Premier League Snooker 2008

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Premier League Snooker 2008
winner EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
venue Great Britain
opening September 11, 2008
Endgame December 7, 2008
Highest break 139 ( Ding Junhui ) China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China

The 2008 Premier League Snooker (official name: 2008 PartyPoker.com Premier League Snooker ) was a snooker tournament that was held from September 11th to December 7th, 2008 in various locations in Great Britain.

Ronnie O'Sullivan was the current defending champion who won this tournament for the previous 4 years. He prevailed in the final against Mark Selby 7-2 and won this tournament for the eighth time (1997, 2001-2002, 2004-2008).

Prize money

The prize money is:

  • Winner: £ 50,000
  • Finalist: £ 25,000
  • Semi-finalists: £ 12,500
  • Frame win: £ 1,000 (group stage only)
  • Century-Break: £ 1,000
  • Total: £ 246,000

qualification

Joe Perry qualified for this tournament by winning the Championship League in 2008 . All other players were invited.

Group stage

In the group stage, every player competed against every other player. A match consisted of 6 frames , so that even a tie could come about.

( 50+ breaks are shown in brackets; century breaks are shown in bold.)

date place Player 1 Result Player 2 Frame sequence
September 11 Grimsby EnglandEngland Mark Selby 4 : 2 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 51-64, 15-105 ( 100 ), (86) -0, (80) -0, (73) -0, ( 104 ) -0
September 11 Grimsby EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 3: 3 ScotlandScotland John Higgins (62) 63–70, 1–91 (83), (72) 98–0, (85) –0, 67–42, 0– (74)
September 18 Basingstoke ScotlandScotland John Higgins 3: 3 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 43-64, 47-68, 46-82 (76), (57) 59-15, (50) 68-58 (50), (78) -4
September 18 Basingstoke EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 2: 4 EnglandEngland Joe Perry 44-59, 6-105 (50, 55), 0- ( 103 ), 63-47, (58) 90-0, 31-57
25th of September Derby EnglandEngland Joe Perry 4 : 2 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 45–77, (80) 85–8, (67) 75–27, (55) 61–0, 63–45, 30–94 (65)
25th of September Derby EnglandEngland Mark Selby 5 : 1 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 82-4, 77-9, 76-66, (50) 79-8, 1-75 (52), 67-64
9th October Great Malvern EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 : 0 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 63-56, ( 134 ) -0, (65) 66-1, (53) 70-31, (71) -30, ( 126 ) -0
9th October Great Malvern EnglandEngland Mark Selby 6 : 0 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 68-36, (95) -3, 66-43, (80) 113-7, 73-49, ( 101 ) -0
23rd October Plymouth EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 : 0 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 103-7, (60) 97-25, (52) 71-38, (62) 113-0, 63-22, 93-0
23rd October Plymouth ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 1: 5 EnglandEngland Joe Perry 31– (75), 12–62, 72–9, 1– ( 101 ), 53–71 (65), 10–75 (66)
30th of October Sheffield ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 4 : 2 ScotlandScotland John Higgins (76) –7, (65) 69–9, 24–67 (67), 65–12, 68–61 (56), 25–60 (54)
30th of October Sheffield EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 3: 3 EnglandEngland Mark Selby (75) 121-10, 60-56, 41-62, (64) 71-28, 5-98, 19-94 (89)
November 6th Newport EnglandEngland Joe Perry 2: 4 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui (50) -85 (70), 4-97, 0-82, (85) -5, 0-80, (90) -0
November 6th Newport EnglandEngland Steve Davis 1: 5 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 37-54, 0-84 (78), 75-54, 48-75, 36-78 (72), 37- (86)
November 13th Haywards Heath China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 4 : 2 EnglandEngland Steve Davis ( 139 ) -0, (72) 103-32, (78) 104-0, (56) 92-4, 1-74 (70), (51) -69
November 13th Haywards Heath EnglandEngland Mark Selby 4 : 2 ScotlandScotland John Higgins ( 102 ) -0, 37-82, (55) 72-46, (93) 94-32, 28-62 (60), ( 120 ) 126-1
20th November Carlisle ScotlandScotland John Higgins 2: 4 EnglandEngland Joe Perry 0- (72), 10-75 (65), 36-81, 1-68, ( 120 ) -0, (76) -21
20th November Carlisle EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 3: 3 ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 53-60, 1-109 ( 108 ), (64) 77-17, 37-73 (72), (68) 94-36, 66-42
November 27th Kidderminster EnglandEngland Mark Selby 3: 3 EnglandEngland Joe Perry (63) 91–3, 59–49, 80–22, 6– ( 115 ), 2–57, 22–66 (51)
November 27th Kidderminster ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 3: 3 China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China Ding Junhui 36- (85), (88) -1, 0- ( 113 ), (50) 69-12, 8-72, 69-13
November 27th Kidderminster ScotlandScotland John Higgins 3: 3 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 18-68, 8-57, 66-8, (73) -16, (69) 70-29, 37-67

