World Series of Snooker 2008/2009

The World Series of Snooker was played for the first time in the 2008/2009 snooker season. It was a series of four non-ranking tournaments spread over Europe, where top professional players performed against regional wildcard players. The series consisted of four tournaments plus a Grand Finals for which the winner earned €50,000.

The winner of each tournament received five points, the runner-up three and losing semi-finalists one each. These points determined seeding positions for the Grand Final.

Contents

Tournament in Saint Helier

The first event was held in Saint Helier, Jersey between 21–22 June 2008.

John Higgins won in the final 6–3 against Mark Selby.[1]

Players:

Wildcards:

Main draw

[2][3]

Quarte-finals
Best of 7 Frames		   Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames		   Final
Best of 11 Frames
 Mark Selby 4  
 Rafał Jewtuch 0      Mark Selby 5  
 Ken Doherty 1    Gary Britton 1  
 Gary Britton 4        Mark Selby 3
 Shaun Murphy 4        John Higgins 6
 Martyn Desperques 1      Shaun Murphy 2
 John Higgins 4    John Higgins 5  
 Aaron Canavan 0  

Century breaks
World Series of Snooker
Tournament in Saint Helier
Tournament information
Dates 21–22 June 2008
Venue Fort Regent
City Saint Helier
Country Jersey
Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management
Format Non-ranking event
Highest break 105
Final
Champion John Higgins
Runner-up Mark Selby
Score 6–3

Tournament in Berlin

The second event was held in Berlin, Germany between 12–13 July 2008.

Graeme Dott won in the final 6–1 against Shaun Murphy.[4]

Players:

Wildcards:

Main draw

[5][6]

Quarte-finals
Best of 7 Frames		   Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames		   Final
Best of 11 Frames
 Graeme Dott 4  
 Chris McBreen 1      Graeme Dott 5  
 John Higgins 4    John Higgins 4  
 Lasse Münstermann 3        Graeme Dott 6
 Stephen Maguire 4        Shaun Murphy 1
 Hans Blankaert 0      Stephen Maguire 3
 Shaun Murphy 4    Shaun Murphy 5  
 Patrick Einsle 0  

Century breaks
World Series of Snooker
Tournament in Berlin
Tournament information
Dates 12–13 July 2008
Venue Tempodrom
City Berlin
Country Germany
Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management
Format Non-ranking event
Highest break 132
Final
Champion Graeme Dott
Runner-up Shaun Murphy
Score 6–1

Tournament in Warsaw

The third event was held in Warsaw, Poland between 25–26 October 2008.

Ding Junhui won in the final 6–4 against Ken Doherty.[7]

Players:

Wildcards:

Main draw

[8][9]

Quarte-finals
Best of 7 Frames		   Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames		   Final
Best of 11 Frames
 Ken Doherty 4  
 Rafał Górecki 0      Ken Doherty 5  
 Mark Selby 4    Mark Selby 3  
 Mariusz Sirko 0        Ken Doherty 4
 Steve Davis 4        Ding Junhui 6
 Rafał Jewtuch 0      Steve Davis 1
 Ding Junhui 4    Ding Junhui 5  
 Piotr Murat 0  

Century breaks
World Series of Snooker
Tournament in Warsaw
Tournament information
Dates 25–26 October 2008
Venue EXPO XXI
City Warsaw
Country Poland
Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management
Format Non-ranking event
Highest break 102
Final
Champion Ding Junhui
Runner-up Ken Doherty
Score 6–4

Tournament in Moscow

The fourth event was held in Moscow, Russia between 22–23 November 2008.

John Higgins won in the final 5–0 against Ding Junhui.[10]

Players:

Wildcards:

  • Anna Mazhirina
  • Shachar Ruberg
  • Sergey Vasiliev
  • Ruslan Chinakhov
  • Sergey Isaenko

Main draw

[11][12]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 Frames		   Semi-finals
Best of 7 Frames		   Final
Best of 9 Frames
 John Higgins 4  
 Anna Mazhirina 0      John Higgins 4  
 Shachar Ruberg 4    Shachar Ruberg 0  
 Sergey Vasiliev 1        John Higgins 5
 Ding Junhui 4        Ding Junhui 0
 Sergey Isaenko 0      Ding Junhui 4
 Mark Selby 4    Mark Selby 2  
 Ruslan Chinakhov 1  

Century breaks
World Series of Snooker
Tournament in Moscow
Tournament information
Dates 22–23 November 2008
Venue Krilya Sovetov Sports Arena
City Moscow
Country Russia
Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management
Format Non-ranking event
Highest break 127
Final
Champion John Higgins
Runner-up Ding Junhui
Score 5–0

