Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *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 in league stage: £200 **Frame-win in play-offs: £300 *Tournament total: £175,600Group one
Group one matches were played on 25 and 26 February 2008. Ryan Day was the first player to qualify for the winners group.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 DayTable
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Group two
Group two matches were played on 27 and 28 February 2008. Ken Doherty was the second player to qualify for the winners group.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 WilliamsTable
Play-offs
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.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 SwailTable
Play-offs
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.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 BinghamTable
Play-offs
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.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 PerryTable
Play-offs
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.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 CarterTable
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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.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
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Winners group
The matches of the winners group were played on 14 and 15 May 2008. Joe Perry has qualified to the 2008 Premier League.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 MurphyTable
Play-offs
Century breaks
Total:76 *143, 143, 129, 125, 122, 119, 113, 112, 107, 104, 104Winnings
''Green: Won the group. All prize money inReferences
External links
* {{Snooker season 2007/2008