table

The best 4 players qualified for the final round. A win gave two points, a draw one point. With the same number of points, the number of frames won decided. With the same number of frames won, the direct duel decided. If the direct duel ended in a draw (3: 3), the player who was the first to win 3 frames in the direct duel received the higher ranking in the table.

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BY
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SUL
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HEN
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DIN
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DAV
Points Frames S-U-N
1 Mark Selby x 3 3 5 4th 4th 6th 10 25:11 4-2-0
2 Joe Perry 3 x 4th 5 2 4th 4th 9 22:14 4-1-1
3 Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 2 x 3 6th 3 6th 7th 23:13 2-3-1
4th Stephen Hendry 1 1 3 x 3 4th 5 6th 17:19 2–2–2
5 Ding Junhui 2 4th 0 3 x 3 4th 6th 16:20 2–2–2
6th John Higgins 2 2 3 2 3 x 3 3 15:21 2-1-3
7th Steve Davis 0 2 0 1 2 3 x 1 8:28 0-1-5

Final round

In the semifinals, the first placed against the fourth placed and the second placed against the third placed in the group stage. The best of 9 was played, so that the player who won 5 frames first entered the final. In the final, Best of 13 was played, so that the player who won 7 frames first, won the match and thus the tournament.

  Semifinals
December 6, 2008
Hopton-on-Sea
Final
December 7th 2008
Hopton-on-Sea
                 
1 EnglandEngland Mark Selby 1st 5    
4th ScotlandScotland Stephen Hendry 0  
1 EnglandEngland Mark Selby 2
  3 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 7th
2 EnglandEngland Joe Perry 4th
3 EnglandEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan 2 5  

Frame sequence:

183-34, ( 110 ) -4, ( 128 ) 133-0, ( 115 ) -4, (77) -0
255–68, (85) 93–0, 20–93 (79), (72) 76–8, 24–93, (95) –0, 6–69 (52), ( 100 ) –4, 4– ( 104 )
311–121 (93), 8–82 (62), 18–74, 14– (83), 48–83 (62), 60–58, 13– ( 105 ), (84) –0, 20– ( 74)

Century breaks

There were a total of 14 century breaks in the group phase and 6 in the final round.

(Century breaks achieved in the final round are shown in brackets.)

Individual evidence

  1. Snooker stars cueing up . The shuttle. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  2. Selby wins the first points of the 2008 season . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Higgins steals a point from defending champ Ronnie . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  4. Higgins digs deep to claimsoft second draw of the season . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  5. Perry starts Premier League career with memorable win . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  6. ^ Perry gains second win in the Premier League Snooker . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  7. Selby thrashes Hendry and targets winning the title . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  8. ^ O'Sullivan crushes thing in Worcestershire whitewash . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  9. Selby continues 100 per cent record . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  10. ^ O'Sullivan records second successive whitewash . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
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  12. Hendry secures vital first victory . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  13. Selby edges closer to play-off place . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  14. ^ Perry loses his first ever Premier League match . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  15. Hendry moves into the top four for first time . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  16. Ding records highest break of season so far . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  17. Selby first through to Premier League play-offs . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  18. ^ Perry and O'Sullivan advance to semis but Higgins is out . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  19. Hendry regains top four spot but needs one more point . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  20. Selby ends league phase on top of the table . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  21. Hendry sneaks into the Premier League play-offs . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  22. Davis ends campaign on a high note . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  23. Sensational Selby smashes Stephen in semi-final . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  24. O'Sullivan scrapes through to the Premier League final . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  25. ^ O'Sullivan wins Premier League for eighth time . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.