Points table

Rank Player Total
1 John Higgins 5 1 - 5 11
2 Ding Junhui - - 5 3 8
3 Graeme Dott - 5 - - 5
Mark Selby 3 - 1 1 5
5 Shaun Murphy 1 3 - - 4
6 Ken Doherty 0 - 3 - 3
7 Gary Britton 1 - - - 1
Stephen Maguire - 1 - - 1
Steve Davis - - 1 - 1
Shachar Ruberg - - - 1 1

Grand Final

The Grand Final of the World Series of Snooker was held in Portimão, Portugal between 8–10 May 2009.[13][14]

Shaun Murphy won in the final 6–2 against John Higgins.[15]

Players:

Group 1:

  • Ryan Day
  • Lasse Munstermann
  • Michal Zielinski
  • Garry Britton

Group 2:

Knockout stage:

Note: professional players in bold.
World Series of Snooker
Grand Final
Tournament information
Dates 8–10 May 2009
Venue Pavilhão Arena
City Portimão
Country Portugal
Organisation(s) FSTC Sports Management
Format Non-ranking event
Highest break 122
Final
Champion Shaun Murphy
Runner-up John Higgins
Score 6–2

Round-robin stage

Round 1 was played in a round robin format (best of 7 frames with 6 reds). Each player playing each other once. The winner and runner-up go through to round 2.

Group 1

Table

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 Ryan Day 3 3 12 2 +10 3
2 Garry Britton 3 2 8 9 −1 2
3 Lasse Münstermann 3 1 7 9 −2 1
4 Michał Zieliński 3 0 4 12 −8 0

Matches:

  • Ryan Day 4–0 Garry Britton
  • Michał Zieliński 1–4 Lasse Münstermann
  • Ryan Day 4–1 Michał Zieliński
  • Lasse Münstermann 2–4 Garry Britton
  • Ryan Day 4–1 Lasse Münstermann
  • Garry Britton 4–2 Michał Zieliński

Group 2

Table

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS
1 Luca Brecel 3 3 12 6 +6 3
2 Jimmy White 3 2 11 5 +6 2
3 Itaro Santos 3 1 6 10 −4 1
4 Schachar Ruberg 3 0 4 12 −8 0

Matches:

  • Jimmy White 4–1 Itaro Santos
  • Luca Brecel 4–2 Schachar Ruberg
  • Jimmy White 4–0 Schachar Ruberg
  • Itaro Santos 1–4 Luca Brecel
  • Jimmy White 3–4 Luca Brecel
  • Schachar Ruberg 2–4 Itaro Santos

Knockout stage

  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
(with 10 reds)		 Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
(with 10 reds)		 Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
(with 15 reds)		 Final
Best of 11 frames
(with 15 reds)
      
          John Higgins 5  
 Steve Davis 5      Steve Davis 2  
 Jimmy White 4        John Higgins 5  
            Stephen Maguire 3  
          Ding Junhui 2  
 Stephen Maguire 5      Stephen Maguire 5  
 Garry Britton 2        John Higgins 2
            Shaun Murphy 6
          Graeme Dott 5  
 Ken Doherty 3      Luca Brecel 4  
 Luca Brecel 5        Graeme Dott 4  
            Shaun Murphy 5  
          Mark Selby 4       
 Shaun Murphy 5      Shaun Murphy 5       
 Ryan Day 1  

Century breaks

References

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  2. ^ "Saint Helier (Results)". Snooker Virus. http://www.snooker-virus.de/saison0809/wssjersey.htm. 
  3. ^ "2008 World Series of Snooker – Event 1 Jersey". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 13 December 2008. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20081223061619/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-worldseries-jersey.htm. 
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  7. ^ "Ding wins in Warsaw!". Pro Snooker Blog. 2008-10-26. http://prosnookerblog.com/2008/10/26/world-series-ding-wins-in-warsaw/. 
  8. ^ "Warsaw (Results)". Snooker Virus. http://www.snooker-virus.de/saison0809/wsswarshau.htm. 
  9. ^ "2008 World Series of Snooker – Event 3 Warsaw". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20081224055811/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-worldseries-warsaw.htm. 
  10. ^ "Higgins wins Moscow leg". Pro Snooker Blog. 2008-11-23. http://prosnookerblog.com/2008/11/23/world-series-higgins-wins-moscow-leg/. 
  11. ^ "Moscow (Results)". Snooker Virus. http://www.snooker-virus.de/saison0809/wssmoskau.htm. 
  12. ^ "2008 World Series of Snooker – Event 4 Moscow". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20081224055805/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2008-9/Professional/2008-worldseries-moscow.htm. 
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  14. ^ "Global Snooker Coverage: Grand Final". Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. http://www.global-snooker.com/world-series-grand-finals-0809.asp. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
  15. ^ "Murphy gains Higgins revenge to capture World Series". Pro Snooker Blog. 2009-05-10. http://prosnookerblog.com/2009/05/10/murphy-gains-higgins-revenge-to-capture-world-series/. 
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