World Series of Snooker 2008/2009

The World Series of Snooker was played for the first time in the 2008/2009 season. Although there was a previous incarnation of the event organised by Matchroom Sport, that ran in the 1987/88 season, and from 1990/91 until 1992/93.[1] It was a series of five non-ranking tournaments spread over Europe, where top professional players performed against regional wildcard players. The series consisted of four tournaments plus a Grand Final for which the winner earned €50,000.

Logo of the World Series of Snooker

The winner of each tournament received five points, the runner-up three and losing semi-finalists one each. These points determined the seeding positions for the Grand Final, with the top four getting a bye to quarter-finals and fifth and sixth getting a bye to the second round. In the final Shaun Murphy defeated John Higgins 6–2.

World Series of Snooker Jersey

World Series of Snooker Berlin

World Series of Snooker Warsaw

World Series of Snooker Moscow

Points table
Rank Player Total
1 John Higgins51-5 11
2 Ding Junhui--53 8
3 Graeme Dott-5-- 5
Mark Selby3-11 5
5 Shaun Murphy13-- 4
6 Ken Doherty0-3- 3
7 Gary Britton1--- 1
Stephen Maguire-1-- 1
Steve Davis--1- 1
Shachar Ruberg---1 1

World Series of Snooker Grand Final

Round-robin stage

Round one was played in a round robin format. The matches were best of seven frames. Each player played each other once. The winner and runner-up advanced to round two.

Group one

Group two

Knockout stage
Round two
Best of 9 frames		 Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames		 Final
Best of 11 frames
     
        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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