2008 Masters Snooker

The 2008 SAGA Insurance Masters snooker tournament took place between 13 January and 20 January 2008 at the Wembley Arena.

Mark Selby won the tournament, beating Stephen Lee 10-3 in the final. In the final frame, he tied Ken Doherty for the highest break of the tournament, recording a total clearance of 141.

Wild card round

In the preliminary round, the qualifier and wildcard players played the 15th and 16th seeds:

flagicon|ENG Steve Davis 2-6 flagicon|HKG Marco Fu

flagicon|WAL Ryan Day 6-2 flagicon|ENG Barry Hawkins

Knockout stage

16TeamBracket
RD1= Last 16
Best of 11 frames
RD2= Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
RD3= Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
RD4= Final
Best of 19 frames
group1=
group2=
group3=

RD1-seed01= 1
RD1-team01= flagicon|ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan
RD1-score01= 5
RD1-seed02= 10
RD1-team02= flagicon|SCO Stephen Maguire
RD1-score02= 6

RD1-seed03= 8
RD1-team03= flagicon|SCO Stephen Hendry
RD1-score03=5
RD1-seed04= 11
RD1-team04= flagicon|ENG Mark Selby
RD1-score04=6

RD1-seed05= 5
RD1-team05= flagicon|IRE Ken Doherty
RD1-score05= 6
RD1-seed06= 12
RD1-team06= flagicon|WAL Mark Williams
RD1-score06= 2

RD1-seed07= 4
RD1-team07= flagicon|ENG Shaun Murphy
RD1-score07= 6
RD1-seed08= 14
RD1-team08= flagicon|ENG Allister Carter
RD1-score08= 3

RD1-seed09= 3
RD1-team09= flagicon|SCO Graeme Dott
RD1-score09= 5
RD1-seed10= 13
RD1-team10= flagicon|ENG Stephen Lee
RD1-score10= 6

RD1-seed11= 6
RD1-team11= flagicon|ENG Peter Ebdon
RD1-score11= 6
RD1-seed12= 16
RD1-team12= flagicon|WAL Ryan Day
RD1-score12= 4

RD1-seed13= 7
RD1-team13= flagicon|AUS Neil Robertson
RD1-score13= 5
RD1-seed14= 27
RD1-team14= flagicon|HKG Marco Fu
RD1-score14= 6

RD1-seed15= 2
RD1-team15= flagicon|SCO John Higgins
RD1-score15= 4
RD1-seed16= 9
RD1-team16= flagicon|CHN Ding Junhui
RD1-score16= 6

RD2-seed01= 10
RD2-team01= flagicon|SCO Stephen Maguire
RD2-score01=5
RD2-seed02= 11
RD2-team02= flagicon|ENG Mark Selby
RD2-score02=6

RD2-seed03=5
RD2-team03= flagicon|IRE Ken Doherty
RD2-score03=6
RD2-seed04=4
RD2-team04= flagicon|ENG Shaun Murphy
RD2-score04=5

RD2-seed05= 13
RD2-team05= flagicon|ENG Stephen Lee
RD2-score05=6
RD2-seed06=6
RD2-team06=flagicon|ENG Peter Ebdon
RD2-score06=1

RD2-seed07=27
RD2-team07=flagicon|HKG Marco Fu
RD2-score07=6
RD2-seed08=9
RD2-team08= flagicon|CHN Ding Junhui
RD2-score08=3

RD3-seed01=11
RD3-team01= flagicon|ENG Mark Selby
RD3-score01=6
RD3-seed02=5
RD3-team02= flagicon|IRE Ken Doherty
RD3-score02=5

RD3-seed03=13
RD3-team03= flagicon|ENG Stephen Lee
RD3-score03=6
RD3-seed04=27
RD3-team04=flagicon|HKG Marco Fu
RD3-score04=2

RD4-seed01=11
RD4-team01=flagicon|ENG Mark Selby
RD4-score01=10
RD4-seed02=13
RD4-team02=flagicon|ENG Stephen Lee
RD4-score02=3

Facts and figures

* Ryan Day potted 15 reds and 14 blacks in his wildcard match against Barry Hawkins before attempting a long black in an attempt to achieve a 147, instead of potting a straightforward brown and getting an almost assured 144.
* Peter Ebdon also was on for a 147, but missed the last-but-one red in his quarter-final match against Stephen Lee.
* Ding Junhui won his match against John Higgins 6-4, needing a snooker in the last frame with the last 5 colours remaining.
* Mark Williams scored his first century of the season (a 118) in winning the first two frames against Ken Doherty, before losing the next six.
* Ken Doherty was 4-2 down to Shaun Murphy, but made three centuries in four frames in winning 6-5.
* Seven matches went to a deciding frame (6-5).
* Two first-round matches went to the last black: Stephen Lee's match against Graeme Dott, where he came from 5-2 down to win 5-6; and Marco Fu also won on the black in defeating Neil Robertson.
* Mark Selby won three deciding-frame matches in reaching the final, coming from 5-3 to beat both Stephen Hendry and Stephen Maguire 6-5, and he also beat Ken Doherty by the same scoreline in his semi-final.
* Michaela Tabb became the first woman to referee a Masters final. She had already refereed the Welsh Open final in 2007.

