Details | |
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Duration | 16 June 2007 β 15 May 2008 |
Tournaments | 32 (7 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Masters | Mark Selby |
World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
The 2007β08 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 June 2007 and 15 May 2008. This season saw the introduction of a new ranking tournament in Shanghai, while the Malta Cup lost its status as a ranking tournament.
Countries
Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2006/2007 professional Main Tour.
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|
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events. [3]
Ranking event |
Non-ranking event |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Sep | 13 Sep | ENG | Wytech Masters | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Katie Henrick | 3β2 | [21] |
14 Sep | 14 Sep | ENG | UK Ladies Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 3β1 | [22] |
6 Oct | 6 Oct | ENG | East Anglian Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Katie Henrick | June Banks | 3β1 | [23] |
10 Nov | 10 Nov | ENG | British Open | Rushden Snooker Club | Rushden | Maria Catalano | Emma Bonney | 3β2 | [24] |
2 Feb | 2 Feb | ENG | South Coast Classic | Q Ball Snooker Club | Eastbourne | Emma Bonney | June Banks | 3β2 | [25] |
1 Mar | 1 Mar | ENG | Connie Gough Memorial | Rileys Snooker Club | Luton | Maria Catalano | Reanne Evans | 3β2 | [26] |
3 May | 7 May | ENG | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Reanne Evans | June Banks | 5β2 | [27] |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 Jul | 20 Jul | WAL | PIOS I | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Simon Bedford | Gary Wilkinson | 6β3 | [28] [29] |
5 Aug | 10 Aug | WAL | PIOS II | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Kuldesh Johal | Andrew Pagett | 6β4 | [28] [30] |
23 Sep | 28 Sep | WAL | PIOS III | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Paul Davison | Michael King | 6β2 | [28] [31] |
14 Oct | 19 Oct | WAL | PIOS IV | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Matthew Couch | Michael Wild | 6β3 | [28] [32] |
11 Dec | 15 Dec | WAL | PIOS V | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Peter Lines | Daniel Wells | 6β5 | [28] [33] |
15 Feb | 19 Feb | WAL | PIOS VI | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Kuldesh Johal | Simon Bedford | 6β5 | [28] [34] |
24 Mar | 28 Mar | WAL | PIOS VII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Jamie Jones | Peter Lines | 6β2 | [28] [35] |
13 Apr | 18 Apr | WAL | PIOS VIII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Liam Highfield | Justin Astley | 6β2 | [28] [36] |
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. [51] [52] [53]
No. | Ch. | Player | Points 2005/06 | Points 2006/07 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Higgins | 19150 | 23100 | 42250 | |
2 | Graeme Dott | 19100 | 18675 | 37775 | |
3 | Shaun Murphy | 16350 | 21350 | 37700 | |
4 | Ken Doherty | 20250 | 15550 | 35800 | |
5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 12850 | 20750 | 33600 | |
6 | Peter Ebdon | 15550 | 18000 | 33550 | |
7 | Neil Robertson | 12575 | 20550 | 33125 | |
8 | Stephen Hendry | 15100 | 17375 | 32475 | |
9 | Ding Junhui | 14475 | 16325 | 30800 | |
10 | Stephen Maguire | 11000 | 19550 | 30550 | |
11 | Mark Selby | 9125 | 18275 | 27400 | |
12 | Mark Williams | 18300 | 8825 | 27125 | |
13 | Stephen Lee | 13500 | 12650 | 26150 | |
14 | Ali Carter | 9550 | 15750 | 25300 | |
15 | Steve Davis | 13100 | 11850 | 24950 | |
16 | Ryan Day | 10050 | 14450 | 24500 |
No. | Ch | Player | Points 2006/07 | SM | GP | NI | UK | WO | CO | WSC | Points 2007/08 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 20750 | 700 | 5000 | 2500 | 7500 | 4000 | 0 [56] | 10000 | 29700 | 50450 |
2 | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 19550 | 1900 | 2375 | 5000 | 6000 | 700 | 5000 | 5000 | 25975 | 45525 |
3 | Shaun Murphy | 21350 | 700 | 4000 | 3200 | 4800 | 3200 | 4000 | 3800 | 23700 | 45050 | |
4 | 7 | Mark Selby | 18275 | 3200 | 1750 | 700 | 4800 | 5000 | 3200 | 1400 | 20050 | 38325 |
5 | 4 | John Higgins | 23100 | 1900 | 2375 | 700 | 1050 | 2500 | 2500 | 3800 | 14825 | 37925 |
