# 2008 China Open (snooker)

The 2008 Honghe Industrial China Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 and 30 March 2008 at the Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. This was the penultimate ranking event of the 2007–08 season, preceding the 2008 World Snooker Championship.
The defending champion was Graeme Dott, but he lost in the first round against Barry Pinches.
Shaun Murphy and Dave Harold set two new records in the eight frame of their first round match. Murphy eventually won it after 93 minutes and 12 seconds, beating the record of the longest televised frame between Mark Selby and Marco Fu at the 2007 UK Championship and the longest frame in professional competition between Cliff Thorburn and Stephen O'Connor at the 1994 Welsh Open qualifiers, which took 77 minutes 31 seconds and 92 minutes 52 seconds respectively.
Stephen Maguire made the first maximum break in an Asian ranking tournament in the second frame of his semi-final encounter against Ryan Day.
Maguire won his fourth ranking title by defeating Murphy 10–9 in a high-quality final.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

## Wildcard round

| Match | | Score | |
| WC1 | Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5–1 | Zhang Anda (CHN) |
| WC2 | Fergal O'Brien (IRL) | 5–2 | Cao Xinlong (CHN) |
| WC3 | Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 5–4 | Ah Bulajiang (CHN) |
| WC4 | Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–1 | Yang Qingtian (CHN) |
| WC5 | Dave Harold (ENG) | 5–4 | Jin Long (CHN) |
| WC6 | Mark Allen (NIR) | 5–2 | Li Hang (CHN) |
| WC7 | Marco Fu (HKG) | 5–4 | Li Yuan (CHN) |
| WC8 | Ricky Walden (ENG) | 5–3 | Yu Delu (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | Graeme Dott | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Pinches | 5 | | Barry Pinches | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stephen Lee | 3 | | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | Nigel Bond | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fergal O'Brien | 3 | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | | Barry Hawkins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Barry Hawkins | 5 | | | | | | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | |
| 6 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jamie Cope | 1 | 6 | Peter Ebdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mark Williams | 5 | 12 | Mark Williams | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marcus Campbell | 1 | | | | 12 | Mark Williams | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Matthew Stevens | 3 | 16 | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Doherty | 5 | 4 | Ken Doherty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Dunn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Stephen Maguire | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 9 |
| 3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 9 |
| | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Harold | 3 | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ding Junhui | 5 | 9 | Ding Junhui | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Ali Carter | 5 | | | | | | | | Mark Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stuart Bingham | 3 | 14 | Ali Carter | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Neil Robertson | 2 | | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Allen | 5 | | | | | | | | 3 | Shaun Murphy | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 3 | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Fu | 5 | | Marco Fu | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ricky Walden | 2 | | | | 11 | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Steve Davis | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | John Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark King | 5 | | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John Higgins | 5 | 2 | John Higgins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joe Swail | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Beijing University Students' Gymnasium, Beijing, China, 30 March 2008. :
| Stephen Maguire (10) Scotland | 10–9 | Shaun Murphy (3) England |
| Afternoon: 60–41, 32–63 (54), 0–72 (72), 74–0 (74), 120–0 (106), 68–24, 114–0 (102), 0–136 (136) Evening: 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 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 6 |

## Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 22 and 25 January 2008.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 2 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 3 Best of 9 frames | Round 4 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 | w/d | 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 | w/d | Jimmy Michie | 5 | Ricky Walden | 5 | Dominic Dale | 4 |
| Issara Kachaiwong | w/o | Issara 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 |