Welsh Open Snooker 2008
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The 2008 Welsh Open took place between 11 February and 17 February 2008 in the Newport Centre in Newport. Mark Selby won his first ranking title, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9-8, coming back from an 8-5 deficit.
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[edit] Notable happennings
- Tian Pengfei won the last 3 frames to oust one of the Welsh favourites, Matthew Stevens 5-4.
- David Roe led John Higgins 1-3 before losing 5-3.
- Mark J. Williams won the last 3 frames to beat Marco Fu 5-4.
- Ali Carter led Neil Robertson 4-0 but won only 5-3.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan won the high break prize with a 143 in the last frame of his 6-3 semi-final victory over Shaun Murphy, surpassing an effort of 134 from Marcus Campbell.
- Mark Selby had a highest break of 77 in the final compared to O'Sullivan's 135.
[edit] Drawsheet
| Final: Best of 17 frames Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2008. |
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8 - 9 | M Selby |
| 6-90 (77), 50-60, 69-5, 72-44, 56-23 (51), 35-62, 0-139 (70,65), 130-0 (108), 97-0 (93), 135-6 (135), 22-72 (72), 87-35 (63), 69-1 (54), 0-89, 28-86 (62), 53-67 (O'Sullivan 53), 37-72 | ||
| 135 | Highest break | 77 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
[edit] Qualifying
Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 26 January and 28 January 2008.
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[edit] Century breaks (TV Stages)
Ronnie O'Sullivan scored both the highest breaks, a 143 and 135. A total of 39 centuries were scored in the televised stages, and 11 were scored in the qualifying competition.
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[edit] Centuries (Pre TV)
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[edit] External links
| Snooker season 2007/2008 | |
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Shanghai Masters | Pot Black Cup | Grand Prix | Northern Ireland Trophy | UK Championship | The Masters | Malta Cup | Welsh Open | China Open | World Championship |
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