2008 Championship League

Championship League

Tournament information
Dates	25 February- 15 May 2008
Venue	Crondon Park Golf Club
City	Stock
Country	England
Organisation(s)	Matchroom Sport
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£175,600
Winner's share	£10,000
Highest break	143 (x3)
Final
Champion	Joe Perry
Runner-up	Mark Selby
Score	3–1
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The 2008 Championship League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 25 February to 15 May 2008 at the Crondon Park Golf Club in Stock, England.

Joe Perry won in the final 3–1 against Mark Selby, and earned a place in the 2008 Premier League Snooker.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[1][2]

Group 1–7 Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £2,000 Semi-final: £1,000 Frame-win in league stage: £100 Frame-win in play-offs: £300

Winners group Winner: £10,000 Runner-up: £5,000 Semi-final: £3,000 Frame-win: £200

• Tournament total: £175,600

Group one

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]

Matches

Ken Doherty 3–1 Mark Williams Ali Carter 0–4 Ryan Day Joe Perry 2–2 Barry Hawkins Matthew Stevens 1–3 Ken Doherty Mark Williams 3–1 Ali Carter Ryan Day 1–3 Joe Perry Barry Hawkins 1–3 Matthew Stevens

Ken Doherty 1–3 Ali Carter Mark Williams 2–2 Ryan Day Joe Perry 2–2 Matthew Stevens Ali Carter 4–0 Matthew Stevens Barry Hawkins 3–1 Ryan Day Ken Doherty 2–2 Barry Hawkins Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Perry

Ryan Day 2–2 Matthew Stevens Ali Carter 3–1 Barry Hawkins Ken Doherty 2–2 Joe Perry Mark Williams 2–2 Matthew Stevens Mark Williams 3–1 Barry Hawkins Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Perry Ken Doherty 1–3 Ryan Day

Table

Ranking		PER	CAR	DAY	DOH	WIL	STE	HAW	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Joe Perry	x	2	3	2	3	2	2	14–10	2–4–0	6–8
2	Ali Carter	2	x	0	3	1	4	3	13–11	3–1–2	6–7
3	Ryan Day	1	4	x	3	2	2	1	13–11	2–2–2	6–6
4	Ken Doherty	2	1	1	x	3	3	2	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
5	Mark Williams	1	3	2	1	x	2	3	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
6	Matthew Stevens	2	0	2	1	2	x	3	10–14	1–3–2	6–5
7	Barry Hawkins	2	1	3	2	1	1	x	10–14	1–2–3	6–4

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Joe Perry	3
	4	Ken Doherty	0
						1	Joe Perry	2
						3	Ryan Day	3
	2	Ali Carter	1
	3	Ryan Day	3

Group two

Group two matches were played on 27 and 28 January 2008. Ken Doherty was the second player to qualify for the winners group.^[5][6]

Matches

Joe Perry 2–2 Ali Carter Ken Doherty 3–1 Mark Williams Joe Swail 1–3 Nigel Bond Anthony Hamilton 3–1 Joe Perry Ali Carter 3–1 Ken Doherty Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Swail Nigel Bond 2–2 Anthony Hamilton

Joe Perry 1–3 Ken Doherty Ali Carter 4–0 Mark Williams Joe Swail 1–3 Anthony Hamilton Ken Doherty 2–2 Anthony Hamilton Nigel Bond 1–3 Mark Williams Joe Perry 2–2 Nigel Bond Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Swail

Mark Williams 4–0 Anthony Hamilton Ken Doherty 3–1 Nigel Bond Joe Perry 3–1 Joe Swail Ali Carter 1–3 Anthony Hamilton Ali Carter 3–1 Nigel Bond Ken Doherty 1–3 Joe Swail Joe Perry 3–1 Mark Williams

