| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 February – 15 May 2008 (2008-02-25 –2008-05-15) |
| 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 | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 3–1 |
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The2008Championship League was a professional non-rankingsnooker tournament that was played from 25 February to 15 May 2008 at the Crondon Park Golf Club inStock,England.
Joe Perry won in the final 3–1 againstMark Selby, and earned a place in the2008 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 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to Group 1 play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Advances into Group 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Group 2 play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Advances into Group 3 | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 6 | +12 | Qualification to Group 3 play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 6 | +12 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | Advances into Group 4 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | −10 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | Qualification to Group 4 play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | Advances into Group 5 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 8 | +8 | Qualification to Group 5 play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 8 | +8 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Advances into Group 6 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | −12 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Group 6 play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 8 | +8 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 11 | +2 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Advances into Group 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | −10 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 7 | +10 | Qualification to Group 7 play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 10 | +4 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 10 | +4 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 3 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | +6 | Qualification to Winners' Group play-off | |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 9 | +6 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 13 | −2 | Eliminated from the competition | |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | −6 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 5 frames | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | ||||||||
Total:76
| No. | Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | W | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,900 | 2,800 | 1,200 | 6,200 | 14,000 | 29,100 | ||||
| 2 | 2,600 | 5,000 | 5,300 | 4,900 | 1,000 | 2,900 | 900 | 22,600 | ||
| 3 | 2,900 | 6,500 | 9,200 | 18,600 | ||||||
| 4 | 2,300 | 4,800 | 2,600 | 5,900 | 1,800 | 17,400 | ||||
| 5 | 3,100 | 6,200 | 6,600 | 15,900 | ||||||
| 6 | 6,100 | 6,300 | 12,400 | |||||||
| 7 | 2,200 | 6,100 | 2,200 | 10,500 | ||||||
| 8 | 2,900 | 4,800 | 2,700 | 10,400 | ||||||
| 9 | 2,300 | 6,100 | 1,600 | 10,000 | ||||||
| 10 | 2,900 | 2,700 | 800 | 6,400 | ||||||
| 11 | 4,300 | 4,300 | ||||||||
| 12 | 2,700 | 2,700 | ||||||||
| 13 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 2,200 | |||||||
| 14 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | |||||||
| 15 | 900 | 1,000 | 1,900 | |||||||
| 16 | 1,100 | 700 | 1,800 | |||||||
| 17 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||
| = | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||
| = | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||||
| 20 | 900 | 900 | ||||||||
| 21 | 800 | 800 | ||||||||
| = | 800 | 800 | ||||||||
| 23 | 700 | 700 | ||||||||
| 24 | 600 | 600 | ||||||||
| = | 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 inGBP.
Source=Championship League Snooker byMatchroom Sport