2008 Championship League

Championship League
Tournament information
Dates 25 February-
15 May 2008
Venue Crondon Park Golf Club
City Stock
Country England
Organisation(s) Matchroom Sport
Format Non-ranking event
Total prize fund £175,600
Winner's share £10,000
Highest break 143 (x3)
Final
Champion Joe Perry
Runner-up Mark Selby
Score 3–1
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The 2008 Championship League professional non-ranking snooker tournament was played from 25 February to 15 May 2008 at the Crondon Park Golf Club, in Stock, England.

Joe Perry won in the final 3–1 against Mark Selby, and earned a place in the 2008 Premier League Snooker.

Contents

Prize fund

[1][2]

Group 1–7

Winner: £3,000
Runner-up: £2,000
Semi-final: £1,000

Frame-win in league stage: £100
Frame-win in finals: £300
Winners group

Winner: £10,000
Runner-up: £5,000
Semi-final: £3,000

Frame-win: £200

Tournament total: £175,600

Group one

Group one matches were played on 25 and 26 February 2008. Ryan Day was the first player to qualify for the winners group.[3]

Matches

  • Ken Doherty 3–1 Mark Williams
  • Ali Carter 0–4 Ryan Day
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Barry Hawkins
  • Matthew Stevens 1–3 Ken Doherty
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Joe Perry
  • Barry Hawkins 1–3 Matthew Stevens
  • Ken Doherty 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Mark Williams 2–2 Ryan Day
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Ali Carter 4–0 Matthew Stevens
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Barry Hawkins
  • Ken Doherty 2–2 Barry Hawkins
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Perry
  • Ryan Day 2–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Barry Hawkins
  • Ken Doherty 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Mark Williams 2–2 Matthew Stevens
  • Mark Williams 3–1 Barry Hawkins
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Ken Doherty 1–3 Ryan Day

Table

Ranking
PER
CAR
DAY
DOH
WIL
STE
HAW		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Joe Perry x 2 3 2 3 2 2 14–10 2–4–0 6–8
2 Ali Carter 2 x 0 3 1 4 3 13–11 3–1–2 6–7
3 Ryan Day 1 4 x 3 2 2 1 13–11 2–2–2 6–6
4 Ken Doherty 2 1 1 x 3 3 2 12–12 2–2–2 6–6
5 Mark Williams 1 3 2 1 x 2 3 12–12 2–2–2 6–6
6 Matthew Stevens 2 0 2 1 2 x 3 10–14 1–3–2 6–5
7 Barry Hawkins 2 1 3 2 1 1 x 10–14 1–2–3 6–4

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Joe Perry 3  
 Ken Doherty 0  
     Joe Perry 2
   Ryan Day 3
 Ali Carter 1
 Ryan Day 3  

Group two

Group two matches were played on 27 and 28 January 2008. Ken Doherty was the second player to qualify for the winners group.[4]

Matches

  • Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Ken Doherty 3–1 Mark Williams
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
  • Joe Swail 1–3 Nigel Bond
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Swail
  • Ken Doherty 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Nigel Bond 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Ken Doherty
  • Ali Carter 4–0 Mark Williams
  • Joe Swail 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
  • Ken Doherty 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
  • Nigel Bond 1–3 Mark Williams
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Swail
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Nigel Bond
  • Mark Williams 4–0 Anthony Hamilton
  • Ken Doherty 3–1 Nigel Bond
  • Joe Perry 3–1 Joe Swail
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Nigel Bond
  • Ken Doherty 1–3 Joe Swail
  • Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Perry

Table

Ranking
CAR
HAM
DOH
PER
SWA
WIL
BON		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Ali Carter x 1 3 2 2 4 3 15–9 3–2–1 6–8
2 Anthony Hamilton 3 x 2 3 3 0 2 13–11 3–2–1 6–8
3 Ken Doherty 1 2 x 3 1 3 3 13–11 3–1–2 6–7
4 Joe Perry 2 1 1 x 3 3 2 12–12 2–2–2 6–6
5 Joe Swail 2 1 3 1 x 3 1 11–13 2–1–3 6–5
6 Mark Williams 0 4 1 1 1 x 3 10–14 2–0–4 6–4
7 Nigel Bond 1 2 1 2 3 1 x 10–14 1–2–3 6–4

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Ali Carter 3  
 Joe Perry 2  
     Ali Carter 2
   Ken Doherty 3
 Anthony Hamilton 0
 Ken Doherty 3  

Group three

Group three matches were played on 10 and 11 March 2008. Anthony Hamilton was the third player to qualify for the winners group.[5]