Qualifiers

The qualifiers for the 2008 Masters were held between 7 September and 12 September 2007 at the World Snooker Academy, English Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Barry Hawkins.

64TeamBracket
RD1= Round 1
Best of 7 frames
RD2= Round 2
Best of 9 frames
RD3= Round 3
Best of 9 frames
RD4= Quarter-Finals
Best of 9 frames
RD5= Semi-Finals
Best of 9 frames
RD6= Final
Best of 11 frames
RD1-seed01 =
RD1-team01 = flagicon|Northern Ireland J Swail
RD1-score01 =
RD1-seed02 =
RD1-team02 = BYE
RD1-score02 =
RD1-seed03 =
RD1-team03 = flagicon|Scotland J Burnett
RD1-score03 = 4
RD1-seed04 =
RD1-team04 = flagicon|People's Republic of China X Guodong
RD1-score04 = 2
RD1-seed05 =
RD1-team05 = flagicon|Wales M Stevens
RD1-score05 = 0
RD1-seed06 =
RD1-team06 = flagicon|England J White
RD1-score06 = 4
RD1-seed07 =
RD1-team07 = flagicon|England A Hicks
RD1-score07 = 4
RD1-seed08 =
RD1-team08 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland L Fernandez
RD1-score08 = 2
RD1-seed09 =
RD1-team09 = flagicon|England M Holt
RD1-score09 = 2
RD1-seed10 =
RD1-team10 = flagicon|England Woollaston
RD1-score10 = 4
RD1-seed11 =
RD1-team11 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland F O'Brien
RD1-score11 = 4
RD1-seed12 =
RD1-team12 = flagicon|England I Preece
RD1-score12 = 0
RD1-seed13 =
RD1-team13 = flagicon|England A Hamilton
RD1-score13 = 4
RD1-seed14 =
RD1-team14 = flagicon|England A Davies
RD1-score14 = 0
RD1-seed15 =
RD1-team15 = flagicon|England M Davis
RD1-score15 = 4
RD1-seed16 =
RD1-team16 = flagicon|England J O'Neill
RD1-score16 = 0
RD1-seed17 =
RD1-team17 = flagicon|Northern Ireland M Allen
RD1-score17 = 4
RD1-seed18 =
RD1-team18 = flagicon|England A Wright
RD1-score18 = 3
RD1-seed19 =
RD1-team19 = flagicon|England R Lawler
RD1-score19 = 4
RD1-seed20 =
RD1-team20 = flagicon|England J Robertson
RD1-score20 = 0
RD1-seed21 =
RD1-team21 = flagicon|Wales D Dale
RD1-score21 = 1
RD1-seed22 =
RD1-team22 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Wenbo
RD1-score22 = 4
RD1-seed23 =
RD1-team23 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland J Delaney
RD1-score23 = 4
RD1-seed24 =
RD1-team24 = flagicon|England M Pal
RD1-score24 = 2
RD1-seed25 =
RD1-team25 = flagicon|Northern Ireland G Greene
RD1-score25 = 2
RD1-seed26 =
RD1-team26 = flagicon|Norway K Maflin
RD1-score26 = 4
RD1-seed27 =
RD1-team27 = flagicon|England J Trump
RD1-score27 = 4
RD1-seed28 =
RD1-team28 = flagicon|England M Selt
RD1-score28 = 2
RD1-seed29 =
RD1-team29 = flagicon|England D Harold
RD1-score29 = 1
RD1-seed30 =
RD1-team30 = flagicon|Wales P Davies
RD1-score30 = 4
RD1-seed31 =
RD1-team31 = flagicon|England Higginson
RD1-score31 = 4
RD1-seed32 =
RD1-team32 = flagicon|England S Jogia
RD1-score32 = 1
RD1-seed33 =
RD1-team33 = flagicon|England S Bingham
RD1-score33 = 2
RD1-seed34 =
RD1-team34 = flagicon|England A Burden
RD1-score34 = 4
RD1-seed35 =
RD1-team35 = flagicon|England R Walden
RD1-score35 = 4
RD1-seed36 =
RD1-team36 = flagicon|England L Spick
RD1-score36 = 1
RD1-seed37 =
RD1-team37 = flagicon|England J Cope
RD1-score37 = 4
RD1-seed38 =
RD1-team38 = flagicon|England M Joyce
RD1-score38 = 2
RD1-seed39 =
RD1-team39 = flagicon|England R McLeod
RD1-score39 = 4
RD1-seed40 =
RD1-team40 = flagicon|England L Walker
RD1-score40 = 1
RD1-seed41 =
RD1-team41 = flagicon|England M King
RD1-score41 = 4
RD1-seed42 =
RD1-team42 = flagicon|Thailand Kachaiwong
RD1-score42 = 3
RD1-seed43 =
RD1-team43 = flagicon|England D Gray
RD1-score43 = 0
RD1-seed44 =
RD1-team44 = flagicon|Malta T Drago
RD1-score44 = 0
RD1-seed45 =
RD1-team45 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland M Judge
RD1-score45 = 4
RD1-seed46 =
RD1-team46 = flagicon|Scotland J McBain
RD1-score46 = 0
RD1-seed47 =
RD1-team47 = flagicon|England A Norman
RD1-score47 = 4
RD1-seed48 =
RD1-team48 = flagicon|Australia S Mifsud
RD1-score48 = 2
RD1-seed49 =
RD1-team49 = flagicon|England N Bond
RD1-score49 = 4
RD1-seed50 =
RD1-team50 = flagicon|Wales G Coppack
RD1-score50 = 1
RD1-seed51 =
RD1-team51 = flagicon|Finland R Hull
RD1-score51 = 2
RD1-seed52 =
RD1-team52 = flagicon|People's Republic of China T Pengfei
RD1-score52 = 4
RD1-seed53 =
RD1-team53 = flagicon|England B Hawkins
RD1-score53 = 4
RD1-seed54 =
RD1-team54 = flagicon|Scotland F Patrick
RD1-score54 = 3
RD1-seed55 =
RD1-team55 = flagicon|England T Ford
RD1-score55 = 0
RD1-seed56 =
RD1-team56 = flagicon|Wales M White
RD1-score56 = 4
RD1-seed57 =
RD1-team57 = flagicon|England I McCulloch
RD1-score57 = 3
RD1-seed58 =
RD1-team58 = flagicon|England M Gould
RD1-score58 = 4
RD1-seed59 =
RD1-team59 = flagicon|England B Pinches
RD1-score59 = 3
RD1-seed60 =
RD1-team60 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Chuang
RD1-score60 = 4
RD1-seed61 =
RD1-team61 = flagicon|England D Gilbert
RD1-score61 = 4
RD1-seed62 =
RD1-team62 = flagicon|Thailand S Saenla
RD1-score62 = 2
RD1-seed63 =
RD1-team63 = BYE
RD1-score63 =
RD1-seed64 =
RD1-team64 = flagicon|England J Perry
RD1-score64 =

