China Open 2008 (snooker)

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The 2008 China Open took place from March 24 to March 30 2008 at the Beijing Student University Stadium^[1]. This snooker tournament was the penultimate ranking event of the season, preceding the World Snooker Championship 2008. Stephen Maguire won the tournament, beating Shaun Murphy 10-9 in a high quality final.

The defending champion was Graeme Dott, but he was eliminated in the first round, losing to Barry Pinches^[2].

Shaun Murphy and Dave Harold played the longest frame in professional snooker history. Murphy eventually won it after 93 minutes and 12 seconds, beating the record of Cliff Thorburn v Stephen O’Connor at the 1994 Welsh Open qualifiers, which took 92 minutes 59 seconds^[3].

Stephen Maguire made the first 147 in an Asian ranking tournament^[4]. This was made in the second frame of his semi-final encounter against Ryan Day.

Contents 1 Draw/Results 1.1 Wildcard Round 1.2 Main draw 2 Qualifying 3 References 4 External Links

[edit] Draw/Results

[edit] Wildcard Round

Barry Pinches	5-1	Zhang An'Da
Fergal O'Brien	5-2	Cao Xinlong
Marcus Campbell	5-4	Ah Bulajiang
Mike Dunn	5-1	Yang Qingtian
Dave Harold	5-4	Jin Long
Mark Allen	5-2	Li Hang
Marco Fu	5-4	Li Yuan
Ricky Walden	5-3	Yu Delu

[edit] Main draw

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Round 2 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Graeme Dott	1
		Barry Pinches	5
							Barry Pinches	1
							Nigel Bond	5
	13	Stephen Lee	3
		Nigel Bond	5
												Nigel Bond	0
										10	Stephen Maguire	5
	10	Stephen Maguire	5
		Fergal O'Brien	3
						10	Stephen Maguire	5
							Barry Hawkins	2
	8	Stephen Hendry	1
		Barry Hawkins	5
																10	Stephen Maguire	6
																16	Ryan Day	5
	6	Peter Ebdon	5
		Jamie Cope	1
						6	Peter Ebdon	2
						12	Mark J. Williams	5
	12	Mark J. Williams	5
		Marcus Campbell	1
											12	Mark J. Williams	3
										16	Ryan Day	5
	16	Ryan Day	5
		Matthew Stevens	3
						16	Ryan Day	5
						4	Ken Doherty	3
	4	Ken Doherty	5
		Mike Dunn	2
																					10	Stephen Maguire	10
																					3	Shaun Murphy	9
	3	Shaun Murphy	5
		Dave Harold	3
						3	Shaun Murphy	5
						9	Ding Junhui	4
	9	Ding Junhui	5
		Joe Perry	3
											3	Shaun Murphy	5
											Mark Allen	3
	14	Allister Carter	5
		Stuart Bingham	3
						14	Allister Carter	3
							Mark Allen	5
	7	Neil Robertson	2
		Mark Allen	5
																3	Shaun Murphy	6
																11	Mark Selby	3
	5	Ronnie O'Sullivan	4
		Marco Fu	5
							Marco Fu	3
						11	Mark Selby	5
	11	Mark Selby	5
		Ricky Walden	2
											11	Mark Selby	5
										2	John Higgins	2
	15	Steve Davis	2
		Mark King	5
							Mark King	1
						2	John Higgins	5
	2	John Higgins	5
		Joe Swail	4

Final: Best of 19 frames Beijing University Student's Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 30 March 2008.
Stephen Maguire	10-9	Shaun Murphy
60-41, 32-63 (54), 0-72 (72), 74-0 (74), 120-0 (106), 68-24, 114-0 (102), 0-136 (136), 24-75 (75), 36-61, 8-92 (81), 39-74, 137-0 (137), 80-15, 80-0 (80), 97-17 (89), 0-107 (86), 46-61, 64-40
137	Highest break	136
3	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	5

[edit] Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 22 January and 25 January 2008.

