2008 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament August 2021 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship File:World Snooker Championship 2008 Poster.jpg 2008 04 19 2008 05 5 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £1,050,000 £250,000 Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG (147)Ali Carter ENG (147) Ronnie O'Sullivan ENG Ali Carter ENG 18–8 2007 2009 The 2008 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 2008 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 32nd consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was held at the Crucible Theatre, and the seventh and final ranking event of the 2007–08 snooker season. Organised by World Snooker and sponsored by betting company 888.com, the tournament featured a total prize fund of £1,050,000, with £250,000 awarded to the winner. Qualifying for the event took place between 6 and 11 January at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. Sixteen players progressed from a four-round qualification tournament to meet a further sixteen seeded players. John Higgins was the defending champion who had won his second championship the previous year, defeating Mark Selby in the final 18–13. At the 2008 event, Higgins lost in the second round 9–13 to Ryan Day. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament, defeating Ali Carter 18–8 in the final to win his 20th ranking title. Overview The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official world championship of the game of snooker.Why Sheffield truly is the 'home of snooker' as World Championship gets underway The Star 18 April 2019 1 May 2020 https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/other-sport/why-sheffield-truly-home-snooker-world-championship-gets-underway-39926 Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ Origins of Snooker Peter Clare 2008 Billiard & Snooker Heritage Collection 8 February 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170103150005/http://snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ 3 January 2017 the sport became popular in Great Britain.Everton, Clive (1991). Snooker and Billiards: Techniques, Tactics and Training (Crowood Sports Guides). The Crowood Press. Chapter 1. 978-1-85223-480-5 In modern times it has been played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.The Rise Of China – World Snooker World Snooker 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 dead 26 February 2018 The 2008 event was sponsored by 888.com. In the 2008 tournament, 32 professional players competed in one-on-one snooker matches played over several frames, using a single-elimination tournament format. The 32 players were selected for the event using the snooker world rankings and a pre-tournament qualification competition. In 1927, the first world championship was won by Joe Davis. The event's final took place in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 9 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180133/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 24 July 20111927 World Professional Championship http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm globalsnookercentre.co.uk 29 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20041010103752/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm 10 October 2004 Since 1977, the event has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.1392311 The Crucible Theatre 3 December 2013 The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association.World Snooker Championship Betting Tips & Odds Guide (2020) Digital TLC ThePuntersPage.com 15 April 2020 https://www.thepunterspage.com/world-snooker-championship-betting-guide/ 4 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201004184718/https://www.thepunterspage.com/world-snooker-championship-betting-guide/ liveThe Economics of Sports Broadcasting 9781134325603 Google Books 28 June 2020 https://books.google.com/books?id=60R-AgAAQBAJ&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PR22 Gratton Chris Solberg Harry Arne 11 June 2007 Routledge 11 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210811205442/https://books.google.com/books?id=60R-AgAAQBAJ&q=2005+world+snooker+championship+broadcaster&pg=PR22 live The defending champion was Scottish player John Higgins, who had defeated Mark Selby 18–13 in the previous year's final.Higgins beats brave Selby in epic https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6633177.stm BBC Sport 3 October 2011 8 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20120423181807/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/6633177.stm 23 April 2012 live Format The 2008 World Snooker Championship took place from 19 April to 5 May 2008 in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the last of seven ranking events in the 2007–08 