The 2008 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 25 February to 15 May 2008 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25 February – 15 May 2008 |
Venue | Crondon Park Golf Club |
City | Stock |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £175,600 |
Winner's share | £10,000 (plus bonuses) |
Highest break | Ali Carter (ENG) (143)x2 Dave Harold (ENG) (143) |
Final | |
Champion | Joe Perry (ENG) |
Runner-up | Mark Selby (ENG) |
Score | 3–1 |
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Joe Perry won in the final 3–1 against Mark Selby, and earned a place in the 2008 Premier League Snooker.
Ali Carter played in all seven qualifying groups.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][2]
Group one matches were played on 25 and 26 February 2008. Ryan Day was the first player to qualify for the winners group.[3][4]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
5 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 0 | |||||||
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 |
Group two matches were played on 27 and 28 February 2008. Ken Doherty was the second player to qualify for the winners group.[5][6]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
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1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
2 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
5 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Advances into Group 3 |
6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 0 | |||||||
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 |
Group three matches were played on 10 and 11 March 2008. Anthony Hamilton was the third player to qualify for the winners group.[7][8]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 6 | +12 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 6 | +12 | |
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
5 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | Advances into Group 4 |
6 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
4 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 2 |
Group four matches were played on 12 and 13 March 2008. Shaun Murphy was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.[9][10]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
2 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
5 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Advances into Group 5 |
6 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 2 | |||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
2 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 0 |
Group five matches were played on 14 and 15 April 2008. Joe Perry was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.[11][12]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
3 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
5 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Advances into Group 6 |
6 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 1 | |||||||
1 | Mark King (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 |
Group six matches were played on 16 and 17 April 2008. Mark Selby was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.[13][14]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
5 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Advances into Group 7 |
6 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | −10 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 1 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 1 |
Group seven matches were played on 12 and 13 May 2008. Mark King was the last player to qualify for the winners group.[15][16]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
3 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | |
7 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 0 | |||||||
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 0 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 3 |
The matches of the winners group were played on 14 and 15 May 2008. Joe Perry has qualified to the 2008 Premier League.[17][18]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Winners' Group play-off |
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
3 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | |
7 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 1 | |||||||
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 2 |
Total:76
No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 4,900 | 2,800 | 1,200 | 6,200 | 14,000 | 29,100 | |||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2,600 | 5,000 | 5,300 | 4,900 | 1,000 | 2,900 | 900 | 22,600 | |
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 2,900 | 6,500 | 9,200 | 18,600 | |||||
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 2,300 | 4,800 | 2,600 | 5,900 | 1,800 | 17,400 | |||
5 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3,100 | 6,200 | 6,600 | 15,900 | |||||
6 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6,100 | 6,300 | 12,400 | ||||||
7 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 2,200 | 6,100 | 2,200 | 10,500 | |||||
8 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 2,900 | 4,800 | 2,700 | 10,400 | |||||
9 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 2,300 | 6,100 | 1,600 | 10,000 | |||||
10 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 2,900 | 2,700 | 800 | 6,400 | |||||
11 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 4,300 | 4,300 | |||||||
12 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2,700 | 2,700 | |||||||
13 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 1,200 | 1,000 | 2,200 | ||||||
14 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
15 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 900 | 1,000 | 1,900 | ||||||
16 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 1,100 | 700 | 1,800 | ||||||
17 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
= | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
= | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
20 | Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
21 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
= | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
23 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 700 | 700 | |||||||
24 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 600 | 600 | |||||||
= | Michael Holt (ENG) | 600 | 600 | |||||||
Total prize money | 19,000 | 19,300 | 19,600 | 19,300 | 19,000 | 19,300 | 18,400 | 41,700 | 175,600 |
Green: Won the group. All prize money in GBP.
Source=Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport