Snooker season 2007/2008

Snooker season 2007/2008
Details
Duration 16 June 2007 – 15 May 2008
Tournaments 26 (7 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Masters England Mark Selby
World Championship England Ronnie O'Sullivan

The 2007/2008 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played during 2007 and 2008. This season saw the introduction of a new ranking tournament in Shanghai, while the Malta Cup lost its status as a ranking tournament.

New professional players

Countries  Belgium
 China  England  Ireland
 New Zealand  Northern Ireland  Norway
 Scotland  Thailand  Wales

Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2006/2007 professional Main Tour.

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.[3]

Date[n 7] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
06–16 06–17  POL NR Warsaw Snooker Tour Torwar Hall Warsaw England Mark Selby Scotland John Higgins 5–3 [4]
07–14 07–15  HKG NR Euro-Asia Masters Challenge Queen Elizabeth Stadium Wan Chai Scotland John Higgins Thailand James Wattana 5–4 [5]
07–16 07–20  WAL OS PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn England Simon Bedford England Gary Wilkinson 6–3 [6][7]
08–05 08–10  WAL OS PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn England Kuldesh Johal Wales Andrew Pagett 6–4 [6][8]
08–06 08–12  CHN WR Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai Wales Dominic Dale Wales Ryan Day 10–6 [9]
08–14 08–19  ENG P/A Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds England Matthew Couch Australia Neil Robertson 6–5 [10][11]
08–18 08–19  IRL NR Irish Classic Raphael's Snooker Club Lucan, Dublin Republic of Ireland David Morris Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5–3 [12][13]
08–23 08–26  GER P/A Paul Hunter Classic Stadthall Fürth England Barry Pinches Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 4–0 [14]
09–07 09–12  ENG NR Masters Qualifying Event English Institute of Sport Sheffield England Barry Hawkins Norway Kurt Maflin 6–4 [15]
09–25 09–30  IRL NR Irish Professional Championship Red Cow Exhibition Centre Dublin Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9–2 [16]
09–23 09–28  WAL OS PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn England Paul Davison England Michael King 6–2 [6][17]
10–06  ENG NR Pot Black Sheffield City Hall Sheffield Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty England Shaun Murphy 1–0 [18]
10–14 10–19  WAL OS PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn England Matthew Couch England Michael Wild 6–3 [6][19]
10–13 10–21  SCO WR Grand Prix A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Hong Kong Marco Fu England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 [20]
10–27 11–02  MAC P/A Asian Indoor Games Macau East Asian Games Dome Macau United Arab Emirates Mohammed Shehab Thailand James Wattana 4–3 [21]
11–04 11–11  NIR WR Northern Ireland Trophy Waterfront Hall Belfast Scotland Stephen Maguire Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 9–5 [22]
09–06 12–03  SCO NR Premier League Snooker A.E.C.C. Aberdeen England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland John Higgins 7–4 [23]
12–11 12–15  WAL OS PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn England Peter Lines Wales Daniel Wells 6–5 [6][24]
12–08 12–16  ENG WR UK Championship Telford International Centre Telford England Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland Stephen Maguire 10–2 [25]
01–13 01–20  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Arena London England Mark Selby England Stephen Lee 10–3 [26][27]
02–04 02–10  MLT NR Malta Cup Hilton Conference Center Portomaso England Shaun Murphy Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 9–3 [28][29]
02–11 02–17  WAL WR Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport England Mark Selby England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 [30][31]
02–15 02–19  WAL OS PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn England Kuldesh Johal England Simon Bedford 6–5 [6][32]
03–24 03–28  WAL OS PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn Wales Jamie Jones England Peter Lines 6–2 [6][33]
03–24 03–30  CHN WR China Open Beijing University Students' Gymnasium Beijing Scotland Stephen Maguire England Shaun Murphy 10–9 [34]
04–13 04–18  WAL OS PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn England Liam Highfield England Justin Astley 6–2 [6][35]
04–19 05–05  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Ronnie O'Sullivan England Ali Carter 18–8 [36]
02–25 05–15  ENG NR Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock England Joe Perry England Mark Selby 3–1 [37][38]
05–14 05–18  CHN NR Huangshan Cup Anhui Sport Bureau Hefei England Ali Carter Hong Kong Marco Fu 5–3 [39][40]
WR = World ranking event
OS = [Pontin's] International Open Series
NR = Non-ranking event
P/A = Pro–am event