6 | 2 | Stephen Hendry | 17375 | 1900 | 1750 | 1900 | 1050 | 3200 | 700 | 6400 | 16900 | 34275 |
7 | 7 | Ali Carter | 15750 | 700 | 2375 | 1900 | 1050 | 2500 | 1900 | 8000 | 18425 | 34175 |
8 | 8 | Ryan Day | 14450 | 4000 | 2375 | 1900 | 1050 | 1900 | 3200 | 5000 | 19425 | 33875 |
9 | 3 | Peter Ebdon | 18000 | 700 | 3125 | 2500 | 1050 | 700 | 1900 | 5000 | 14975 | 32975 |
10 | 3 | Neil Robertson | 20550 | 700 | 1750 | 2500 | 1050 | 1900 | 700 | 3800 | 12400 | 32950 |
11 | 2 | Ding Junhui | 16325 | 1900 | 719 | 1900 | 3750 | 1900 | 1900 | 3800 | 15869 | 32194 |
12 | 6 | Joe Perry | 12175 | 575 | 3125 | 1400 | 2850 | 2500 | 1400 | 6400 | 18250 | 30425 |
13 | 11 | Graeme Dott | 18675 | 3200 | 719 | 700 | 1050 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 8469 | 27144 |
14 | 13 | Marco Fu | 8925 | 1400 | 6250 | 575 | 3750 | 1400 | 1900 | 2800 | 18075 | 27000 |
15 | 6 | Mark King | 12325 | 575 | 1750 | 1400 | 2850 | 1400 | 1900 | 3800 | 13675 | 26000 |
16 | 13 | Mark Allen | 10650 | 575 | 1750 | 3200 | 2850 | 1400 | 2500 | 2800 | 15075 | 25725 |
2007/2008 Points distribution for world ranking events: [57]
Tournament | Round β | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shanghai Masters [58] [59] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
Northern Ireland Trophy [60] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
UK Championship [61] | Unseeded loser | 600 | 975 | 1350 | 1725 | 2100 | 2850 | 3750 | 4800 | 6000 | 7500 |
Seeded loser | 300 | 488 | 675 | 863 | 1050 | β | β | β | β | β | |
Welsh Open [62] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
China Open [63] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
World Championship [64] [65] | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | β | β | β | β | β |
Tournament | Stage 1 Group | Stage 2 Group | L16 | QF | SF | F | W | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7β8 | 5β6 | 3β4 | 1β2 | 5β6 | 3β4 | ||||||
Grand Prix [66] [67] | 250 | 813 | 1125 | 1438 | 719 [n 7] | 1750 [n 7] | 2375 | 3125 | 4000 | 5000 | 6250 |
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Details | |
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Duration | 16 June 2007 β 15 May 2008 |
Tournaments | 32 (7 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
Masters | Mark Selby |
World Championship | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
The 2007β08 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 June 2007 and 15 May 2008. This season saw the introduction of a new ranking tournament in Shanghai, while the Malta Cup lost its status as a ranking tournament.
Countries
Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2006/2007 professional Main Tour.
|
|
The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events. [3]
Ranking event |
Non-ranking event |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 Sep | 13 Sep | ENG | Wytech Masters | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Katie Henrick | 3β2 | [21] |
14 Sep | 14 Sep | ENG | UK Ladies Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 3β1 | [22] |
6 Oct | 6 Oct | ENG | East Anglian Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Katie Henrick | June Banks | 3β1 | [23] |
10 Nov | 10 Nov | ENG | British Open | Rushden Snooker Club | Rushden | Maria Catalano | Emma Bonney | 3β2 | [24] |
2 Feb | 2 Feb | ENG | South Coast Classic | Q Ball Snooker Club | Eastbourne | Emma Bonney | June Banks | 3β2 | [25] |
1 Mar | 1 Mar | ENG | Connie Gough Memorial | Rileys Snooker Club | Luton | Maria Catalano | Reanne Evans | 3β2 | [26] |
3 May | 7 May | ENG | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Reanne Evans | June Banks | 5β2 | [27] |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 Jul | 20 Jul | WAL | PIOS I | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Simon Bedford | Gary Wilkinson | 6β3 | [28] [29] |
5 Aug | 10 Aug | WAL | PIOS II | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Kuldesh Johal | Andrew Pagett | 6β4 | [28] [30] |
23 Sep | 28 Sep | WAL | PIOS III | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Paul Davison | Michael King | 6β2 | [28] [31] |
14 Oct | 19 Oct | WAL | PIOS IV | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Matthew Couch | Michael Wild | 6β3 | [28] [32] |
