# 2007–08 snooker season

The 2007–08 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 June 2007 and 15 May 2008. This season saw the introduction of a new ranking tournament in Shanghai, while the Malta Cup lost its status as a ranking tournament.

## New professional players

Countries
* Belgium
* China
* England
* Ireland
* Australia
* Northern Ireland
* Norway
* Scotland
* Thailand
* Wales
Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2006/2007 professional Main Tour.

## Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.

### World Snooker Tour

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 6 Aug | 12 Aug | CHN | Shanghai Masters | Shanghai Grand Stage | Shanghai | Dominic Dale | Ryan Day | 10–6 |
| 7 Sep | 12 Sep | ENG | Masters Qualifying Event | English Institute of Sport | Sheffield | Barry Hawkins | Kurt Maflin | 6–4 |
| 6 Oct | 6 Oct | ENG | Pot Black | Sheffield City Hall | Sheffield | Ken Doherty | Shaun Murphy | 1–0 |
| 13 Oct | 21 Oct | SCO | Grand Prix | A.E.C.C. | Aberdeen | Marco Fu | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–6 |
| 4 Nov | 11 Nov | NIR | Northern Ireland Trophy | Waterfront Hall | Belfast | Stephen Maguire | Fergal O'Brien | 9–5 |
| 6 Sep | 2 Dec | SCO | Premier League | A.E.C.C. | Aberdeen | Ronnie O'Sullivan | John Higgins | 7–4 |
| 8 Dec | 16 Dec | ENG | UK Championship | Telford International Centre | Telford | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Stephen Maguire | 10–2 |
| 13 Jan | 20 Jan | ENG | Masters | Wembley Arena | London | Mark Selby | Stephen Lee | 10–3 |
| 4 Feb | 10 Feb | MLT | Malta Cup | Hilton Conference Center | Portomaso | Shaun Murphy | Ken Doherty | 9–3 |
| 11 Feb | 17 Feb | WAL | Welsh Open | Newport Centre | Newport | Mark Selby | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 9–8 |
| 24 Mar | 30 Mar | CHN | China Open | Beijing University Students' Gymnasium | Beijing | Stephen Maguire | Shaun Murphy | 10–9 |
| 19 Apr | 5 May | ENG | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | Ronnie O'Sullivan | Ali Carter | 18–8 |
| 25 Feb | 15 May | ENG | Championship League | Crondon Park Golf Club | Stock | Joe Perry | Mark Selby | 3–1 |
* Ranking event
* Non-ranking event

### World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 13 Sep | 13 Sep | ENG | Wytech Masters | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Katie Henrick | 3–2 |
| 14 Sep | 14 Sep | ENG | UK Ladies Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield | Reanne Evans | Maria Catalano | 3–1 |
| 6 Oct | 6 Oct | ENG | East Anglian Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Katie Henrick | June Banks | 3–1 |
| 10 Nov | 10 Nov | ENG | British Open | Rushden Snooker Club | Rushden | Maria Catalano | Emma Bonney | 3–2 |
| 2 Feb | 2 Feb | ENG | South Coast Classic | Q Ball Snooker Club | Eastbourne | Emma Bonney | June Banks | 3–2 |
| 1 Mar | 1 Mar | ENG | Connie Gough Memorial | Rileys Snooker Club | Luton | Maria Catalano | Reanne Evans | 3–2 |
| 3 May | 7 May | ENG | World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge | Reanne Evans | June Banks | 5–2 |

### Pontin's International Open Series

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 16 Jul | 20 Jul | WAL | PIOS I | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Simon Bedford | Gary Wilkinson | 6–3 |
| 5 Aug | 10 Aug | WAL | PIOS II | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Kuldesh Johal | Andrew Pagett | 6–4 |
| 23 Sep | 28 Sep | WAL | PIOS III | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Paul Davison | Michael King | 6–2 |
| 14 Oct | 19 Oct | WAL | PIOS IV | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Matthew Couch | Michael Wild | 6–3 |
| 11 Dec | 15 Dec | WAL | PIOS V | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Peter Lines | Daniel Wells | 6–5 |
| 15 Feb | 19 Feb | WAL | PIOS VI | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Kuldesh Johal | Simon Bedford | 6–5 |
| 24 Mar | 28 Mar | WAL | PIOS VII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Jamie Jones | Peter Lines | 6–2 |
| 13 Apr | 18 Apr | WAL | PIOS VIII | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Liam Highfield | Justin Astley | 6–2 |

### Other events

| Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| 16 Jun | 17 Jun | POL | Warsaw Snooker Tour | Torwar Hall | Warsaw | Mark Selby | John Higgins | 5–3 |
| 12 Jul | 15 Jul | HKG | Euro-Asia Masters Challenge | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | Wan Chai | John Higgins | James Wattana | 5–4 |
| 14 Aug | 19 Aug | ENG | Paul Hunter English Open | Northern Snooker Centre | Leeds | Matthew Couch | Neil Robertson | 6–5 |
| 18 Aug | 19 Aug | IRL | Irish Classic | Raphael's Snooker Club | Dublin | David Morris | Fergal O'Brien | 5–3 |
| 23 Aug | 26 Aug | GER | Paul Hunter Classic | Stadthall | Fürth | Barry Pinches | Ken Doherty | 4–0 |
| 25 Sep | 30 Sep | IRL | Irish Professional Championship | Red Cow Exhibition Centre | Dublin | Ken Doherty | Fergal O'Brien | 9–2 |
| 27 Oct | 2 Nov | MAC | Asian Indoor Games | Macau East Asian Games Dome | Macau | Mohammed Shehab | James Wattana | 4–3 |
| 15 Nov | 18 Nov | SUI | Swiss Open | Billard Center Im Funken | Zofingen | Dave Harold | Ken Doherty | 5–0 |
| 1 Dec | 2 Dec | WAL | Pontin's Pro Am Series | Pontin's | Prestatyn | Joe Perry | Ricky Walden | 4–2 |
| 15 Dec | 16 Dec | NED | Dutch Open | De Dieze | 's-Hertogenbosch | Michael Holt | Barry Pinches | 6–4 |
| 14 May | 18 May | CHN | Huangshan Cup | Anhui Sport Bureau | Hefei | Ali Carter | Marco Fu | 5–3 |

## Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.
| No. | Player | Points 2005/06 | Points 2006/07 | Total |
| 1 | John Higgins | 19150 | 23100 | 42250 |
| 2 | Graeme Dott | 19100 | 18675 | 37775 |
| 3 | Shaun Murphy | 16350 | 21350 | 37700 |
| 4 | Ken Doherty | 20250 | 15550 | 35800 |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 12850 | 20750 | 33600 |
| 6 | Peter Ebdon | 15550 | 18000 | 33550 |
| 7 | Neil Robertson | 12575 | 20550 | 33125 |
| 8 | Stephen Hendry | 15100 | 17375 | 32475 |
| 9 | Ding Junhui | 14475 | 16325 | 30800 |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire | 11000 | 19550 | 30550 |
| 11 | Mark Selby | 9125 | 18275 | 27400 |
| 12 | Mark Williams | 18300 | 8825 | 27125 |
| 13 | Stephen Lee | 13500 | 12650 | 26150 |
| 14 | Ali Carter | 9550 | 15750 | 25300 |
| 15 | Steve Davis | 13100 | 11850 | 24950 |
| 16 | Ryan Day | 10050 | 14450 | 24500 |

## World ranking points

| No. | Ch | Player | Points 2006/07 | SM | GP | NI | UK | WO | CO | WSC | Points 2007/08 | Total |
| 1 | 4 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 20750 | 700 | 5000 | 2500 | 7500 | 4000 | 0 | 10000 | 29700 | 50450 |
| 2 | 8 | Stephen Maguire | 19550 | 1900 | 2375 | 5000 | 6000 | 700 | 5000 | 5000 | 25975 | 45525 |
| 3 | | Shaun Murphy | 21350 | 700 | 4000 | 3200 | 4800 | 3200 | 4000 | 3800 | 23700 | 45050 |
| 4 | 7 | Mark Selby | 18275 | 3200 | 1750 | 700 | 4800 | 5000 | 3200 | 1400 | 20050 | 38325 |
| 5 | 4 | John Higgins | 23100 | 1900 | 2375 | 700 | 1050 | 2500 | 2500 | 3800 | 14825 | 37925 |
| 6 | 2 | Stephen Hendry | 17375 | 1900 | 1750 | 1900 | 1050 | 3200 | 700 | 6400 | 16900 | 34275 |
| 7 | 7 | Ali Carter | 15750 | 700 | 2375 | 1900 | 1050 | 2500 | 1900 | 8000 | 18425 | 34175 |
| 8 | 8 | Ryan Day | 14450 | 4000 | 2375 | 1900 | 1050 | 1900 | 3200 | 5000 | 19425 | 33875 |
| 9 | 3 | Peter Ebdon | 18000 | 700 | 3125 | 2500 | 1050 | 700 | 1900 | 5000 | 14975 | 32975 |
| 10 | 3 | Neil Robertson | 20550 | 700 | 1750 | 2500 | 1050 | 1900 | 700 | 3800 | 12400 | 32950 |
| 11 | 2 | Ding Junhui | 16325 | 1900 | 719 | 1900 | 3750 | 1900 | 1900 | 3800 | 15869 | 32194 |
| 12 | 6 | Joe Perry | 12175 | 575 | 3125 | 1400 | 2850 | 2500 | 1400 | 6400 | 18250 | 30425 |
| 13 | 11 | Graeme Dott | 18675 | 3200 | 719 | 700 | 1050 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 8469 | 27144 |
| 14 | 13 | Marco Fu | 8925 | 1400 | 6250 | 575 | 3750 | 1400 | 1900 | 2800 | 18075 | 27000 |
| 15 | 6 | Mark King | 12325 | 575 | 1750 | 1400 | 2850 | 1400 | 1900 | 3800 | 13675 | 26000 |
| 16 | 13 | Mark Allen | 10650 | 575 | 1750 | 3200 | 2850 | 1400 | 2500 | 2800 | 15075 | 25725 |

## Points distribution

2007/2008 Points distribution for world ranking events:
| Tournament | Round → | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
| Shanghai Masters | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Shanghai Masters | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Northern Ireland Trophy | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – |
| UK Championship | Unseeded loser | 600 | 975 | 1350 | 1725 | 2100 | 2850 | 3750 | 4800 | 6000 | 7500 |
| UK Championship | Seeded loser | 300 | 488 | 675 | 863 | 1050 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welsh Open | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| Welsh Open | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – |
| China Open | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
| China Open | Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – |
| World Championship | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
| World Championship | Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tournament | Stage 1 Group | Stage 1 Group | Stage 1 Group | Stage 1 Group | Stage 2 Group | Stage 2 Group | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
| Tournament | 7–8 | 5–6 | 3–4 | 1–2 | 5–6 | 3–4 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
| Grand Prix | 250 | 813 | 1125 | 1438 | 719 | 1750 | 2375 | 3125 | 4000 | 5000 | 6250 |