Premier League Snooker 2008
Premier League Snooker 2008 | |
winner | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
venue | Great Britain |
opening | September 11, 2008 |
Endgame | December 7, 2008 |
Highest break | 139 ( Ding Junhui ) |
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 |
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September 11 | Grimsby | Mark Selby | 4 : 2 | Ding Junhui | 51-64, 15-105 ( 100 ), (86) -0, (80) -0, (73) -0, ( 104 ) -0 |
September 11 | Grimsby | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3: 3 | John Higgins | (62) 63–70, 1–91 (83), (72) 98–0, (85) –0, 67–42, 0– (74) |
September 18 | Basingstoke | John Higgins | 3: 3 | Ding Junhui | 43-64, 47-68, 46-82 (76), (57) 59-15, (50) 68-58 (50), (78) -4 |
September 18 | Basingstoke | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2: 4 | Joe Perry | 44-59, 6-105 (50, 55), 0- ( 103 ), 63-47, (58) 90-0, 31-57 |
25th of September | Derby | Joe Perry | 4 : 2 | Steve Davis | 45–77, (80) 85–8, (67) 75–27, (55) 61–0, 63–45, 30–94 (65) |
25th of September | Derby | Mark Selby | 5 : 1 | Stephen Hendry | 82-4, 77-9, 76-66, (50) 79-8, 1-75 (52), 67-64 |
9th October | Great Malvern | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 : 0 | Ding Junhui | 63-56, ( 134 ) -0, (65) 66-1, (53) 70-31, (71) -30, ( 126 ) -0 |
9th October | Great Malvern | Mark Selby | 6 : 0 | Steve Davis | 68-36, (95) -3, 66-43, (80) 113-7, 73-49, ( 101 ) -0 |
23rd October | Plymouth | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 : 0 | Steve Davis | 103-7, (60) 97-25, (52) 71-38, (62) 113-0, 63-22, 93-0 |
23rd October | Plymouth | Stephen Hendry | 1: 5 | Joe Perry | 31– (75), 12–62, 72–9, 1– ( 101 ), 53–71 (65), 10–75 (66) |
30th of October | Sheffield | Stephen Hendry | 4 : 2 | John Higgins | (76) –7, (65) 69–9, 24–67 (67), 65–12, 68–61 (56), 25–60 (54) |
30th of October | Sheffield | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3: 3 | Mark Selby | (75) 121-10, 60-56, 41-62, (64) 71-28, 5-98, 19-94 (89) |
November 6th | Newport | Joe Perry | 2: 4 | Ding Junhui | (50) -85 (70), 4-97, 0-82, (85) -5, 0-80, (90) -0 |
November 6th | Newport | Steve Davis | 1: 5 | Stephen Hendry | 37-54, 0-84 (78), 75-54, 48-75, 36-78 (72), 37- (86) |
November 13th | Haywards Heath | Ding Junhui | 4 : 2 | Steve Davis | ( 139 ) -0, (72) 103-32, (78) 104-0, (56) 92-4, 1-74 (70), (51) -69 |
November 13th | Haywards Heath | Mark Selby | 4 : 2 | John Higgins | ( 102 ) -0, 37-82, (55) 72-46, (93) 94-32, 28-62 (60), ( 120 ) 126-1 |
20th November | Carlisle | John Higgins | 2: 4 | Joe Perry | 0- (72), 10-75 (65), 36-81, 1-68, ( 120 ) -0, (76) -21 |
20th November | Carlisle | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3: 3 | Stephen Hendry | 53-60, 1-109 ( 108 ), (64) 77-17, 37-73 (72), (68) 94-36, 66-42 |
November 27th | Kidderminster | Mark Selby | 3: 3 | Joe Perry | (63) 91–3, 59–49, 80–22, 6– ( 115 ), 2–57, 22–66 (51) |
November 27th | Kidderminster | Stephen Hendry | 3: 3 | Ding Junhui | 36- (85), (88) -1, 0- ( 113 ), (50) 69-12, 8-72, 69-13 |
November 27th | Kidderminster | John Higgins | 3: 3 | 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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SEL |
BY |
SUL |
HEN |
DIN |
HIG |
DAV |
Points | Frames | S-U-N | |
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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 |
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1 | Mark Selby 1st | 5 | ||||||
4th | Stephen Hendry | 0 | ||||||
1 | Mark Selby | 2 | ||||||
3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan 3 | 7th | ||||||
2 | Joe Perry | 4th | ||||||
3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan 2 | 5 |
Frame sequence:
Century breaks
There were a total of 14 century breaks in the group phase and 6 in the final round.
- 139, 113, 100 Ding Junhui
- 134, 126, (105), (104) Ronnie O'Sullivan
- (128), 120, (115), (110), 104, 102, 101 Mark Selby
- 120 John Higgins
- 115, 103, 101, (100) Joe Perry
- 108 Stephen Hendry
(Century breaks achieved in the final round are shown in brackets.)
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Selby wins the first points of the 2008 season . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ Higgins steals a point from defending champ Ronnie . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Perry starts Premier League career with memorable win . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ Perry gains second win in the Premier League Snooker . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Selby thrashes Hendry and targets winning the title . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ O'Sullivan crushes thing in Worcestershire whitewash . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Selby continues 100 per cent record . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ O'Sullivan records second successive whitewash . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Hendry beaten as Perry continues fine start to league . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Hendry secures vital first victory . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Selby edges closer to play-off place . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ Perry loses his first ever Premier League match . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Hendry moves into the top four for first time . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Ding records highest break of season so far . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Selby first through to Premier League play-offs . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Selby ends league phase on top of the table . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Hendry sneaks into the Premier League play-offs . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Davis ends campaign on a high note . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ Sensational Selby smashes Stephen in semi-final . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ↑ O'Sullivan scrapes through to the Premier League final . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
- ^ O'Sullivan wins Premier League for eighth time . Premier League snooker. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2010.