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For the Darts tournament of the same name see Welsh Open darts 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 Welsh OpenTournament informationDates11 17 February 2008 2008 02 11 2008 02 17 VenueNewport CentreCityNewportCountryWalesOrganisationWPBSAFormatRanking eventTotal prize fund 225 500Winner s share 35 000Highest break Ronnie O Sullivan ENG 143 FinalChampion Mark Selby ENG Runner up Ronnie O Sullivan ENG Score9 8 20072009 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 9 8 after coming back from 5 8 down Contents 1 Notable happenings 2 Prize fund 3 Main draw 3 1 Top half 3 2 Bottom half 4 Final 5 Qualifying 6 Century breaks 6 1 Main stage centuries 6 2 Qualifying stage centuries 7 ReferencesNotable happenings EditTian Pengfei won the last 3 frames to oust one of the Welsh favourites Matthew Stevens 5 4 David Roe led John Higgins 3 1 before losing 3 5 Mark Williams won the last 3 frames to beat Marco Fu 5 4 Ali Carter led Neil Robertson 4 0 but won only 5 3 Ronnie O Sullivan won the high break prize with a 143 in the last frame of his 6 3 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 fund EditThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below 1 Winner 35 000 Runner Up 17 500 Semi Finalists 8 750 Quarter Finalist 6 500 Last 16 4 275 Last 32 2 750 Last 48 1 725 Last 64 1 325 Stage one highest break 500 Stage two highest break 2 000Stage one maximum break 1 000 Stage two maximum break 20 000Total 225 500Main draw Edit 2 3 Top half Edit Last 48Best of 9 framesLast 32Best of 9 framesLast 16Best of 9 framesQuarter finalsBest of 9 framesSemi FinalsBest of 11 frames1 Neil Robertson522 Jamie Cope522 Jamie Cope161 Jimmy Michie41 Neil Robertson314 Ali Carter514 Ali Carter520 Matthew Stevens469 Tian Pengfei269 Tian Pengfei514 Ali Carter46 Ronnie O Sullivan515 Steve Davis521 Mark King521 Mark King342 Andrew Norman115 Steve Davis36 Ronnie O Sullivan56 Ronnie O Sullivan517 Joe Swail251 Judd Trump351 Judd Trump56 Ronnie O Sullivan64 Shaun Murphy37 Peter Ebdon118 Joe Perry518 Joe Perry539 John Parrott218 Joe Perry523 Stuart Bingham210 Stephen Maguire423 Stuart Bingham523 Stuart Bingham5 Matthew Selt218 Joe Perry04 Shaun Murphy512 Mark Williams527 Marco Fu527 Marco Fu440 Adrian Gunnell312 Mark Williams24 Shaun Murphy54 Shaun Murphy528 Ian McCulloch528 Ian McCulloch357 Drew Henry1Bottom half Edit Last 48Best of 9 framesLast 32Best of 9 framesLast 16Best of 9 framesQuarter finalsBest of 9 framesSemi FinalsBest of 11 frames3 Graeme Dott425 Nigel Bond434 Michael Judge534 Michael Judge534 Michael Judge213 Stephen Lee513 Stephen Lee526 Anthony Hamilton244 Andrew Higginson344 Andrew Higginson513 Stephen Lee28 Stephen Hendry516 Ryan Day529 Mark Allen529 Mark Allen245 David Gilbert416 Ryan Day48 Stephen Hendry58 Stephen Hendry524 Michael Holt524 Michael Holt158 Joe Delaney48 Stephen Hendry411 Mark Selby65 Ken Doherty531 Dominic Dale238 Alan McManus338 Alan McManus55 Ken Doherty211 Mark Selby511 Mark Selby530 Dave Harold530 