Table

Ranking		CAR	HAM	DOH	PER	SWA	WIL	BON	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Ali Carter	x	1	3	2	2	4	3	15–9	3–2–1	6–8
2	Anthony Hamilton	3	x	2	3	3	0	2	13–11	3–2–1	6–8
3	Ken Doherty	1	2	x	3	1	3	3	13–11	3–1–2	6–7
4	Joe Perry	2	1	1	x	3	3	2	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
5	Joe Swail	2	1	3	1	x	3	1	11–13	2–1–3	6–5
6	Mark Williams	0	4	1	1	1	x	3	10–14	2–0–4	6–4
7	Nigel Bond	1	2	1	2	3	1	x	10–14	1–2–3	6–4

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Ali Carter	3
	4	Joe Perry	2
						1	Ali Carter	2
						3	Ken Doherty	3
	2	Anthony Hamilton	0
	3	Ken Doherty	3

Group three

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]

Matches

Ali Carter 2–2 Anthony Hamilton Michael Holt 1–3 Joe Swail Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Selby Stuart Bingham 0–4 Ali Carter Anthony Hamilton 3–1 Michael Holt Joe Swail 1–3 Shaun Murphy Mark Selby 2–2 Stuart Bingham

Ali Carter 3–1 Michael Holt Anthony Hamilton 4–0 Joe Swail Shaun Murphy 3–1 Stuart Bingham Michael Holt 2–2 Stuart Bingham Mark Selby 3–1 Joe Swail Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Selby Anthony Hamilton 1–3 Shaun Murphy

Joe Swail 2–2 Stuart Bingham Michael Holt 1–3 Mark Selby Ali Carter 2–2 Shaun Murphy Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Stuart Bingham Anthony Hamilton 1–3 Mark Selby Michael Holt 0–4 Shaun Murphy Ali Carter 4–0 Joe Swail

Table

Ranking		MUR	CAR	SEL	HAM	BIN	SWA	HOL	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Shaun Murphy	x	2	3	3	3	3	4	18–6	5–1–0	6–11
2	Ali Carter	2	x	3	2	4	4	3	18–16	4–2–0	6–10
3	Mark Selby	1	1	x	3	2	3	3	13–11	3–1–2	6–7
4	Anthony Hamilton	1	2	1	x	2	4	3	13–11	2–2–2	6–6
5	Stuart Bingham	1	0	2	2	x	2	2	9–15	0–4–2	6–4
6	Joe Swail	1	0	1	0	2	x	3	7–17	1–1–4	6–3
7	Michael Holt	0	1	1	1	2	1	x	6–18	0–1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Shaun Murphy	1
	4	Anthony Hamilton	3
						4	Anthony Hamilton	3
						2	Ali Carter	2
	2	Ali Carter	3
	3	Mark Selby	2

Group four

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]

Matches

Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter Mark Allen 2–2 Stuart Bingham Jamie Cope 0–4 Shaun Murphy Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Allen Stuart Bingham 2–2 Joe Perry Mark King 3–1 Jamie Cope

Shaun Murphy 1–3 Mark Allen Ali Carter 2–2 Stuart Bingham Joe Perry 1–3 Jamie Cope Mark Allen 3–1 Jamie Cope Mark King 3–1 Stuart Bingham Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Perry

Stuart Bingham 2–2 Jamie Cope Mark Allen 2–2 Mark King Shaun Murphy 2–2 Joe Perry Ali Carter 3–1 Jamie Cope Joe Perry 3–1 Mark Allen Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King Shaun Murphy 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

Ranking		CAR	MUR	KIN	ALL	PER	BIN	COP	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Ali Carter	x	3	2	2	2	2	3	14–10	2–4–0	6–8
2	Shaun Murphy	1	x	3	1	2	3	4	14–10	3–1–2	6–7
3	Mark King	2	1	x	2	2	3	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
4	Mark Allen	2	3	2	x	1	2	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
5	Joe Perry	2	2	2	3	x	2	1	12–12	1–4–1	6–6
6	Stuart Bingham	2	1	1	2	2	x	2	10–14	0–4–2	6–4
7	Jamie Cope	1	0	1	1	3	2	x	8–16	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Ali Carter	3
	4	Mark Allen	2
						1	Ali Carter	2
						2	Shaun Murphy	3
	2	Shaun Murphy	3
	4	Mark King	0

Group five

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]