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour.The 2007/2008 Season http://www.snooker.org/trn/0708/ Snooker.org 26 February 2011 27 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100327150714/http://www.snooker.org/trn/0708/ live It featured a 32-player main draw held at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a qualifying draw that was played at Prestatyn Sands Pontin's from 6 to 11 January. This was the 32nd consecutive year that the tournament had been staged at the Crucible.http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm History World Snooker https://web.archive.org/web/20080625054148/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_history-23.htm 25 June 2008 dead The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players.2008 World Snooker Championship Snooker Scene April 2008 Everton, CliveIn the event of the defending champion being ranked outside the top 16, he would replace the player ranked world number 16 as an automatic qualifier. John Higgins was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings. The number of frames required to win a match increased throughout the tournament. The first round consisted of best-of-19-frames matches, and the final match was played over a maximum of 35 frames. All 16 non-seeded spots in the main draw were filled with players from the qualifying rounds. The event was broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport in Europe. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:World Snooker Championship 2008 http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-archive-world-snooker-championship-history-2008.asp global-snooker.com 15 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110310181516/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-archive-world-snooker-championship-history-2008.asp 10 March 2011Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 130 100% 25% Winner: £250,000 Runner-up: £125,000 Semi-final: £52,000 Quarter-final: £22,000 25% Last 16: £14,000 Last 32: £10,600 Last 48: £7,400 Last 64: £4,500 50% Stage one highest break: £1,000 Stage two highest break: £10,000 Stage one maximum break: £5,000 Stage two maximum break: £147,000 Total: £1,050,000 Tournament summary Early rounds The first round was played between 20 and 24 April as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions. Defending champion John Higgins defeated Matthew Stevens 10–5,Casey Phil Higgins wary of Stevens threat http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=snooker/08/04/18/SNOOKER_World_Nightlead.html Sporting Life 15 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629174316/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=snooker/08/04/18/SNOOKER_World_Nightlead.html 29 June 2011 dead but the 2007 runner-up Mark Selby was knocked out by qualifier Mark King 10–8.Roopanarine Les King reigns supreme as Selby makes early exit https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/22/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker1 The Guardian 15 March 2011 London 22 April 2008 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227040607/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/22/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker1 liveKing John Red has Matt feeling blue http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20080420/ai_n25350507/ Sunday Mirror Find Articles 15 March 2011 20 April 2008 13 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210813121913/https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js usurped Ding Junhui's 10–9 victory over Marco Fu was his first ever win at the Crucible.Ding Junhui http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/ding-junhui/ https://archive.today/20120715111448/http://content.betfred.com/snooker/players/ding-junhui/ dead 15 July 2012 betfred.com 3 October 2011 Stephen Maguire took the first eight frames of his first-round match against Anthony Hamilton, before Hamilton won frame nine. Maguire won the match 10–3. Three players were making their debuts at the event; Jamie Cope,Everton Clive Higgins shrugs off early nerves to thwart Stevens' fightback https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-higgins-shrugs-off-early-nerves-to-thwart-stevens-fightback-812092.