Dave Harold249 Rod Lawler411 Mark Selby52 John Higgins29 Ding Junhui532 Gerard Greene352 Marcus Campbell452 Marcus Campbell59 Ding Junhui12 John Higgins52 John Higgins519 Barry Hawkins255 David Roe355 David Roe5Final EditFinal Best of 17 frames Referee Eirian Williams Newport Centre Newport Wales 17 February 2008 2 Ronnie O Sullivan 6 England 8 9 Mark Selby 11 EnglandAfternoon 6 90 77 50 60 69 5 50 72 44 23 56 51 62 35 0 139 70 65 130 0 108 Evening 97 0 93 135 6 135 22 72 72 87 35 63 69 1 54 0 89 28 86 62 53 67 O Sullivan 53 37 72135 Highest break 772 Century breaks 07 50 breaks 6Qualifying EditQualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin s in Prestatyn Wales between 26 January and 28 January 2008 4 Round 1Best of 9 framesRound 2Best of 9 framesRound 3Best of 9 frames Joe Jogia3 Jimmy Michie5 Robert Milkins2 Alfie Burden5 Alfie Burden2 Jimmy Michie5 Tian Pengfei5 Scott MacKenzie4 Rory McLeod3 Steve Mifsud3 Tian Pengfei5 Tian Pengfei5 Liang Wenbo5 Paul Davies1 Andrew Norman5 Ashley Wright2 Liang Wenbo5 Liang Wenbo2 Lee Walker2 Judd Trump5 Andy Hicks2 Martin Gould5 Martin Gould1 Judd Trump5 David Morris5 Mike Dunn5 John Parrott5 Gareth Coppack1 David Morris2 Mike Dunn4 Matthew Selt5 Barry Pinches1 Mark Davis3 Ben Woollaston1 Matthew Selt5 Matthew Selt5 Liu Song5 Tom Ford5 Adrian Gunnell5 Xiao Guodong2 Liu Song1 Tom Ford2 Leo Fernandez5 Drew Henry5 Fergal O Brien4 Fraser Patrick2 Leo Fernandez4 Drew Henry5 Munraj Pal3 Stuart Pettman5 Michael Judge5 Patrick Wallace5 Patrick Wallace2 Stuart Pettman2 James McBain3 Jimmy White5 Andrew Higginson5 Rodney Goggins5 Rodney Goggins1 Jimmy White2 Kurt Maflin5 Ian Preece5 David Gilbert5 I Kachaiwong4 Kurt Maflin1 Ian Preece1 Tony Drago5 Joe Delaney5 Jamie Burnett2 Kevin Van Hove1 Tony Drago4 Joe Delaney5 Mark Joyce5 Robin Hullw d Alan McManus5 Jimmy Robertson4 Mark Joycew o Mark Joyce1 Jamie O Neill5 Rod Lawler5 James Wattana2 Liu Chuang2 Jamie O Neill4 Rod Lawler5 Lee Spick5 Marcus Campbell5 Ricky Walden4 Supoj Saenla1 Lee Spick4 Marcus Campbell5 Alex Davies5 David Roe5 David Gray1 Michael White4 Alex Davies0 David Roe5Century breaks EditMain stage centuries Edit 143 135 113 108 105 101 Ronnie O Sullivan 134 Marcus Campbell 133 Ken Doherty 132 115 108 107 Joe Perry 130 124 Stephen Hendry 129 108 105 Shaun Murphy 125 114 John Higgins 123 112 Judd Trump 123 Stuart Bingham 117 101 Marco Fu 115 Ding Junhui 114 101 Mark Selby 114 100 Mark Williams 112 Michael Judge 109 Stephen Maguire 107 Jamie Cope 107 Andrew Higginson 105 102 Ali Carter 103 Dave Harold 102 Rod Lawler 100 Anthony Hamilton 100 Neil Robertson Qualifying stage centuries Edit 134 Stuart Pettman 128 Munraj Pal 126 Judd Trump 123 Tony Drago 122 Liang Wenbo 113 Issara Kachaiwong 112 Ian Preece 109 Tom Ford 105 David Roe 104 Jimmy Michie 100 Lee WalkerReferences Edit Preisgeld Welsh Open 2008 brownball de Retrieved 27 March 2011 a b 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Welsh Open snooker amp oldid 1132832648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,