Matches

Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King Mark Allen 2–2 Joe Perry Stephen Lee 0–4 Neil Robertson Dominic Dale 0–4 Ali Carter Mark King 2–2 Mark Allen Joe Perry 2–2 Stephen Lee Neil Robertson 3–1 Dominic Dale

Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Allen Joe Perry 1–3 Mark King Stephen Lee 2–2 Dominic Dale Mark Allen 4–0 Dominic Dale Neil Robertson 2–2 Joe Perry Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson Mark King 4–0 Stephen Lee

Joe Perry 3–1 Dominic Dale Mark Allen 1–3 Neil Robertson Ali Carter 1–3 Stephen Lee 'Mark King 2–2 Dominic Dale Mark King 3–1 Neil Robertson Mark Allen 3–1 Stephen Lee Ali Carter 0–4 Joe Perry

Table

Ranking		KIN	ROB	PER	ALL	CAR	LEE	DAL	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Mark King	x	3	3	2	2	4	2	16–8	3–3–0	6–9
2	Neil Robertson	1	x	2	3	3	4	3	16–18	4–1–1	6–9
3	Joe Perry	1	2	x	2	4	2	3	14–10	2–3–1	6–7
4	Mark Allen	2	1	2	x	2	3	4	14–10	2–3–1	6–7
5	Ali Carter	2	1	0	2	x	1	4	10–14	1–2–3	6–4
6	Stephen Lee	0	0	2	1	3	x	2	8–16	1–2–3	6–4
7	Dominic Dale	2	1	1	0	0	2	x	6–18	0–2–4	6–2

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Mark King	3
	4	Mark Allen	1
						1	Mark King	1
						4	Joe Perry	3
	2	Neil Robertson	1
	4	Joe Perry	3

Group six

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]

Matches

Mark King 3–1 Mark Allen Neil Robertson 3–1 Ali Carter Mark Selby 3–1 Gerard Greene Jimmy White 3–1 Mark King Ali Carter 1–3 Mark Selby Mark Allen 1–3 Neil Robertson Gerard Greene 1–3 Jimmy White

Mark King 2–2 Neil Robertson Mark Allen 1–3 Ali Carter Mark Selby 4–0 Jimmy White Neil Robertson 3–1 Jimmy White Gerard Greene 1–3 Ali Carter Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Allen Mark King 2–2 Gerard Greene

Ali Carter 4–0 Jimmy White Neil Robertson 3–1 Gerard Greene Mark Selby 2–2 Mark King Mark Allen 1–3 Jimmy White Mark Allen 3–1 Gerard Greene Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark Selby Mark King 3–1 Ali Carter

Table

Ranking		SEL	ROB	KIN	CAR	WHI	ALL	GRE	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Mark Selby	x	2	2	3	4	3	3	17–7	4–2–0	6–10
2	Neil Robertson	2	x	2	3	3	3	3	16–8	4–2–0	6–10
3	Mark King	2	2	x	3	1	3	2	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
4	Ali Carter	1	1	1	x	4	3	3	13–11	3–0–3	6–6
5	Jimmy White	0	1	3	0	x	3	3	10–14	3–0–3	6–6
6	Mark Allen	1	1	1	1	1	x	3	8–16	1–0–5	6–2
7	Gerard Greene	1	1	2	1	1	1	x	7–17	0–1–5	6–1

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Mark Selby	3
	4	Ali Carter	2
						1	Mark Selby	3
						2	Neil Robertson	1
	2	Neil Robertson	3
	4	Mark King	1

Group seven

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]

Matches

Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark King Ali Carter 1–3 Jimmy White Ian McCulloch 1–3 Fergal O'Brien Dave Harold 1–3 Neil Robertson Mark King 2–2 Ali Carter Jimmy White 1–3 Ian McCulloch Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Dave Harold

Neil Robertson 3–1 Ali Carter Mark King 3–1 Jimmy White Ian McCulloch 1–3 Dave Harold Ali Carter 0–4 Dave Harold Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Jimmy White Neil Robertson 1–3 Fergal O'Brien Mark King 1–3 Ian McCulloch