Matches

  • Ali Carter 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
  • Joe Swail 3–1 Michael Holt
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Selby
  • Ali Carter 4–0 Stuart Bingham
  • Michael Holt 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
  • Joe Swail 1–3 Shaun Murphy
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Michael Holt
  • Mark Selby 2–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Stuart Bingham
  • Joe Swail 0–4 Anthony Hamilton
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Joe Swail
  • Stuart Bingham 2–2 Michael Holt
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
  • Joe Swail 2–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Michael Holt 1–3 Mark Selby
  • Stuart Bingham 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Shaun Murphy
  • Shaun Murphy 4–0 Michael Holt
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
  • Ali Carter 4–0 Joe Swail

Table

Ranking
MUR
CAR
SEL
HAM
BIN
SWA
HOL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Shaun Murphy x 2 3 3 3 3 4 18–6 5–1–0 6–11
2 Ali Carter 2 x 3 2 4 4 3 18–16 4–2–0 6–10
3 Mark Selby 1 1 x 3 2 3 3 13–11 3–1–2 6–7
4 Anthony Hamilton 1 2 1 x 2 4 3 13–11 2–2–2 6–6
5 Stuart Bingham 1 0 2 2 x 2 2 9–15 0–4–2 6–4
6 Joe Swail 1 0 1 0 2 x 3 7–17 1–1–4 6–3
7 Michael Holt 0 1 1 1 2 1 x 6–18 0–1–5 6–1

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Shaun Murphy 1  
 Anthony Hamilton 3  
     Anthony Hamilton 3
   Ali Carter 2
 Ali Carter 3
 Mark Selby 2  

Group four

Group four matches were played on 12 and 13 March 2008. Shaun Murphy was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.[6]

Matches

  • Stuart Bingham 2–2 Mark Allen
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
  • Shaun Murphy 4–0 Jamie Cope
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Allen
  • Mark King 3–1 Jamie Cope
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Stuart Bingham
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Jamie Cope
  • Jamie Cope 1–3 Mark Allen
  • Mark King 3–1 Stuart Bingham
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Stuart Bingham 2–2 Jamie Cope
  • Mark King 2–2 Mark Allen
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Jamie Cope
  • Shaun Murphy 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Joe Perry 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

Ranking
CAR
MUR
KIN
ALL
PER
BIN
COP		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Ali Carter x 3 2 2 2 2 3 14–10 2–4–0 6–8
2 Shaun Murphy 1 x 3 1 2 3 4 14–10 3–1–2 6–7
3 Mark King 2 1 x 2 2 3 3 13–11 2–3–1 6–7
4 Mark Allen 2 3 2 x 1 2 3 13–11 2–3–1 6–7
5 Joe Perry 2 2 2 3 x 2 1 12–12 1–4–1 6–6
6 Stuart Bingham 2 1 1 2 2 x 2 10–14 0–4–2 6–4
7 Jamie Cope 1 0 1 1 3 2 x 8–16 1–1–4 6–3

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Ali Carter 3  
 Mark Allen 2  
     Ali Carter 2
   Shaun Murphy 3
 Shaun Murphy 3
 Mark King 0  

Group five

Group five matches were played on 14 and 15 April 2008. Joe Perry was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.[7]

Matches

  • Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Allen
  • Ali Carter 4–0 Dominic Dale
  • Neil Robertson 4–0 Stephen Lee
  • Mark King 2–2 Mark Allen
  • Stephen Lee 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Dominic Dale
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Allen
  • Joe Perry 1–3 Mark King
  • Stephen Lee 2–2 Dominic Dale
  • Mark Allen 4–0 Dominic Dale
  • Neil Robertson 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Stephen Lee 0–4 Mark King
  • Joe Perry 3–1 Dominic Dale
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Stephen Lee 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Mark King 2–2 Dominic Dale
  • Mark King 3–1 Neil Robertson
  • Mark Allen 3–1 Stephen Lee
  • Ali Carter 0–4 Joe Perry'

Table

Ranking
KIN
ROB
PER
ALL
CAR
LEE
DAL		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark King x 3 3 2 2 4 2 16–8 3–3–0 6–9
2 Neil Robertson 1 x 2 3 3 4 3 16–18 4–1–1 6–9
3 Joe Perry 1 2 x 2 4 2 3 14–10 2–3–1 6–7
4 Mark Allen 2 1 2 x 2 3 4 14–10 2–3–1 6–7
5 Ali Carter 2 1 0 2 x 1 4 10–14 1–2–3 6–4
6 Stephen Lee 0 0 2 1 3 x 2 8–16 1–2–3 6–4
7 Dominic Dale 2 1 1 0 0 2 x 6–18 0–2–4 6–2

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Mark King 3  
 Mark Allen 1  
     Mark King 1
   Joe Perry 3
 Neil Robertson 1
 Joe Perry 3  

Group six

Group six matches were played on 16 and 17 April 2008. Mark Selby was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.[8]