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080421063313/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/snooker-higgins-shrugs-off-early-nerves-to-thwart-stevens-fightback-812092.html live 21 April 2008 The Independent on Sunday 20 April 2008 12 March 2025 Liu ChuangEnd Of The World For White http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-end-of-the-world-for-white-110309.asp global-snooker.com 15 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110711101210/http://www.global-snooker.com/global-snooker-news-end-of-the-world-for-white-110309.asp 11 July 2011 and Liang Wenbo.Liang stuns Doherty; Liu hangs on http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2008-04/25/content_15014364.htm 25 April 2008 china.org.cn China Internet Information Center 15 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110209102805/http://china.org.cn/sports/news/2008-04/25/content_15014364.htm 9 February 2011 live One of the three debutants, Wenbo, progressed to the second round as he defeated Ken Doherty 10–5. The defeat caused Doherty to drop out of the top 16 of the world rankings for the first time since the 1992–93 season.Everton Clive Liang downs off-form Doherty https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/24/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker The Guardian 15 March 2011 London 24 April 2008 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227040636/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/24/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker live Cope lost in a deciding frame to Peter Ebdon, despite having led 5–2 earlier in the match.Everton Clive Ebdon prevails in the end but Cope contributes to enthralling contest The Guardian 21 April 2008 13 August 2021 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/21/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship live 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227040332/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/21/snooker.worldsnookerchampionship The second round was played from 24 to 28 April as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. Defending champion Higgins was defeated by Ryan Day 9–13. This was the first time Day had progressed to the quarter-finals at the event.Yates Phil Cut of the cloth leaves Higgins out and angry https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/27/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker The Guardian 15 March 2011 London 27 April 2008 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227040830/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/27/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker live Ronnie O'Sullivan made a maximum break against Mark Williams in the final frame of his 13–7 win.Everton Clive O'Sullivan hits maximum to complete win https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/28/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker1 The Guardian 15 March 2011 London 28 April 2008 27 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150227040909/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/28/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker1 live The achievement made O'Sullivan the first player to have scored three 147s at the venue. Williams, ranked 12th in the world before the tournament, fell out of the top 16 after his second-round loss.World Rankings 2008/2009 http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/0809/ranking.asp Snooker.org 26 February 2011 4 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160404201411/http://www.snooker.org/Rnk/0809/ranking.asp live Hendry reached the quarter-finals for the 17th time in his career, after a 13–7 win over Ding Junhui.Yates Phil Steady approach gets Stephen Hendry to last eight https://www.thetimes.com/article/steady-approach-gets-stephen-hendry-to-last-eight-nj0qdvhrvcn The Times 12 March 2025 28 April 2008 limited live https://web.archive.org/web/20250312124011/https://www.thetimes.com/article/steady-approach-gets-stephen-hendry-to-last-eight-nj0qdvhrvcn 12 March 2025 Maguire also won the first eight frames of his second-round clash with Neil Robertson, which he won 13–7. Leading 12–10, Liang Wenbo punched the air in celebration as he potted match ball. However, his opponent, Joe Swail earned the snookers he required to win the frame and also won the next to force the match into a deciding frame. Swail missed a brown ball, allowing Wenbo to win the match 13–12. Afterwards, Swail complained bitterly that in the final frame the referee had incorrectly replaced the cue ball after calling a miss, giving Liang an easier escape from a snooker. He also accused Liang of unprofessional conduct for not pointing out the referee's mistake.Liang edges out Swail in classic https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7370116.stm BBC Sport 15 March 2011 28 April 2008 9 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080509015703/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7370116.stm live Later rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, final) thumb|alt=Close-up photo of Ronnie O'Sullivan lining up for a shot|Ronnie O'Sullivan (pictured in 2011) won his third World Championship. The quarter-finals were played on 29 and 30 April as the best of 25 frames held over three sessions.http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_drawsheet-86.htm Drawsheet/ Results World Snooker 13 