Jimmy White 2–2 Dave Harold Ali Carter 1–3 Fergal O'Brien Neil Robertson 3–1 Ian McCulloch Mark King 1–3 Dave Harold Mark King 2–2 Fergal O'Brien Ali Carter 4–0 Ian McCulloch Neil Robertson 2–2 Jimmy White

Table

Ranking		OBR	ROB	HAR	KIN	WHI	MCC	CAR	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Fergal O'Brien	x	3	3	2	3	3	3	17–7	5–1–0	6–11
2	Neil Robertson	1	x	3	2	2	3	3	14–10	3–2–1	6–8
3	Dave Harold	1	1	x	3	2	3	4	14–10	3–1–2	6–7
4	Mark King	2	2	1	x	3	1	2	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
5	Jimmy White	1	2	2	1	x	1	3	10–14	1–2–3	6–4
6	Ian McCulloch	1	1	1	3	3	x	0	9–15	2–0–4	6–4
7	Ali Carter	1	1	0	2	1	4	x	9–15	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Fergal O'Brien	0
	4	Mark King	3
						4	Mark King	3
						3	Dave Harold	0
	2	Neil Robertson	1
	3	Dave Harold	3

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 14 and 15 May 2008. Joe Perry has qualifyd to the 2008 Premier League.^[17][18]

Matches

Ryan Day 3–1 Ken Doherty Anthony Hamilton 1–3 Shaun Murphy Joe Perry 1–3 Mark Selby Mark King 1–3 Ryan Day Ken Doherty 4–0 Anthony Hamilton Shaun Murphy 4–0 Joe Perry Mark Selby 4–0 Mark King

Ryan Day 1–3 Anthony Hamilton Ken Doherty 1–3 Shaun Murphy Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King Anthony Hamilton 1–3 Mark King Mark Selby 3–1 Shaun Murphy Ryan Day 3–1 Mark Selby Ken Doherty 0–4 Joe Perry

Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King Anthony Hamilton 1–3 Mark Selby Ryan Day 2–2 Joe Perry Ken Doherty 2–2 Mark King Ken Doherty 3–1 Mark Selby Anthony Hamilton 2–2 Joe Perry Ryan Day 3–1 Shaun Murphy

Table

Ranking		DAY	SEL	MUR	PER	DOH	KIN	HAM	Frame W–L	Match W–D–L	Pld–Pts
1	Ryan Day	x	3	3	2	3	3	1	15–9	4–1–1	6–9
2	Mark Selby	1	x	3	3	1	4	3	15–9	4–0–2	6–8
3	Shaun Murphy	1	1	x	4	3	3	3	15–9	4–0–2	6–8
4	Joe Perry	2	1	0	x	4	2	2	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
5	Ken Doherty	1	3	1	0	x	2	4	11–13	2–1–3	6–5
6	Mark King	1	0	1	2	2	x	3	9–15	1–2–3	6–4
7	Anthony Hamilton	3	1	1	2	0	1	x	8–16	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 5 frames
	1	Ryan Day	1
	4	Joe Perry	3
						4	Joe Perry	3
						2	Mark Selby	1
	2	Mark Selby	3
	3	Shaun Murphy	2

Century breaks

^[19]

• 143, 143, 129, 125, 122, 119, 113, 112, 107, 104, 104 Ali Carter
• 143, 133, 120, 101 Dave Harold
• 142, 140, 127, 116, 108, 103, 102, 102, 102, 101, 100 Neil Robertson
• 137, 134, 122, 105, 102 Ryan Day
• 129, 126, 113, 101, 101, 100 Ken Doherty
• 129, 114, 107, 104, 100, 100 Joe Perry
• 128, 128, 117, 112, 112, 105, 105 Shaun Murphy
• 128, 128 Stuart Bingham
• 126, 108, 107, 107, 107, 104, 103, 100 Anthony Hamilton
• 125, 119 Jamie Cope
• 125, 117 Mark King
• 124, 112 Fergal O'Brien
• 114 Mark Williams
• 113 Gerard Greene
• 112, 110, 105 Jimmy White
• 109, 108, 100 Mark Allen
• 103, 100 Mark Selby

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External links

• Official website