Snooker season 2007/2008

The Snooker Season 2007/2008 was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2007 and 2008. The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events. This season saw the introduction of a new ranking tournament in Shanghai, while the Malta Cup lost its status as a ranking tournament.

Contents

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score[1] Reference
06-16 06-17 Warsaw Snooker Tour Torwar Hall Warsaw Mark Selby John Higgins 5–3 [2]
07-16 07-20 OS PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn Simon Bedford Gary Wilkinson 6–3 [3][4]
08-05 08-10 OS PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn Kuldesh Johal Andrew Pagett 6–4 [3][5]
08-06 08-12 WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai Dominic Dale Ryan Day 10–6 [6]
08-14 08-19 Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Matthew Couch Neil Robertson 6–5 [7][8]
08-18 08-19 Irish Classic Raphael's Snooker Club Lucan, Dublin David Morris Fergal O'Brien 5–3 [9][10]
08-23 08-26 Paul Hunter Classic Stadthall Fürth Barry Pinches Ken Doherty 4–0 [11]
09–07 09–12 Masters Qualifying Event English Institute of Sport Sheffield Barry Hawkins Kurt Maflin 6–4 [12]
09-23 09-28 OS PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn Paul Davison Michael King 6–2 [3][13]
10-06 Pot Black Sheffield City Hall Sheffield Ken Doherty Shaun Murphy 1–0 [14]
10–14 10–19 OS PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn Matthew Couch Michael Wild 6–3 [3][15]
10–13 10–21 WR Grand Prix A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Marco Fu Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [16]
11-04 11–11 WR Northern Ireland Trophy Waterfront Hall Belfast Stephen Maguire Fergal O'Brien 9–5 [17]
09-06 12-03 MS Premier League Snooker A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 7–4 [18]
12–11 12–15 OS PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn Peter Lines Daniel Wells 6–5 [3][19]
12–08 12–16 WR UK Championship Telford International Centre Telford Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Maguire 10–2 [20]
01-13 01-20 Masters Wembley Arena London Mark Selby Stephen Lee 10–3 [21]
02-04 02-10 Malta Cup Hilton Conference Center Portomaso Shaun Murphy Ken Doherty 9–3 [22]
02-11 02-17 WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Mark Selby Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [23]
02-15 02-19 OS PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn Kuldesh Johal Simon Bedford 6–5 [3][24]
03-24 03-28 OS PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn Jamie Jones Peter Lines 6–2 [3][25]
03-24 03-30 WR China Open Beijing University Students Gymnasium Beijing Stephen Maguire Shaun Murphy 10–9 [26]
04-13 04-18 OS PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn Liam Highfield Justin Astley 6–2 [3][27]
04-19 05-05 WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Ronnie O'Sullivan Ali Carter 18–8 [28]
02-25 05-15 Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock Joe Perry Mark Selby 3–1 [29][30]
WR = World ranking event
OS = [Pontin's] International Open Series
Other, non-ranking event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 2007/2008

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

No.[31] Player Points 2005/06 Points 2006/07 Total[32]
1 John Higgins 19150 23100 42250
2 Graeme Dott 19100 18675 37775
3 Shaun Murphy 16350 21350 37700
4 Ken Doherty 20250 15550 35800
5 Ronnie O'Sullivan 12850 20750 33600
6 Peter Ebdon 15550 18000 33550
7 Neil Robertson 12575 20550 33125
8 Stephen Hendry 15100 17375 32475
9 Ding Junhui 14475 16325 30800
10 Stephen Maguire 11000 19550 30550
11 Mark Selby 9125 18275 27400
12 Mark Williams 18300 8825 27125
13 Stephen Lee 13500 12650 26150
14 Allister Carter 9550 15750 25300
15 Steve Davis 13100 11850 24950
16 Ryan Day 10050 14450 24500

World ranking points

Main article: Snooker world ranking points 2007/2008

Points distribution

2007/2008 Points distribution for world ranking events:

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Shanghai Masters[33][34] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
Northern Ireland Trophy[35] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
UK Championship[36] Unseeded loser 600 975 1350 1725 2100 2850 3750 4800 6000 7500
Seeded loser 300 488 675 863 1050 – – – – –
Welsh Open[37] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
China Open[38] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
World Championship[39][40] Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – –
Tournament Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group L16 QF SF F W
7–8 5–6 3–4 1–2 5–6 3–4
Grand Prix[41][42] 250 813 1125 1438 719[n 2] 1750 2376 3125 4000 5000 6250

Notes

  1. ^ Dates use the month day format
  2. ^ Only for seeded players

References

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