August 2021 11 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080711230005/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_drawsheet-86.htm dead Carter made a maximum break in his 13–9 win over Ebdon.Carter seals semi-final place RTÉ.ie 30 April 2008 13 August 2021 https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0430/231184-worldchampionship/ 1 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001141139/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0430/231184-worldchampionship/ live His opponent came very close to a maximum of his own just a frame earlier, but narrowly missed the 15th black. Just minutes before, on the other table, Stephen Hendry attempted a maximum of his own but also missed the 15th red.Everton Clive Carter's 'pure adrenaline rush' takes him to a maximum https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/30/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker1 The Guardian 15 March 2011 London 30 April 2008 11 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150211144046/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/apr/30/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker1 live Hendry reached the 12th Crucible semi-final of his career after a 13–7 win over Day, setting a record for one-table appearances that stood until Ronnie O'Sullivan reached his 13th semi-final in 2025.O'Sullivan joins Carter, Perry and Hendry in semi-finals http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/o_sullivan_joins_carter_perry_and_hendry_in_semi_finals_1_2498482 Yorkshire Post 29 April 2008 15 March 2011 11 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121011162331/http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/o_sullivan_joins_carter_perry_and_hendry_in_semi_finals_1_2498482 dead Wenbo was the first player from mainland China to reach the quarter-finals of the World Championship, but he lost 7–13 to O'Sullivan. Perry defeated Maguire 13–12 on a deciding frame.Maguire regrets discounting Perry RTÉ.ie 1 May 2008 13 August 2021 https://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0501/231207-worldchampionships/ 3 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121003213420/http://www.rte.ie/sport/snooker/2008/0501/231207-worldchampionships/ live The semi-finals were played from 1 to 3 May as the best of 33 frames. After tying the first session 4–4, O'Sullivan completed an 8–0 whitewash over Hendry in their second session and won the first frame of session three, meaning that O'Sullivan had won twelve consecutive frames from 1–4 down to 13–4 in front. At one stage in the match, O'Sullivan had scored 448 points without reply. This was the first time Hendry had lost every frame in a full session at the Crucible.O'Sullivan sends Hendry reeling https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/02/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker2 The Guardian 15 March 2011 London 2 May 2008 16 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150916015023/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/02/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker2 live O'Sullivan won the match 17–6 with a Session to spare session to spare.Humphries Adrian Snooker: Brilliant Rocket 7–1 to win with a session to spare http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Snooker%3A+Brilliant+Rocket+7-1+to+win+with+a+session+to+spare%3B+888.com...-a0178582479 Racing Post TheFreeLibrary.com 4 May 2008 15 March 2011 23 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121023104225/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Snooker:+Brilliant+Rocket+7-1+to+win+with+a+session+to+spare%3B+888.com...-a0178582479 dead Carter reached his first ranking final by defeating Perry 17–15.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7378823.stm Carter holds nerve to make final 3 May 2008 BBC Sport 11 July 2021 22 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201122185339/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7378823.stm live The final was played on 4 and 5 May between O'Sullivan and Carter. Both finalists were English for the first time since the 1991 event, when John Parrott defeated Jimmy White 18–11.