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Tournament information | |
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Dates | 11β17 February 2008 (2008-02-11 β 2008-02-17) |
Venue | Newport Centre |
City | Newport |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | Β£225,500 |
Winner's share | Β£35,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9β8 |
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The 2008 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 February 2008 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.
Neil Robertson was the "defending champion." But he lost his last 16 match against Ali Carter. Mark Selby won his first ranking title by, defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9β8, after coming back from 5β8 down.
Notable happeningsβ»
- Tian Pengfei won the last 3 framesββto oust one of the Welsh favourites, Matthew Stevens 5β4.
- David Roe led John Higgins 3β1 before losing 3β5.
- Mark Williams won the last 3 framesββto beat Marco Fu 5β4.
- Ali Carter led Neil Robertson 4β0 but won only 5β3.
- Ronnie O'Sullivan won the high break prize with a 143 in the last frame of his 6β3 semi-final victory over Shaun Murphy, surpassing an effort of 134 from Marcus Campbell.
- Mark Selby had a highest break of 77 in the final compared to O'Sullivan's 135.
Prize fundβ»
The breakdown of prize money for this year is: shown below:
Winner: Β£35,000 |
Stage one highest break: Β£500 Stage one maximum break: Β£1,000 Total: Β£225,500 |
Main drawβ»
Top halfβ»
Last 48 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-Finals Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||||||||
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22 | ![]() | 5 | 22 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
61 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | ![]() | 4 | 69 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
69 | ![]() | 5 | 14 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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21 | ![]() | 5 | 21 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
42 | ![]() | 1 | 15 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | ![]() | 2 | 51 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
51 | ![]() | 5 | 6 | ![]() | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | ![]() | 5 | 18 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | ![]() | 2 | 18 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | ![]() | 5 | 23 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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4 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 | ![]() | 5 | 27 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
40 | ![]() | 3 | 12 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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28 | ![]() | 5 | 28 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
57 | ![]() | 1 |
Bottom halfβ»
Last 48 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-Finals Best of 11 frames | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | ![]() | 4 | 34 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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26 | ![]() | 2 | 44 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
44 | ![]() | 5 | 13 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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45 | ![]() | 4 | 16 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 | ![]() | 5 | 24 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | ![]() | 4 | 8 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | ![]() | 2 | 38 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | ![]() | 5 | 5 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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30 | ![]() | 5 | 30 | ![]() | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | ![]() | 4 | 11 | ![]() | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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32 | ![]() | 3 | 52 | ![]() | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | ![]() | 5 | 9 | ![]() | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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19 | ![]() | 2 | 55 | ![]() | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | ![]() | 5 |
Finalβ»
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, "17 February 2008." | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan (6)![]() |
8β9 | Mark Selby (11)![]() |
Afternoon: 6β90 (77), 50β60, 69β5 (50), 72β44, 23β56 (51), 62β35, 0β139 (70, 65), 130β0 (108) Evening: 97β0 (93), 135β6 (135), 22β72 (72), 87β35 (63), 69β1 (54), 0β89, 28β86 (62), 53β67 (O'Sullivan 53), 37β72 | ||
135 | Highest break | 77 |
2 | Century breaks | 0 |
7 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifyingβ»
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 26 January and "28 January 2008."
Century breaksβ»
Main stage centuriesβ»
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Qualifying stage centuriesβ»
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Preisgeld Welsh Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Welsh Open 2008". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Welsh Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ^ "Qualifikation Welsh Open 2008". brownball.de. Retrieved 27 March 2011.