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2008 Welsh Open (snooker)

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2008 Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates11–17 February 2008 (2008-02-11 – 2008-02-17)
VenueNewport Centre
CityNewport
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£225,500
Winner's share£35,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Mark Selby (ENG)
Runner-up Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG)
Score9–8
2007
2009

The 2008 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 February 2008 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Ali Carter. Mark Selby won his first ranking title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8, after coming back from 5–8 down.

Notable happenings

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Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]

Main draw

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Top half

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Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-Finals
Best of 11 frames
1 Australia Neil Robertson 5
22 England Jamie Cope 5 22 England Jamie Cope 1
61 England Jimmy Michie 4 1 Australia Neil Robertson 3
14 England Ali Carter 5
14 England Ali Carter 5
20 Wales Matthew Stevens 4 69 China Tian Pengfei 2
69 China Tian Pengfei 5 14 England Ali Carter 4
6 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
15 England Steve Davis 5
21 England Mark King 5 21 England Mark King 3
42 England Andrew Norman 1 15 England Steve Davis 3
6 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
6 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
17 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 2 51 England Judd Trump 3
51 England Judd Trump 5 6 England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
4 England Shaun Murphy 3
7 England Peter Ebdon 1
18 England Joe Perry 5 18 England Joe Perry 5
39 England John Parrott 2 18 England Joe Perry 5
23 England Stuart Bingham 2
10 Scotland Stephen Maguire 4
23 England Stuart Bingham 5 23 England Stuart Bingham 5
England Matthew Selt 2 18 England Joe Perry 0
4 England Shaun Murphy 5
12 Wales Mark Williams 5
27 Hong Kong Marco Fu 5 27 Hong Kong Marco Fu 4
40 England Adrian Gunnell 3 12 Wales Mark Williams 2
4 England Shaun Murphy 5
4 England Shaun Murphy 5
28 England Ian McCulloch 5 28 England Ian McCulloch 3
57 Scotland Drew Henry 1

Bottom half

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Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-Finals
Best of 11 frames
3 Scotland Graeme Dott 4
25 England Nigel Bond 4 34 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5
34 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 5 34 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2
13 England Stephen Lee 5
13 England Stephen Lee 5
26 England Anthony Hamilton 2 44 England Andrew Higginson 3
44 England Andrew Higginson 5 13 England Stephen Lee 2
8 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
16 Wales Ryan Day 5
29 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 5 29 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 2
45 England David Gilbert 4 16 Wales Ryan Day 4
8 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
8 Scotland Stephen Hendry 5
24 England Michael Holt 5 24 England Michael Holt 1
58 Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 4 8 Scotland Stephen Hendry 4
11 England Mark Selby 6
5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 5
31 Wales Dominic Dale 2 38 Scotland Alan McManus 3
38 Scotland Alan McManus 5 5 Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 2
11 England Mark Selby 5
11 England Mark Selby 5
30 England Dave Harold 5 30 England Dave Harold 2
49 England Rod Lawler 4 11 England Mark Selby 5
2 Scotland John Higgins 2
9 China Ding Junhui 5
32 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 3 52 Scotland Marcus Campbell 4
52 Scotland Marcus Campbell 5 9 China Ding Junhui 1
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
2 Scotland John Higgins 5
19 England Barry Hawkins 2 55 England David Roe 3
55 England David Roe 5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams.
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2008.[2]
Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)
 England
8–9 Mark Selby (11)
 England
Afternoon: 6–90 (77), 50–60, 69–5 (50), 72–44, 23–56 (51), 62–35, 0–139 (70, 65), 130–0 (108)
Evening: 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
7 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 26 January and 28 January 2008.[4]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
England Joe Jogia3England Jimmy Michie5England Robert Milkins2
England Alfie Burden5England Alfie Burden2England Jimmy Michie5
China Tian Pengfei5Scotland Scott MacKenzie4England Rory McLeod3
Australia Steve Mifsud3China Tian Pengfei5China Tian Pengfei5
China Liang Wenbo5Wales Paul Davies1England Andrew Norman5
England Ashley Wright2China Liang Wenbo5China Liang Wenbo2
Wales Lee Walker2England Judd Trump5England Andy Hicks2
England Martin Gould5England Martin Gould1England Judd Trump5
Republic of Ireland David Morris5England Mike Dunn5England John Parrott5
Wales Gareth Coppack1Republic of Ireland David Morris2England Mike Dunn4
England Matthew Selt5England Barry Pinches1England Mark Davis3
England Ben Woollaston1England Matthew Selt5England Matthew Selt5
China Liu Song5England Tom Ford5England Adrian Gunnell5
China Xiao Guodong2China Liu Song1England Tom Ford2
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez5Scotland Drew Henry5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien4
Scotland Fraser Patrick2Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez4Scotland Drew Henry5
England Munraj Pal3England Stuart Pettman5Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2England Stuart Pettman2
Scotland James McBain3England Jimmy White5England Andrew Higginson5
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins5Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins1England Jimmy White2
Norway Kurt Maflin5Wales Ian Preece5England David Gilbert5
Thailand I Kachaiwong4Norway Kurt Maflin1Wales Ian Preece1
Malta Tony Drago5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5Scotland Jamie Burnett2
Belgium Kevin Van Hove1Malta Tony Drago4Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5
England Mark Joyce5Finland Robin Hullw/dScotland Alan McManus5
England Jimmy Robertson4England Mark Joycew/oEngland Mark Joyce1
England Jamie O'Neill5England Rod Lawler5Thailand James Wattana2
China Liu Chuang2England Jamie O'Neill4England Rod Lawler5
England Lee Spick5Scotland Marcus Campbell5England Ricky Walden4
Thailand Supoj Saenla1England Lee Spick4Scotland Marcus Campbell5
England Alex Davies5England David Roe5England David Gray1
Wales Michael White4England Alex Davies0England David Roe5

Century breaks

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Main stage centuries

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Qualifying stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "Preisgeld Welsh Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Welsh Open 2008". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Welsh Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Qualifikation Welsh Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 27 March 2011.