11 Dec | 15 Dec | WAL | PIOS V | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Peter Lines | Daniel Wells | 6β5 | [28] [33] |
15 Feb | 19 Feb | WAL | PIOS VI | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Kuldesh Johal | Simon Bedford | 6β5 | [28] [34] |
24 Mar | 28 Mar | WAL | PIOS VII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Jamie Jones | Peter Lines | 6β2 | [28] [35] |
13 Apr | 18 Apr | WAL | PIOS VIII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Liam Highfield | Justin Astley | 6β2 | [28] [36] |
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. [51] [52] [53]
No. | Ch. | Player | Points 2005/06 | Points 2006/07 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Higgins | 19150 | 23100 | 42250 | |
2 | Graeme Dott | 19100 | 18675 | 37775 | |
3 | Shaun Murphy | 16350 | 21350 | 37700 | |
4 | Ken Doherty | 20250 | 15550 | 35800 | |
5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 12850 | 20750 | 33600 | |
6 | Peter Ebdon | 15550 | 18000 | 33550 | |
7 | Neil Robertson | 12575 | 20550 | 33125 | |
8 | Stephen Hendry | 15100 | 17375 | 32475 | |
9 | Ding Junhui | 14475 | 16325 | 30800 | |
10 | Stephen Maguire | 11000 | 19550 | 30550 | |
11 | Mark Selby | 9125 | 18275 | 27400 | |
12 | Mark Williams | 18300 | 8825 | 27125 | |
13 | Stephen Lee | 13500 | 12650 | 26150 | |
14 | Ali Carter | 9550 | 15750 | 25300 | |
15 | Steve Davis | 13100 | 11850 | 24950 | |
16 | Ryan Day | 10050 | 14450 | 24500 |
No. | Ch | Player | Points 2006/07 | SM | GP | NI | UK | WO | CO | WSC | Points 2007/08 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 20750 | 700 | 5000 | 2500 | 7500 | 4000 | 0 [56] | 10000 | 29700 | 50450 |
2 | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 19550 | 1900 | 2375 | 5000 | 6000 | 700 | 5000 | 5000 | 25975 | 45525 |
3 | Shaun Murphy | 21350 | 700 | 4000 | 3200 | 4800 | 3200 | 4000 | 3800 | 23700 | 45050 | |
4 | 7 | Mark Selby | 18275 | 3200 | 1750 | 700 | 4800 | 5000 | 3200 | 1400 | 20050 | 38325 |
5 | 4 | John Higgins | 23100 | 1900 | 2375 | 700 | 1050 | 2500 | 2500 | 3800 | 14825 | 37925 |
6 | 2 | Stephen Hendry | 17375 | 1900 | 1750 | 1900 | 1050 | 3200 | 700 | 6400 | 16900 | 34275 |
7 | 7 | Ali Carter | 15750 | 700 | 2375 | 1900 | 1050 | 2500 | 1900 | 8000 | 18425 | 34175 |
8 | 8 | Ryan Day | 14450 | 4000 | 2375 | 1900 | 1050 | 1900 | 3200 | 5000 | 19425 | 33875 |
9 | 3 | Peter Ebdon | 18000 | 700 | 3125 | 2500 | 1050 | 700 | 1900 | 5000 | 14975 | 32975 |
10 | 3 | Neil Robertson | 20550 | 700 | 1750 | 2500 | 1050 | 1900 | 700 | 3800 | 12400 | 32950 |
11 | 2 | Ding Junhui | 16325 | 1900 | 719 | 1900 | 3750 | 1900 | 1900 | 3800 | 15869 | 32194 |
12 | 6 | Joe Perry | 12175 | 575 | 3125 | 1400 | 2850 | 2500 | 1400 | 6400 | 18250 | 30425 |
13 | 11 | Graeme Dott | 18675 | 3200 | 719 | 700 | 1050 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 8469 | 27144 |
14 | 13 | Marco Fu | 8925 | 1400 | 6250 | 575 | 3750 | 1400 | 1900 | 2800 | 18075 | 27000 |
15 | 6 | Mark King | 12325 | 575 | 1750 | 1400 | 2850 | 1400 | 1900 | 3800 | 13675 | 26000 |
16 | 13 | Mark Allen | 10650 | 575 | 1750 | 3200 | 2850 | 1400 | 2500 | 2800 | 15075 | 25725 |
2007/2008 Points distribution for world ranking events: [57]
Tournament | Round β | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shanghai Masters [58] [59] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
Northern Ireland Trophy [60] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
UK Championship [61] | Unseeded loser | 600 | 975 | 1350 | 1725 | 2100 | 2850 | 3750 | 4800 | 6000 | 7500 |
Seeded loser | 300 | 488 | 675 | 863 | 1050 | β | β | β | β | β | |
Welsh Open [62] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
China Open [63] | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | β | β | β | β | β | |
World Championship [64] [65] | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | β | β | β | β | β |
Tournament | Stage 1 Group | Stage 2 Group | L16 | QF | SF | F | W | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7β8 | 5β6 | 3β4 | 1β2 | 5β6 | 3β4 | ||||||
Grand Prix [66] [67] | 250 | 813 | 1125 | 1438 | 719 [n 7] | 1750 [n 7] | 2375 | 3125 | 4000 | 5000 | 6250 |
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