Matches

  • Mark King 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Gerard Greene
  • Mark King 1–3 Jimmy White
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Ali Carter
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Gerard Greene 1–3 Jimmy White
  • Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark King
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Mark Selby 4–0 Jimmy White
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Jimmy White
  • Ali Carter 3–1 Gerard Greene
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Allen
  • Mark King 2–2 Gerard Greene
  • Ali Carter 4–0 Jimmy White
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Gerard Greene
  • Mark Allen 1–3 Jimmy White
  • Mark Selby 2–2 Mark King
  • Mark Allen 3–1 Gerard Greene
  • Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark Selby
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Mark King

Table

Ranking
SEL
ROB
KIN
CAR
WHI
ALL
GRE		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Mark Selby x 2 2 3 4 3 3 17–7 4–2–0 6–10
2 Neil Robertson 2 x 2 3 3 3 3 16–8 4–2–0 6–10
3 Mark King 2 2 x 3 1 3 2 13–11 2–3–1 6–7
4 Ali Carter 1 1 1 x 4 3 3 13–11 3–0–3 6–6
5 Jimmy White 0 1 3 0 x 3 3 10–14 3–0–3 6–6
6 Mark Allen 1 1 1 1 1 x 3 8–16 1–0–5 6–2
7 Gerard Greene 1 1 2 1 1 1 x 7–17 0–1–5 6–1

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Mark Selby 3  
 Ali Carter 2  
     Mark Selby 3
   Neil Robertson 1
 Neil Robertson 3
 Mark King 1  

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 12 and 13 May 2008. Mark King was the last player to qualify for the winners group.[9]

Matches

  • Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark King
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Jimmy White
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Dave Harold
  • Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Ian McCulloch
  • Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King
  • Ian McCulloch 3–1 Jimmy White
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson
  • Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Dave Harold
  • Mark King 3–1 Jimmy White
  • Ian McCulloch 1–3 Dave Harold
  • Ali Carter 0–4 Dave Harold
  • Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Jimmy White
  • Mark King 1–3 Ian McCulloch
  • Neil Robertson 1–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Dave Harold 2–2 Jimmy White
  • Ali Carter 1–3 Fergal O'Brien
  • Neil Robertson 3–1 Ian McCulloch
  • Mark King 1–3 Dave Harold
  • Ali Carter 4–0 Ian McCulloch
  • Mark King 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
  • Neil Robertson 2–2 Jimmy White

Table

Ranking
OBR
ROB
HAR
KIN
WHI
MCC
CAR		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Fergal O'Brien x 3 3 2 3 3 3 17–7 5–1–0 6–11
2 Neil Robertson 1 x 3 2 2 3 3 14–10 3–2–1 6–8
3 Dave Harold 1 1 x 3 2 3 4 14–10 3–1–2 6–7
4 Mark King 2 2 1 x 3 1 2 11–13 1–3–2 6–5
5 Jimmy White 1 2 2 1 x 1 3 10–14 1–2–3 6–4
6 Ian McCulloch 1 1 1 3 3 x 0 9–15 2–0–4 6–4
7 Ali Carter 1 1 0 2 1 4 x 9–15 1–1–4 6–3

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Fergal O'Brien 0  
 Mark King 3  
     Mark King 3
   Dave Harold 0
 Neil Robertson 1
 Dave Harold 3  

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 14 and 15 May 2008. Joe Perry has qualifyd to the 2008 Premier League.[10]

Matches

  • Ryan Day 3–1 Ken Doherty
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Joe Perry
  • Mark King 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Ken Doherty 4–0 Anthony Hamilton
  • Shaun Murphy 4–0 Joe Perry
  • Mark Selby 4–0 Mark King
  • Ryan Day 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ken Doherty
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Shaun Murphy
  • Mark King 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Ryan Day
  • Ken Doherty 0–4 Joe Perry
  • Mark Selby 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
  • Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King
  • Ryan Day 2–2 Joe Perry
  • Mark King 2–2 Ken Doherty
  • Joe Perry 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
  • Mark Selby 1–3 Ken Doherty
  • Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ryan Day

Table

Ranking
DAY
SEL
MUR
PER
DOH
KIN
HAM		 Frame
W–L		 Match
W–D–L		 Pld–Pts
1 Ryan Day x 3 3 2 3 3 1 15–9 4–1–1 6–9
2 Mark Selby 1 x 3 3 1 4 3 15–9 4–0–2 6–8
3 Shaun Murphy 1 1 x 4 3 3 3 15–9 4–0–2 6–8
4 Joe Perry 2 1 0 x 4 2 2 11–13 1–3–2 6–5
5 Ken Doherty 1 3 1 0 x 2 4 11–13 2–1–3 6–5
6 Mark King 1 0 1 2 2 x 3 9–15 1–2–3 6–4
7 Anthony Hamilton 3 1 1 2 0 1 x 8–16 1–1–4 6–3

Play-offs

  Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames		 Final
Best of 5 frames
                 
 Ryan Day 1  
 Joe Perry 3  
     Joe Perry 3
   Mark Selby 1
 Mark Selby 3
 Shaun Murphy 2  

Century breaks

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