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[41][42][43]

No. Ch. Player Points 2005/06 Points 2006/07 Total
1RiseScotland John Higgins 191502310042250
2RiseScotland Graeme Dott 191001867537775
3RiseEngland Shaun Murphy 163502135037700
4FallRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty 202501555035800
5FallEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 128502075033600
6RiseEngland Peter Ebdon 155501800033550
7RiseAustralia Neil Robertson 125752055033125
8FallScotland Stephen Hendry 151001737532475
9RiseChina Ding Junhui 144751632530800
10FallScotland Stephen Maguire 110001955030550
11RiseEngland Mark Selby 91251827527400
12FallWales Mark Williams 18300882527125
13FallEngland Stephen Lee 135001265026150
14RiseEngland Ali Carter 95501575025300
15FallEngland Steve Davis 131001185024950
16RiseWales Ryan Day 100501445024500

World ranking points

[44][45]

No.  Ch  Player Points 2006/07 SM GP NI UK WO CO WSC Points 2007/08 Total
1Rise4England Ronnie O'Sullivan 2075070050002500750040000[46]100002970050450
2Rise8Scotland Stephen Maguire 195501900237550006000700500050002597545525
3England Shaun Murphy 213507004000320048003200400038002370045050
4Rise7England Mark Selby 182753200175070048005000320014002005038325
5Fall4Scotland John Higgins 231001900237570010502500250038001482537925
6Rise2Scotland Stephen Hendry 173751900175019001050320070064001690034275
7Rise7England Allister Carter 157507002375190010502500190080001842534175
8Rise8Wales Ryan Day 1445040002375190010501900320050001942533875
9Fall3England Peter Ebdon 18000700312525001050700190050001497532975
10Fall3Australia Neil Robertson 20550700175025001050190070038001240032950
11Fall2China Ding Junhui 163251900719190037501900190038001586932194
12Rise6England Joe Perry 121755753125140028502500140064001825030425
13Fall11Scotland Graeme Dott 18675320071970010507007001400846927144
14Rise13Hong Kong Marco Fu 89251400625057537501400190028001807527000
15Rise6England Mark King 123255751750140028501400190038001367526000
16Rise13Northern Ireland Mark Allen 106505751750320028501400250028001507525725

Points distribution

2007/2008 Points distribution for world ranking events:[47]

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F W
Shanghai Masters[48][49] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
Northern Ireland Trophy[50] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
UK Championship[51] Unseeded loser 600 975 1350 1725 2100 2850 3750 4800 6000 7500
Seeded loser 300 488 675 863 1050 – – – – –
Welsh Open[52] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
China Open[53] Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000
Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –
World Championship[54][55] Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000
Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – –
Tournament Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group L16 QF SF F W
7–8 5–6 3–4 1–2 5–6 3–4
Grand Prix[56][57] 250 813 1125 1438 719[n 8] 1750[n 8] 2375 3125 4000 5000 6250

Notes

  1. ↑ Jimmy Robertson qualified by topping the Pro Ticket Tour rankings.
  2. ↑ Martin Gould qualified by winning the Pro Ticket Tour Play Offs.
  3. ↑ Gareth Coppack qualified by topping the Welsh rankings.
  4. ↑ Fraser Patrick qualified by topping the Scottish rankings.
  5. ↑ Rodney Goggins qualified by topping the Irish rankings.
  6. ↑ Patrick Wallace qualified by topping the Northern Irish rankings.
  7. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  8. 1 2 Only for seeded players

References

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  5. ↑ "Higgins wins Euro-Asia Challenge". RTE. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Pontins International Open Series". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
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  33. ↑ "Pontin's International Open Series Event 7". brownball.de. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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  50. ↑ "Weltranglistenpunkte Northern Ireland Trophy 2007". brownball.de. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  51. ↑ "Weltranglistenpunkte UK Championship 2007". brownball.de. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  52. ↑ "Weltranglistenpunkte Welsh Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  53. ↑ "Weltranglistenpunkte China Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
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