RD2-seed01 =
RD2-team01 = flagicon|Northern Ireland J Swail
RD2-score01 = 2
RD2-seed02 =
RD2-team02 = flagicon|Scotland J Burnett
RD2-score02 = 5
RD2-seed03 =
RD2-team03 = flagicon|England J White
RD2-score03 = 5
RD2-seed04 =
RD2-team04 = flagicon|England A Hicks
RD2-score04 = 1
RD2-seed05 =
RD2-team05 = flagicon|England Woollaston
RD2-score05 = 5
RD2-seed06 =
RD2-team06 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland F O'Brien
RD2-score06 = 4
RD2-seed07 =
RD2-team07 = flagicon|England A Hamilton
RD2-score07 = 5
RD2-seed08 =
RD2-team08 = flagicon|England M Davis
RD2-score08 = 1
RD2-seed09 =
RD2-team09 = flagicon|Northern Ireland M Allen
RD2-score09 = 5
RD2-seed10 =
RD2-team10 = flagicon|England R Lawler
RD2-score10 = 2
RD2-seed11 =
RD2-team11 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Wenbo
RD2-score11 = 5
RD2-seed12 =
RD2-team12 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland J Delaney
RD2-score12 = 2
RD2-seed13 =
RD2-team13 = flagicon|Norway K Maflin
RD2-score13 = 5
RD2-seed14 =
RD2-team14 = flagicon|England J Trump
RD2-score14 = 4
RD2-seed15 =
RD2-team15 = flagicon|Wales P Davies
RD2-score15 = 1
RD2-seed16 =
RD2-team16 = flagicon|England Higginson
RD2-score16 = 5
RD2-seed17 =
RD2-team17 = flagicon|England A Burden
RD2-score17 = 0
RD2-seed18 =
RD2-team18 = flagicon|England R Walden
RD2-score18 = 5
RD2-seed19 =
RD2-team19 = flagicon|England J Cope
RD2-score19 = 5
RD2-seed20 =
RD2-team20 = flagicon|England R McLeod
RD2-score20 = 2
RD2-seed21 =
RD2-team21 = flagicon|England M King
RD2-score21 = 5
RD2-seed22 =
RD2-team22 = flagicon|England D Gray
RD2-score22 = 4
RD2-seed23 =
RD2-team23 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland M Judge
RD2-score23 = 5
RD2-seed24 =
RD2-team24 = flagicon|England A Norman
RD2-score24 = 4
RD2-seed25 =
RD2-team25 = flagicon|England N Bond
RD2-score25 = 5
RD2-seed26 =
RD2-team26 = flagicon|People's Republic of China T Pengfei
RD2-score26 = 4
RD2-seed27 =
RD2-team27 = flagicon|England B Hawkins
RD2-score27 = 5
RD2-seed28 =
RD2-team28 = flagicon|Wales M White
RD2-score28 = 2
RD2-seed29 =
RD2-team29 = flagicon|England M Gould
RD2-score29 = 0
RD2-seed30 =
RD2-team30 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Chuang
RD2-score30 = 0
RD2-seed31 =
RD2-team31 = flagicon|England D Gilbert
RD2-score31 = 5
RD2-seed32 =
RD2-team32 = flagicon|England J Perry
RD2-score32 = 3