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 16 April 2013 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 15 March 2011 O'Sullivan led 11–5 after the first day's play and won the match 18–8. This was O'Sullivan's third World Championship win, as he joined Steve Davis and Hendry in having won more than two world titles at the Crucible; it was the 20th ranking title of his professional career.O'Sullivan completes world hat-trick http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_news%28id19403%29-86.htm World Snooker 5 May 2008 7 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20080508143840/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_news%28id19403%29-86.htm 8 May 2008 dead In post-match interviews, both players admitted to not having played particularly well, with O'Sullivan commenting "Ali and I are disappointed not to put on a better performance". Carter's performance was described as "jaded".O'Sullivan wins third world title https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7383131.stm BBC Sport 15 March 2011 5 May 2008 9 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080509032742/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/7383131.stm live The win also gave O'Sullivan the top spot in the world rankings.O'Sullivan top of the world World Snooker 5 May 2008 16 May 2008 http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_news(id19405)-86.htm 16 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516062955/http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_news(id19405)-86.htm dead Main draw Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks.888.Com World Championship 2008 https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=242 snooker.org 13 March 2025 2 December 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241202115418/https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=242 live numbered First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 33 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 19 April SCO John Higgins (1) 10 WAL Matthew Stevens 5 20 & 21 April WAL Ryan Day (16) 10 IRL Michael Judge 6 22 April PRC Ding Junhui (9) 10 HKG Marco Fu 9 20 & 21 April SCO Stephen Hendry (8) 10 NIR Mark Allen 9 23 & 24 April ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 10 PRC Liu Chuang 5 21 & 22 April WAL Mark Williams (12) 10 ENG Mark Davis 3 19 & 20 April ENG Stephen Lee (13) 4 NIR Joe Swail 10 23 April IRL Ken Doherty (4) 5 PRC Liang Wenbo 10 22 & 23 April ENG Shaun Murphy (3) 10 ENG Dave Harold 3 19 & 20 April ENG Ali Carter (14) 10 ENG Barry Hawkins 9 21 & 22 April ENG Mark Selby (11) 8 ENG Mark King 10 19 & 20 April ENG Peter Ebdon (6) 10 ENG Jamie Cope 9 19 & 20 April AUS Neil Robertson (7) 10 ENG Nigel Bond 4 23 & 24 April SCO Stephen Maguire (10) 10 ENG Anthony Hamilton 3 21 April ENG Steve Davis (15) 8 ENG Stuart Bingham 10 22 & 23 April SCO Graeme Dott (2) 7 ENG Joe Perry 10 24, 25 & 26 April SCO John Higgins (1) 9 WAL Ryan Day (16) 13 25 & 26 April PRC Ding Junhui (9) 7 SCO Stephen Hendry (8) 13 26, 27 & 28 April ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 13 WAL Mark Williams (12) 7 27 & 28 April NIR Joe Swail 12 CHN Liang Wenbo 13 25 & 26 April ENG Shaun Murphy (3) 4 ENG Ali Carter (14) 13 24 & 25 April ENG Mark King 9 ENG Peter Ebdon (6) 13 26, 27 & 28 April AUS Neil Robertson (7) 7 SCO Stephen Maguire (10) 13 27 & 28 April ENG Stuart Bingham 9 ENG Joe Perry 13 29 & 30 April WAL Ryan Day (16) 7 SCO Stephen Hendry (8) 13 29 & 30 April ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 13 CHN Liang Wenbo 7 29 & 30 April ENG Ali Carter (14) 13 ENG Peter Ebdon (6) 9 29 & 30 April SCO Stephen Maguire (10) 12 ENG Joe Perry 13 1 & 2 May SCO Stephen Hendry (8) 6 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 17 1, 2 & 3 May ENG Ali Carter (14) 17 ENG Joe Perry 15 4 & 5 May ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 18 ENG Ali Carter (14) 8 Final: frame scores (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 May & 5 May 2008. Referee: Jan VerhaasDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 143 Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) 18–8 Ali Carter (14) 81–56, 127–0, 99–0, 0–104, 86–4, 62–76, 65–18, 73–0, 78–0, 36–60, 86–4, 28–93, 45–80, 123–0, 77–32, 110–5, 66–48, 74–0, 25–64, 85–0, 0–84, 58–42, 4–89, 68–39, 75–32, 62–16 Century breaks: 2(O'Sullivan 1, Carter 1) Highest break by O'Sullivan: 106 Highest break by Carter: 104 81–56, 127–0, 99–0, 0–104, 86–4, 62–76, 65–18, 73–0, 78–0, 36–60, 86–4, 28–93, 45–80, 123–0, 77–32, 110–5, 66–48, 74–0, 25–64, 85–0, 0–84, 58–42, 4–89, 68–39, 75–32, 62–16 ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 33 frames Qualification Preliminary qualifying The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 3 and 5 January 2008.888.com World Championship Qualifiers 2 (2008) - snooker.org Årdalen Hermund snooker.org 13 August 2021 http://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1152 Round 1 ENG Phil Seaton 5–2 WAL Donald Newcombe Round 2 ENG Colin Mitchell 5–4 ENG Phil Seaton ENG Les Dodd 1–5 IND David Singh ENG Adam Osbourne 0–5 ENG Sean Storey ENG Tony Knowles 5–1 ENG Ali Bassiri ENG Neil Selman 5–1 ENG John Wilson ENG Ian Stark 5–4 ENG Del Smith ENG Tony Brown 5–1 ENG Christopher Flight ENG Stephen Ormerod w/o–w/d ENG Paul Wykes Round 3 ENG Colin Mitchell 5–3 IND David Singh ENG Sean Storey 5–0 ENG Tony Knowles ENG Neil Selman 4–5 ENG Ian Stark ENG Tony Brown3–5 ENG Stephen Ormerod Qualifying