	Round 1 Best of 9 frames			Round 2 Best of 9 frames			Round 3 Best of 9 frames			Round 4 Best of 9 frames
	Shailesh Jogia	5		Barry Pinches	5		David Gray	3		Michael Holt	2
	Gareth Coppack	1		Shailesh Jogia	2		Barry Pinches	5		Barry Pinches	5
	James McBain	5		David Roe	5		Andy Hicks	4		Nigel Bond	5
	Kevin Van Hove	2		James McBain	4		David Roe	5		David Roe	3
	Mark Joyce	5		Judd Trump	5		Fergal O'Brien	5		Ian McCulloch	2
	Supoj Saenla	1		Mark Joyce	4		Judd Trump	1		Fergal O'Brien	5
	Liu Song	5		Ian Preece	2		John Parrott	5		Barry Hawkins	5
	Alfred Burden	0		Liu Song	5		Liu Song	0		John Parrott	1
	Kurt Maflin	5		Robin Hull	0		Alan McManus	0		Jamie Cope	5
	Xiao Guodong	3		Kurt Maflin	W/O		Kurt Maflin	5		Kurt Maflin	1
	Matthew Selt	5		Marcus Campbell	5		Andrew Norman	1		Anthony Hamilton	1
	Fraser Patrick	1		Matthew Selt	0		Marcus Campbell	5		Marcus Campbell	5
	Tian Pengfei	2		Joe Delaney	4		A Higginson	5		Matthew Stevens	5
	Liu Chuang	5		Liu Chuang	5		Liu Chuang	3		A Higginson	4
	Munraj Pal	4		Mike Dunn	5		David Gilbert	2		Gerard Greene	3
	Michael White	5		Michael White	3		Mike Dunn	5		Mike Dunn	5
	Lee Spick	5		Rod Lawler	1		Mark Davis	3		Dave Harold	5
	Ashley Wright	1		Lee Spick	5		Lee Spick	5		Lee Spick	0
	David Morris	5		Scott MacKenzie	3		Robert Milkins	5		Joe Perry	5
	Ben Woollaston	3		David Morris	5		David Morris	0		Robert Milkins	2
	Tony Drago	5		Paul Davies	5		James Wattana	2		Stuart Bingham	5
	Jimmy Robertson	3		Tony Drago	3		Paul Davies	5		Paul Davies	3
	Alex Davies	5		Drew Henry	5		Adrian Gunnell	4		Mark Allen	5
	Rodney Goggins	2		Alex Davies	2		Drew Henry	5		Drew Henry	4
	Jamie O'Neill	5		Tom Ford	5		Rory McLeod	5		Marco Fu	5
	Martin Gould	4		Jamie O'Neill	2		Tom Ford	3		Rory McLeod	4
	Lee Walker	0		Jimmy Michie	5		Ricky Walden	5		Dominic Dale	4
	I Kachaiwong	W/O		I Kachaiwong	4		Jimmy Michie	3		Ricky Walden	5
	Liang Wenbo	3		Stuart Pettman	5		Michael Judge	3		Mark King	5
	Steve Mifsud	5		Steve Mifsud	2		Stuart Pettman	5		Stuart Pettman	2
	Leo Fernandez	5		Jimmy White	0		Jamie Burnett	5		Joe Swail	5
	Patrick Wallace	2		Leo Fernandez	5		Leo Fernandez	1		Jamie Burnett	2

[edit] References

1. ^ China Open Homepage
2. ^ Barry Potter Downs Dott
3. ^ Murphy through after marathon frame
4. ^ MAGUIRE MAKES HISTORY WITH CHINA MAX

[edit] External Links

• Qualifying stages on worldsnooker.com
• Main draw on worldsnooker.com

Snooker season 2007/2008
Shanghai Masters | Pot Black Cup | Grand Prix | Northern Ireland Trophy | UK Championship | The Masters | Malta Cup | Welsh Open | China Open | World Championship