2008 UK Championship

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2008 Maplin UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates13–21 December 2008 (2008-12-13 2008-12-21)
VenueTelford International Centre
City Telford
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £625,000
Winner's share£100,000
Highest breakFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)
Runner-upFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)
Score10–9
2007
2009

The 2008 UK Championship (officially the 2008 Maplin UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 21 December 2008 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England. It was the 32nd edition of the event.

Contents

World Snooker, the sports governing body, opened an investigation into allegations of match fixing, after Stephen Maguire beat Jamie Burnett 9–3 in the first round. Several bookmakers had stopped taking bets on the match before it even started, when reports of a number of large sums having been placed on the same correct score began to circulate within the industry. [1] Just prior to the 2009 World Championship, where Maguire and Burnett were drawn together the first round, it was announced that Strathclyde Police had opened an official enquiry into the match. [2] The enquiry was closed in 2011 with no criminal charges against either of them, and a World Snooker disciplinary enquiry was announced, [3] which ended without any regulatory action. [4] In September 2013 it was announced, that Stephen Lee was found guilty of agreeing to lose the first frame of his first and second round matches. [5]

Shaun Murphy won the title with a 10–9 victory over Marco Fu. [6] [7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [8]

Main draw

[9] [10] [11]

Last 32
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 19 frames
               
1 Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)6
1 Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
12 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 9
12 Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG) [n 1] 0
12 Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 7
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 9
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)9
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)6
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Matthew Stevens 5
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)9
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 9
7 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 7
7 Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Ian McCulloch  (ENG) [n 2] 2
7 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 9
9 Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 5
9 Flag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)8
7 Flag of England.svg Ali Carter 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 8
13 Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)9
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)4
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Graeme Dott 7
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Mark Williams 9
4 Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)7
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)9
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 9
3 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 10
3 Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)7
3 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 9
16 Ulster Banner.svg Mark Allen 5
16 Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)9
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)2
3 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 9
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 3
15 Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)8
15 Flag of England.svg Mark King 5
Flag of England.svg Stephen Lee 9
6 Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)7
Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)9
3 Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 9
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 4
5 Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)9
Ulster Banner.svg  Joe Swail  (NIR)7
5 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 9
11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ding Junhui 4
11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)9
Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)6
5 Flag of Scotland.svg John Higgins 7
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 9
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)9
Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)7
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson 8
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Maguire 9
2 Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Burnett  (SCO)3

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 21 December 2008. [9] [11]
Marco Fu (14)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
9–10 Shaun Murphy (3)
Flag of England.svg  England
Afternoon: 34–74, 56–48, 0–99 (99), 103–17 (102), 4–70, 0–73 (73), 143–0 (69, 74), 31–66
Evening: 1–77 (77), 66–51, 75–52 (59), 58–45, 0–109 (54), 6–87 (87), 73–39, 73–40, 93–23, 1–69 (64), 24–69
102Highest break99
1Century breaks0
450+ breaks6

Qualifying

The qualifying took place from December 1 to 8 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. [12] [13]

Round 1
Best of 17 frames
Round 2
Best of 17 frames
Round 3
Best of 17 frames
Round 4
Best of 17 frames
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ian Preece  (WAL)8Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Dave Harold  (ENG)6
Flag of England.svg  David Grace  (ENG)8 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 9 Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 8 Flag of England.svg Rory McLeod 9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott MacKenzie  (SCO)9Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)7Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Vincent Muldoon  (IRL)4 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott MacKenzie 2 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 9 Flag of England.svg Mark Davis 9
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Jamie Jones  (WAL)9Flag of England.svg  David Gray  (ENG)4Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)9Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Robert Stephen  (SCO)8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Jones 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan McManus 4
Flag of England.svg  Paul Davison  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)9Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)9
Flag of England.svg  Wayne Cooper  (ENG)5 Flag of England.svg Paul Davison 5 Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Daniel Wells  (WAL)3Flag of Ireland.svg  Joe Delaney  (IRL)9Flag of England.svg  Mike Dunn  (ENG)6Flag of England.svg  Ian McCulloch  (ENG)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Li Hang  (CHN)9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Hang 7 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney 9 Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Delaney 1
Flag of England.svg  Matthew Couch  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)6Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Stefan Mazrocis  (NED)7 Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 9 Flag of England.svg Matthew Couch 5 Flag of England.svg Andrew Higginson 9
Flag of Scotland.svg  James McBain  (SCO)6Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)4Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)1Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Chuang  (CHN)9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Chuang 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Chuang 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Chuang 4
Flag of Ireland.svg  Rodney Goggins  (IRL)9Flag of England.svg  David Roe  (ENG)0Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)9
Ulster Banner.svg  Declan Hughes  (NIR) [n 3] 1 Flag of Ireland.svg Rodney Goggins 9 Flag of Ireland.svg Rodney Goggins 3 Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 7
Flag of Thailand.svg  Supoj Saenla  (THA)9Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Andrew Pagett  (WAL)7 Flag of Thailand.svg Supoj Saenla 1 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 9 Flag of England.svg Martin Gould 9
Flag of England.svg  Peter Lines  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Stuart Pettman  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Michie  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Michael Georgiou  (ENG)3 Flag of England.svg Peter Lines 6 Flag of England.svg Stuart Pettman 7 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Michie 3
Flag of England.svg  Simon Bedford  (ENG)8Flag of England.svg  Rod Lawler  (ENG)6Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)9Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jin Long  (CHN)9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Long 9 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Jin Long 8 Flag of England.svg Judd Trump 9
Ulster Banner.svg  Patrick Wallace  (NIR)9Flag of England.svg  Andy Hicks  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  John Parrott  (ENG) [n 4] 1Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Stephen Craigie  (ENG)5 Ulster Banner.svg Patrick Wallace 7 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 9 Flag of England.svg Andy Hicks 6
Flag of England.svg  Lee Spick  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Andrew Norman  (ENG)7Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)9Ulster Banner.svg  Joe Swail  (NIR)9
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Chris McBreen  (NZL)6 Flag of England.svg Lee Spick 9 Flag of England.svg Lee Spick 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Wenbo 8
Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Song  (CHN)8Flag of England.svg  Adrian Gunnell  (ENG)9Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)9
Flag of England.svg  Andy Lee  (ENG)3 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 9 Flag of England.svg Matthew Selt 4 Flag of England.svg Adrian Gunnell 7
Flag of England.svg  Kuldesh Johal  (ENG)9Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Paul Davies  (WAL)5Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)9Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)4
Flag of India.svg  Aditya Mehta  (IND)5 Flag of England.svg Kuldesh Johal 9 Flag of England.svg Kuldesh Johal 5 Flag of England.svg Michael Holt 9
Flag of England.svg  Lewis Roberts  (ENG)8Flag of Ireland.svg  David Morris  (IRL)9Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Burnett  (SCO)9Flag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG)7
Flag of Thailand.svg  Atthasit Mahitthi  (THA)9 Flag of Thailand.svg Atthasit Mahitthi 2 Flag of Ireland.svg David Morris 4 Flag of Scotland.svg Jamie Burnett 9

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

[9]

Qualifying stage centuries

[12]

Notes

  1. Mark Davis retired at 0–2 due to illness
  2. Ian McCulloch retired at 2–6 due to illness.
  3. Declan Hughes conceded the match due to illness.
  4. John Parrott withdrew due to illness.

References

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