RD3-seed01 =
RD3-team01 = flagicon|Scotland J Burnett
RD3-score01 = 4
RD3-seed02 =
RD3-team02 = flagicon|England J White
RD3-score02 = 5
RD3-seed03 =
RD3-team03 = flagicon|England Woollaston
RD3-score03 = 5
RD3-seed04 =
RD3-team04 = flagicon|England A Hamilton
RD3-score04 = 4
RD3-seed05 =
RD3-team05 = flagicon|Northern Ireland M Allen
RD3-score05 = 4
RD3-seed06 =
RD3-team06 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Wenbo
RD3-score06 = 5
RD3-seed07 =
RD3-team07 = flagicon|Norway K Maflin
RD3-score07 = 5
RD3-seed08 =
RD3-team08 = flagicon|England A Higginson
RD3-score08 = 4
RD3-seed09 =
RD3-team09 = flagicon|England R Walden
RD3-score09 = 3
RD3-seed10 =
RD3-team10 = flagicon|England J Cope
RD3-score10 = 5
RD3-seed11 =
RD3-team11 = flagicon|England M King
RD3-score11 = 0
RD3-seed12 =
RD3-team12 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland M Judge
RD3-score12 = 5
RD3-seed13 =
RD3-team13 = flagicon|England N Bond
RD3-score13 = 2
RD3-seed14 =
RD3-team14 = flagicon|England B Hawkins
RD3-score14 = 5
RD3-seed15 =
RD3-team15 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Chuang
RD3-score15 = 5
RD3-seed16 =
RD3-team16 = flagicon|England D Gilbert
RD3-score16 = 0

RD4-seed01 =
RD4-team01 = flagicon|England J White
RD4-score01 = 5
RD4-seed02 =
RD4-team02 = flagicon|England Woollaston
RD4-score02 = 0
RD4-seed03 =
RD4-team03 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Wenbo
RD4-score03 = 0
RD4-seed04 =
RD4-team04 = flagicon|Norway K Maflin
RD4-score04 = 5
RD4-seed05 =
RD4-team05 = flagicon|England J Cope
RD4-score05 = 5
RD4-seed06 =
RD4-team06 = flagicon|Republic of Ireland M Judge
RD4-score06 = 1
RD4-seed07 =
RD4-team07 = flagicon|England B Hawkins
RD4-score07 = 5
RD4-seed08 =
RD4-team08 = flagicon|People's Republic of China L Chuang
RD4-score08 = 3

RD5-seed01 =
RD5-team01 = flagicon|England J White
RD5-score01 = 4
RD5-seed02 =
RD5-team02 = flagicon|Norway K Maflin
RD5-score02 = 5
RD5-seed03 =
RD5-team03 = flagicon|England J Cope
RD5-score03 = 3
RD5-seed04 =
RD5-team04 = flagicon|England B Hawkins
RD5-score04 = 5

RD6-seed01 =
RD6-team01 = flagicon|Norway K Maflin
RD6-score01 = 4
RD6-seed02 =
RD6-team02 = flagicon|England Hawkins
RD6-score02 = 6

External links

* [http://www.worldsnooker.com/tournament_home-83.htm SAGA Insurance Masters on worldsnooker.com]