Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25 February – 15 May 2008 |
Venue | Crondon Park Golf Club |
City | Stock |
Country | England |
Organisation | Matchroom Sport |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £175,600 |
Winner's share | £10,000 (plus bonuses) |
Highest break | Ali Carter (ENG) (143)x2 Dave Harold (ENG) (143) |
Final | |
Champion | Joe Perry (ENG) |
Runner-up | Mark Selby (ENG) |
Score | 3–1 |
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The 2008 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 25 February to 15 May 2008 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.
Joe Perry won in the final 3–1 against Mark Selby, and earned a place in the 2008 Premier League Snooker.
Ali Carter played in all seven qualifying groups.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [1] [2]
Group one matches were played on 25 and 26 February 2008. Ryan Day was the first player to qualify for the winners group. [3] [4]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off |
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
5 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 |
6 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 0 | |||||||
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 3 |
Group two matches were played on 27 and 28 February 2008. Ken Doherty was the second player to qualify for the winners group. [5] [6]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off |
2 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | |
5 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Advances into Group 3 |
6 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 0 | |||||||
3 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 3 |
Group three matches were played on 10 and 11 March 2008. Anthony Hamilton was the third player to qualify for the winners group. [7] [8]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 6 | +12 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off |
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 6 | +12 | |
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
5 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | Advances into Group 4 |
6 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Michael Holt (ENG) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
4 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 2 |
Group four matches were played on 12 and 13 March 2008. Shaun Murphy was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group. [9] [10]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off |
2 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
5 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Advances into Group 5 |
6 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 2 | |||||||
1 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
2 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 0 |
Group five matches were played on 14 and 15 April 2008. Joe Perry was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group. [11] [12]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
3 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
5 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Advances into Group 6 |
6 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 1 | |||||||
1 | Mark King (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 |
Group six matches were played on 16 and 17 April 2008. Mark Selby was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group. [13] [14]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 8 | +8 | |
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
4 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | |
5 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Advances into Group 7 |
6 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition |
7 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | −10 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2 | |||||||
1 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 1 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Mark King (ENG) | 1 |
Group seven matches were played on 12 and 13 May 2008. Mark King was the last player to qualify for the winners group. [15] [16]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off |
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
3 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | |
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | |
7 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 0 | |||||||
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 0 | |||||||
2 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 1 | |||||||
3 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 3 |
The matches of the winners group were played on 14 and 15 May 2008. Joe Perry has qualified to the 2008 Premier League. [17] [18]
Pos | Player | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | FF | FA | FD | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Winners' Group play-off |
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
3 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | |
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition |
6 | Mark King (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | |
7 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
1 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 1 | |||||||
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
4 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 1 | |||||||
2 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 3 | |||||||
3 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 2 |
Total:76
No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Joe Perry (ENG) | 4,900 | 2,800 | 1,200 | 6,200 | 14,000 | 29,100 | |||
2 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 2,600 | 5,000 | 5,300 | 4,900 | 1,000 | 2,900 | 900 | 22,600 | |
3 | Mark Selby (ENG) | 2,900 | 6,500 | 9,200 | 18,600 | |||||
4 | Mark King (ENG) | 2,300 | 4,800 | 2,600 | 5,900 | 1,800 | 17,400 | |||
5 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 3,100 | 6,200 | 6,600 | 15,900 | |||||
6 | Ryan Day (WAL) | 6,100 | 6,300 | 12,400 | ||||||
7 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 2,200 | 6,100 | 2,200 | 10,500 | |||||
8 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 2,900 | 4,800 | 2,700 | 10,400 | |||||
9 | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) | 2,300 | 6,100 | 1,600 | 10,000 | |||||
10 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 2,900 | 2,700 | 800 | 6,400 | |||||
11 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 4,300 | 4,300 | |||||||
12 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 2,700 | 2,700 | |||||||
13 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 1,200 | 1,000 | 2,200 | ||||||
14 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
15 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) | 900 | 1,000 | 1,900 | ||||||
16 | Joe Swail (NIR) | 1,100 | 700 | 1,800 | ||||||
17 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
= | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
= | Nigel Bond (ENG) | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||||
20 | Ian McCulloch (ENG) | 900 | 900 | |||||||
21 | Jamie Cope (ENG) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
= | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 800 | 800 | |||||||
23 | Gerard Greene (NIR) | 700 | 700 | |||||||
24 | Dominic Dale (WAL) | 600 | 600 | |||||||
= | Michael Holt (ENG) | 600 | 600 | |||||||
Total prize money | 19,000 | 19,300 | 19,600 | 19,300 | 19,000 | 19,300 | 18,400 | 41,700 | 175,600 |
Green: Won the group. All prize money in GBP.
Source=Championship League Snooker by Matchroom Sport
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