Tournament information | |
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Dates | 19 April – 5 May 2008 |
Venue | Crucible Theatre |
City | Sheffield |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £1,050,000 |
Winner's share | £250,000 |
Highest break | 147 (x2) |
Final | |
Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Runner-up | Ali Carter |
Score | 18–8 |
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The 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 19 April and 5 May 2008 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
John Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost in the second round 9–13 against Ryan Day.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his third World title, by defeating Ali Carter 18–8 in the final.
Contents |
Winner: £250,000 |
Stage 1 high break: £1000 Stage 1 max: £5000 Total: £1,050,000 |
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[9][23]
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 | ||||||||||||||
John Higgins (1) | 10 | |||||||||||||
24, 25 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
Matthew Stevens | 5 | |||||||||||||
John Higgins (1) | 9 | |||||||||||||
20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
Ryan Day (16) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day (16) | 10 | |||||||||||||
29 & 30 April | ||||||||||||||
Michael Judge | 6 | |||||||||||||
Ryan Day (16) | 7 | |||||||||||||
22 April | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry (8) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui (9) | 10 | |||||||||||||
25 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
Marco Fu | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ding Junhui (9) | 7 | |||||||||||||
20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry (8) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry (8) | 10 | |||||||||||||
1 & 2 May | ||||||||||||||
Mark Allen | 9 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Hendry (8) | 6 | |||||||||||||
23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 17 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 10 | |||||||||||||
26, 27 & 28 April | ||||||||||||||
Liu Chuang | 5 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 13 | |||||||||||||
21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
Mark Williams (12) | 7 | |||||||||||||
Mark Williams (12) | 10 | |||||||||||||
29 & 30 April | ||||||||||||||
Mark Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 13 | |||||||||||||
19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 7 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Lee (13) | 4 | |||||||||||||
27 & 28 April | ||||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 10 | |||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 12 | |||||||||||||
23 April | ||||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 13 | |||||||||||||
Ken Doherty (4) | 5 | |||||||||||||
Liang Wenbo | 10 | |||||||||||||
22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy (3) | 10 | |||||||||||||
25 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
Dave Harold | 3 | |||||||||||||
Shaun Murphy (3) | 4 | |||||||||||||
19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
Ali Carter (14) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (14) | 10 | |||||||||||||
29 & 30 April | ||||||||||||||
Barry Hawkins | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (14) | 13 | |||||||||||||
21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon (6) | 9 | |||||||||||||
Mark Selby (11) | 8 | |||||||||||||
24 & 25 April | ||||||||||||||
Mark King | 10 | |||||||||||||
Mark King | 9 | |||||||||||||
19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon (6) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Peter Ebdon (6) | 10 | |||||||||||||
1, 2 & 3 May | ||||||||||||||
Jamie Cope | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ali Carter (14) | 17 | |||||||||||||
19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 15 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (7) | 10 | |||||||||||||
26, 27 & 28 April | ||||||||||||||
Nigel Bond | 4 | |||||||||||||
Neil Robertson (7) | 7 | |||||||||||||
23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire (10) | 13 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire (10) | 10 | |||||||||||||
29 & 30 April | ||||||||||||||
Anthony Hamilton | 3 | |||||||||||||
Stephen Maguire (10) | 12 | |||||||||||||
21 April | ||||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 13 | |||||||||||||
Steve Davis (15) | 8 | |||||||||||||
27 & 28 April | ||||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham | 10 | |||||||||||||
Stuart Bingham | 9 | |||||||||||||
22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 13 | |||||||||||||
Graeme Dott (2) | 7 | |||||||||||||
Joe Perry | 10 | |||||||||||||
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 May & 5 May 2008. Referee: Jan Verhaas | ||
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 | 2 Century Breaks: 1 (Carter) 1 (O'Sullivan)
Highest break by O'Sullivan: 106 |
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 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan wins 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship |
The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 3 and 5 January 2008.[9]
Phil Seaton | 5–2 | Donald Newcombe |
Colin Mitchell | 5–4 | Phil Seaton |
Les Dodd | 1–5 | David Singh |
Adam Osbourne | 0–5 | Sean Storey |
Tony Knowles | 5–1 | Ali Bassiri |
Neil Selman | 5–1 | John Wilson |
Ian Stark | 5–4 | Del Smith |
Tony Brown | 5–1 | Christopher Flight |
Stephen Ormerod | w/o | Paul Wykes |
Colin Mitchell | 5–3 | David Singh |
Sean Storey | 5–0 | Tony Knowles |
Neil Selman | 4–5 | Ian Stark |
Tony Brown | 3–5 | Stephen Ormerod |
The qualifying rounds for the tournament took place in Pontin's 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.[9]
Patrick Wallace | 10–1 | Sean Storey |
Jimmy Robertson | 10–5 | Stephen Ormerod |
Rodney Goggins | 10–4 | Ian Stark |
Liu Chuang | 10–0 | Colin Mitchell |
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The highest break received a prize of £10,000, and a 147 break received a prize of £147,000 – a total of £157,000. This prize was shared, as two players made a 147, thus winning £78,500 each.
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