The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 6 and 11 January 2008. The final round of qualifying took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield between 7 and 10 March. Round 1 NIR Patrick Wallace 10–1 ENG Sean Storey ENG Jimmy Robertson 10–5 ENG Stephen Ormerod IRL Rodney Goggins 10–4 ENG Ian Stark CHN Liu Chuang 10–0 ENG Colin Mitchell Rounds 2–5 no Round 2Best of 19 frames Round 3Best of 19 frames Round 4Best of 19 frames Round 5Best of 19 frames 150px ENG Alex Davies 10 AUS Steve Mifsud 2 ENG Mark Joyce 10 NIR Patrick Wallace 8 SCO James McBain 10 BEL Kevin Van Hove 2 CHN Tian Pengfei 10 ENG Ashley Wright 4 ENG Munraj Pal 8 CHN Xiao Guodong 10 ENG Matthew Selt 10 SCO Fraser Patrick 6 CHN Liu Song 10 ENG Jimmy Robertson 6 NOR Kurt Maflin 9 WAL Gareth Coppack 10 ENG Shailesh Jogia 4 WAL Michael White 10 ENG Lee Spick 9 IRL Rodney Goggins 10 ENG Jamie O'Neill 8 ENG Martin Gould 10 CHN Liang Wenbo 10 ENG Ben Woollaston 3 WAL Lee Walker 9 CHN Liu Chuang 10 IRL Leo Fernandez 10 ENG Alfred Burden 4 IRL David Morris 9 THA Supoj Saenla 10 MLT Tony Drago 9 THA I Kachaiwong 10 WAL Ian Preece 10 ENG Alex Davies 9 ENG Jimmy Michie 10 ENG Mark Joyce 4 SCO Marcus Campbell 9 SCO James McBain 10 ENG Mike Dunn 10 CHN Tian Pengfei 2 ENG David Roe 10 CHN Xiao Guodong 5 ENG Jimmy White 10 ENG Matthew Selt 4 SCO Scott MacKenzie 10 CHN Liu Song 5 WAL Paul Davies 8 WAL Gareth Coppack 10 ENG Barry Pinches 10 WAL Michael White 4 ENG Judd Trump 10 IRL Rodney Goggins 4 ENG Stuart Pettman 4 ENG Martin Gould 10 ENG Rod Lawler 6 CHN Liang Wenbo 10 IRL Joe Delaney 5 CHN Liu Chuang 10 SCO Drew Henry 2 IRL Leo Fernandez 10 FIN Robin Hull THA Supoj Saenla W/O ENG Tom Ford 5 THA I Kachaiwong 10 ENG Adrian Gunnell 10 WAL Ian Preece 9 IRL Michael Judge 10 ENG Jimmy Michie 6 IRL Fergal O'Brien 10 SCO James McBain 4 ENG Andrew Norman 2 ENG Mike Dunn 10 ENG Andy Hicks 10 ENG David Roe 5 ENG Andrew Higginson 7 ENG Jimmy White 10 THA James Wattana 8 SCO Scott MacKenzie 10 ENG John Parrott 10 WAL Gareth Coppack 3 ENG Robert Milkins 4 ENG Barry Pinches 10 SCO Jamie Burnett 2 ENG Judd Trump 10 ENG Rory McLeod 10 ENG Martin Gould 8 ENG Dave Gilbert 3 CHN Liang Wenbo 10 ENG David Gray 5 CHN Liu Chuang 10 ENG Mark Davis 10 IRL Leo Fernandez 9 SCO Alan McManus 10 THA Supoj Saenla 2 ENG Ricky Walden 10 THA I Kachaiwong 4 England Stuart Bingham 10 ENG Adrian Gunnell 3 England Michael Holt 6 IRL Michael Judge 10 England Jamie Cope 10 IRL Fergal O'Brien 5 England Dave Harold 10 ENG Mike Dunn 4 England Barry Hawkins 10 ENG Andy Hicks 8 England Mark King 10 ENG Jimmy White 3 England Anthony Hamilton 10 SCO Scott MacKenzie 2 England Joe Perry 10 ENG John Parrott 8 England Nigel Bond 10 ENG Barry Pinches 7 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 10 ENG Judd Trump 9 WAL Matthew Stevens 10 ENG Rory McLeod 5 England Ian McCulloch 5 CHN Liang Wenbo 10 WAL Dominic Dale 9 CHN Liu Chuang 10 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2 ENG Mark Davis 10 Hong Kong Marco Fu 10 SCO Alan McManus 3 Northern Ireland Mark Allen 10 ENG Ricky Walden 8 Century breaks Televised stage centuries The highest break received a prize of £10,000, and a maximum break received a prize of £147,000 – a total of £157,000. This prize was shared, as two players made a 147, winning £78,500 each. In total there were 63 century breaks made at this year's world championships. O'Sullivan and Carter both made a maximum break during the event. 147, 140, 138, 135, 133, 126, 123, 109, 106, 102, 102, 100 Ronnie O'Sullivan 147, 128, 128, 106, 104, 100 Ali Carter 143, 113, 109, 103 Peter Ebdon 140, 124, 112, 112, 110 Stephen Hendry 137 Stuart Bingham 133, 105 Joe Swail 132, 127, 121, 110, 104, 102 Joe Perry 131, 118, 112, 110, 100 Stephen Maguire 126, 101 Jamie Cope 126 Graeme Dott 125 Nigel Bond 123, 104 Liang Wenbo 121, 116, 112 Mark King 120, 103 John Higgins 114, 113 Ding Junhui 112 Matthew Stevens 108 Mark Selby 104 Ryan Day 104 Michael Judge 103, 100 Marco Fu 102 Mark Allen 102 Anthony Hamilton 102 Shaun Murphy Qualifying stage centuries The highest break in qualifying was a 139 made by Patrick Wallace. 139, 113, 103 Patrick Wallace 138 Leo Fernandez 138 Gerard Greene 137 Mark Davis 136, 112, 105, 101 Liang Wenbo 135 Rod Lawler 132, 110 Dominic Dale 132, 103 Andy Hicks 129, 100 Alex Davies 127 Xiao Guodong 126 Robert Milkins 123, 107 Matthew Stevens 122 Rory McLeod 119 Adrian Gunnell 118 Michael White 116 Marco Fu 112 Jamie Burnett 112 Fergal O'Brien 110 Tom Ford 109 Michael Judge 109 Ian McCulloch 109 Steve Mifsud 109 Munraj Pal 108 Liu Chuang 106 David Roe 105 Marcus Campbell 104 Mark Allen 104 Tian Pengfei 103 Jamie O'Neill 102, 101, 100 Ian Preece 101 James McBain 101 Joe Perry 101 Jimmy White 100 Anthony Hamilton Notes References External links Video of O'Sullivan's 147 2008 2008 World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship