 England Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)  13
19 & 20 April
   China Liang Wenbo  7  
 England Stephen Lee (13)  4
27 & 28 April
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail  10  
 Northern Ireland Joe Swail  12
23 April
   China Liang Wenbo  13  
 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty (4)  5
 China Liang Wenbo  10  
22 & 23 April            
 England Shaun Murphy (3)  10
25 & 26 April
 England Dave Harold  3  
 England Shaun Murphy (3)  4
19 & 20 April
   England Ali Carter (14)  13  
 England Ali Carter (14)  10
29 & 30 April
 England Barry Hawkins  9  
 England Ali Carter (14)  13
21 & 22 April
   England Peter Ebdon (6)  9  
 England Mark Selby (11)  8
24 & 25 April
 England Mark King  10  
 England Mark King  9
19 & 20 April
   England Peter Ebdon (6)  13  
 England Peter Ebdon (6)  10
1, 2 & 3 May
 England Jamie Cope  9  
 England Ali Carter (14)  17
19 & 20 April
   England Joe Perry  15
 Australia Neil Robertson (7)  10
26, 27 & 28 April
 England Nigel Bond  4  
 Australia Neil Robertson (7)  7
23 & 24 April
   Scotland Stephen Maguire (10)  13  
 Scotland Stephen Maguire (10)  10
29 & 30 April
 England Anthony Hamilton  3  
 Scotland Stephen Maguire (10)  12
21 April
   England Joe Perry  13  
 England Steve Davis (15)  8
27 & 28 April
 England Stuart Bingham  10  
 England Stuart Bingham  9
22 & 23 April
   England Joe Perry  13  
 Scotland Graeme Dott (2)  7
 England Joe Perry  10  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 May & 5 May 2008. Referee: Netherlands Jan Verhaas[48]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5)
 England 		18–8 Ali 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, 62–16 Century 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
England Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship

Qualification[]

Preliminary qualifying[]

The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 3 and 5 January 2008.[6][49]

Round 1

England Phil Seaton 5–2 Wales Donald Newcombe

Round 2

England Colin Mitchell 5–4 England Phil Seaton
England Les Dodd 1–5 India David Singh
England Adam Osbourne 0–5 England Sean Storey
England Tony Knowles 5–1 England Ali Bassiri
England Neil Selman 5–1 England John Wilson
England Ian Stark 5–4 England Del Smith
England Tony Brown 5–1 England Christopher Flight
England Stephen Ormerod w/o–w/d England Paul Wykes

Round 3

England Colin Mitchell 5–3 India David Singh
England Sean Storey 5–0 England Tony Knowles
England Neil Selman 4–5 England Ian Stark
England Tony Brown 3–5 England Stephen Ormerod

Qualifying[]

The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament that 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][49]

Round 1

Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 10–1 England Sean Storey
England Jimmy Robertson 10–5 England Stephen Ormerod
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 10–4 England Ian Stark
China Liu Chuang 10–0 England 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
England Alex Davies 10   Wales Ian Preece 10   England Adrian Gunnell 10   England Stuart Bingham 10
Australia Steve Mifsud 2   England Alex Davies 9   Wales Ian Preece 9   England Adrian Gunnell 3
England Mark Joyce 10   England Jimmy Michie 10   Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 10   England Michael Holt 6
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace 8   England Mark Joyce 4   England Jimmy Michie 6   Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 10
Scotland James McBain 10   Scotland Marcus Campbell 9   Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 10   England Jamie Cope 10
Belgium Kevin Van Hove 2   Scotland James McBain 10   Scotland James McBain 4   Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
China Tian Pengfei 10   England Mike Dunn 10   England Andrew Norman 2   England Dave Harold 10
England Ashley Wright 4   China Tian Pengfei 2   England Mike Dunn 10   England Mike Dunn 4
England Munraj Pal 8   England David Roe 10   England Andy Hicks 10   England Barry Hawkins 10
China Xiao Guodong 10   China Xiao Guodong 5   England David Roe 5   England Andy Hicks 8
England Matthew Selt 10   England Jimmy White 10   England A Higginson 7   England Mark King 10
Scotland Fraser Patrick 6   England Matthew Selt 4   England Jimmy White 10   England Jimmy White 3
China Liu Song 10   Scotland Scott MacKenzie 10   Thailand James Wattana 8   England Anthony Hamilton 10
England Jimmy Robertson 6   China Liu Song 5   Scotland Scott MacKenzie 10   Scotland Scott MacKenzie 2
Norway Kurt Maflin 9   Wales Paul Davies 8   England John Parrott 10   England Joe Perry 10
Wales Gareth Coppack 10   Wales Gareth Coppack 10   Wales Gareth Coppack 3   England John Parrott 8
England Shailesh Jogia 4   England Barry Pinches 10   England Robert Milkins 4   England Nigel Bond 10
Wales Michael White 10   Wales Michael White 4   England Barry Pinches 10   England Barry Pinches 7
England Lee Spick 9   England Judd Trump 10   Scotland Jamie Burnett 2   Northern Ireland Joe Swail 10
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 10   Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins 4   England Judd Trump 10   England Judd Trump 9
England Jamie O'Neill 8   England Stuart Pettman 4   England Rory McLeod 10   Wales Matthew Stevens 10
England Martin Gould 10   England Martin Gould 10   England Martin Gould 8   England Rory McLeod 5
China Liang Wenbo 10   England Rod Lawler 6   England Dave Gilbert 3   England Ian McCulloch 5
England Ben Woollaston 3   China Liang Wenbo 10   China Liang Wenbo 10   China Liang Wenbo 10
Wales Lee Walker 9   Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 5   England David Gray 5   Wales Dominic Dale 9
China Liu Chuang 10   China Liu Chuang 10   China Liu Chuang 10   China Liu Chuang 10
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 10   Scotland Drew Henry 2   England Mark Davis 10   Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2
England Alfred Burden 4   Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 10   Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez 9   England Mark Davis 10
Republic of Ireland David Morris 9   Finland Robin Hull   Scotland Alan McManus 10   Hong Kong Marco Fu 10
Thailand Supoj Saenla 10   Thailand Supoj Saenla W/O   Thailand Supoj Saenla 2   Scotland Alan McManus 3
Malta Tony Drago 9   England Tom Ford 5   England Ricky Walden 10   Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10
Thailand I Kachaiwong 10   Thailand I Kachaiwong 10   Thailand I Kachaiwong 4   England Ricky Walden 8

Century breaks[]

Televised stage centuries[]

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[]

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

Notes[]

  1. ^ The "modern era" is considered to begin with the 1968–69 snooker season.[10][11]
  2. ^ 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.[19]

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