The 2008 UK Championship (officially the 2008 Maplin UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 21 December 2008 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England. It was the 32nd edition of the event.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13–21 December 2008 |
| Venue | Telford International Centre |
| City | Telford |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £625,000 |
| Winner's share | £100,000 |
| Highest break |  Ding Junhui (CHN) (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Shaun Murphy (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Marco Fu (HKG) |
| Score | 10–9 |
← 2007 2009 → | |
World Snooker, the sports governing body, opened an investigation into allegations of match fixing, after Stephen Maguire beat Jamie Burnett 9–3 in the first round. Several bookmakers had stopped taking bets on the match before it even started, when reports of a number of large sums having been placed on the same correct score began to circulate within the industry.[1] Just prior to the 2009 World Championship, where Maguire and Burnett were drawn together the first round, it was announced that Strathclyde Police had opened an official enquiry into the match.[2] The enquiry was closed in 2011 with no criminal charges against either of them, and a World Snooker disciplinary enquiry was announced,[3] which ended without any regulatory action.[4] In September 2013 it was announced, that Stephen Lee was found guilty of agreeing to lose the first frame of his first and second round matches.[5]
Shaun Murphy won the title with a 10–9 victory over Marco Fu.[6][7]
Prize fund
editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]
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Main draw
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Final
edit| Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 21 December 2008.[9][11] | ||
| Marco Fu (14) Hong Kong
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9–10 | Shaun Murphy (3) England
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| Afternoon: 34–74, 56–48, 0–99 (99), 103–17 (102), 4–70, 0–73 (73), 143–0 (69, 74), 31–66 Evening: 1–77 (77), 66–51, 75–52 (59), 58–45, 0–109 (54), 6–87 (87), 73–39, 73–40, 93–23, 1–69 (64), 24–69 | ||
| 102 | Highest break | 99 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 6 |
Qualifying
editThe qualifying took place from December 1 to 8 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England.[12][13]
Century breaks
editTelevised stage centuries
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Qualifying stage centuries
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Notes
edit- ^ Mark Davis retired at 0–2 due to illness
- ^ Ian McCulloch retired at 2–6 due to illness.
- ^ Declan Hughes conceded the match due to illness.
- ^ John Parrott withdrew due to illness.
References
edit- ^ "Scots snooker stars Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett in betting probe". Daily Record. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 February 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ "Police investigate snooker match". BBC Sport. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ^ Everton, Clive (18 May 2011). "No charges against Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett over fixing claims". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "WPBSA Statement on Maguire/Burnett Case". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and Stephen Lee decision" (PDF). Sport Resolutions (UK). 16 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
- ^ "Murphy defeats Fu to clinch title". BBC Sport. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "World Snooker News: Murphy Takes Glory In UK Thriller". Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ "Prize Money". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "UK Championship 2008 Results". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Maplin UK Championship results". worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Maplin UK Championship 2008". Snooker.org. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Maplin UK Championship 2008 Qualifying". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ^ "Qualifying (Draw)". worldsnooker.org. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2011.