# 2008 World Snooker Championship

The 2008 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 19 April and 5 May 2008 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 32nd consecutive year that the World Snooker Championship was held at the Crucible Theatre, and the seventh and final ranking event of the 2007–08 snooker season. Organised by World Snooker and sponsored by betting company 888.com, the tournament featured a total prize fund of £1,050,000, with £250,000 awarded to the winner.
Qualifying for the event took place between 6 and 11 January at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales. Sixteen players progressed from a four-round qualification tournament to meet a further sixteen seeded players. John Higgins was the defending champion who had won his second championship the previous year, defeating Mark Selby in the final 18–13. At the 2008 event, Higgins lost in the second round 9–13 to Ryan Day. Ronnie O'Sullivan won the tournament, defeating Ali Carter 18–8 in the final to win his 20th ranking title.

## Overview

The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and the official world championship of the game of snooker. Founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India, the sport became popular in Great Britain. In modern times it has been played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand. The 2008 event was sponsored by 888.com.
In the 2008 tournament, 32 professional players competed in one-on-one snooker matches played over several frames, using a single-elimination tournament format. The 32 players were selected for the event using the snooker world rankings and a pre-tournament qualification competition. In 1927, the first world championship was won by Joe Davis. The event's final took place in Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England. Since 1977, the event has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The event was organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The defending champion was Scottish player John Higgins, who had defeated Mark Selby 18–13 in the previous year's final.

### Format

The 2008 World Snooker Championship took place from 19 April to 5 May 2008 in Sheffield, England. The tournament was the last of seven ranking events in the 2007–08 snooker season on the World Snooker Tour. It featured a 32-player main draw held at the Crucible Theatre, as well as a qualifying draw that was played at Prestatyn Sands Pontin's from 6 to 11 January. This was the 32nd consecutive year that the tournament had been staged at the Crucible.
The top 16 players in the latest world rankings automatically qualified for the main draw as seeded players. John Higgins was seeded first overall as the defending champion, and the remaining 15 seeds were allocated based on the latest world rankings. The number of frames required to win a match increased throughout the tournament. The first round consisted of best-of-19-frames matches, and the final match was played over a maximum of 35 frames. All 16 non-seeded spots in the main draw were filled with players from the qualifying rounds. The event was broadcast by the BBC and Eurosport in Europe.

### Prize fund

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

## Tournament summary
### Early rounds

The first round was played between 20 and 24 April as the best of 19 frames, held over two sessions. Defending champion John Higgins defeated Matthew Stevens 10–5, but the 2007 runner-up Mark Selby was knocked out by qualifier Mark King 10–8. Ding Junhui's 10–9 victory over Marco Fu was his first ever win at the Crucible. Stephen Maguire took the first eight frames of his first-round match against Anthony Hamilton, before Hamilton won frame nine. Maguire won the match 10–3. Three players were making their debuts at the event; Jamie Cope, Liu Chuang and Liang Wenbo. One of the three debutants, Wenbo, progressed to the second round as he defeated Ken Doherty 10–5. The defeat caused Doherty to drop out of the top 16 of the world rankings for the first time since the 1992–93 season. Cope lost in a deciding frame to Peter Ebdon, despite having led 5–2 earlier in the match.
The second round was played from 24 to 28 April as the best of 25 frames, held over three sessions. Defending champion Higgins was defeated by Ryan Day 9–13. This was the first time Day had progressed to the quarter-finals at the event. Ronnie O'Sullivan made a maximum break against Mark Williams in the final frame of his 13–7 win. The achievement made O'Sullivan the first player to have scored three 147s at the venue. Williams, ranked 12th in the world before the tournament, fell out of the top 16 after his second-round loss. Hendry reached the quarter-finals for the 17th time in his career, after a 13–7 win over Ding Junhui. Maguire also won the first eight frames of his second-round clash with Neil Robertson, which he won 13–7. Leading 12–10, Liang Wenbo punched the air in celebration as he potted match ball. However, his opponent, Joe Swail earned the snookers he required to win the frame and also won the next to force the match into a deciding frame. Swail missed a brown ball, allowing Wenbo to win the match 13–12. Afterwards, Swail complained bitterly that in the final frame the referee had incorrectly replaced the cue ball after calling a miss, giving Liang an easier escape from a snooker. He also accused Liang of unprofessional conduct for not pointing out the referee's mistake.

### Later rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, final)

The quarter-finals were played on 29 and 30 April as the best of 25 frames held over three sessions. Carter made a maximum break in his 13–9 win over Ebdon. His opponent came very close to a maximum of his own just a frame earlier, but narrowly missed the 15th black. Just minutes before, on the other table, Stephen Hendry attempted a maximum of his own but also missed the 15th red. Hendry reached the 12th Crucible semi-final of his career after a 13–7 win over Day, setting a record for one-table appearances that still stands. Wenbo was the first player from mainland China to reach the quarter-finals of the World Championship, but he lost 7–13 to O'Sullivan. Perry defeated Maguire 13–12 on a deciding frame.
The semi-finals were played from 1 to 3 May as the best of 33 frames. After tying the first session 4–4, O'Sullivan completed an 8–0 whitewash over Hendry in their second session and won the first frame of session three, meaning that O'Sullivan had won twelve consecutive frames from 1–4 down to 13–4 in front. At one stage in the match, O'Sullivan had scored 448 points without reply. This was the first time Hendry had lost every frame in a full session at the Crucible. O'Sullivan won the match 17–6 with a session to spare. Carter reached his first ranking final by defeating Perry 17–15.
The final was played on 4 and 5 May between O'Sullivan and Carter. Both finalists were English for the first time since the 1991 event, when John Parrott defeated Jimmy White 18–11. O'Sullivan led 11–5 after the first day's play and won the match 18–8. This was O'Sullivan's third World Championship win, as he joined Steve Davis and Hendry in having won more than two world titles at the Crucible; it was the 20th ranking title of his professional career. In post-match interviews, both players admitted to not having played particularly well, with O'Sullivan commenting "Ali and I are disappointed not to put on a better performance". Carter's performance was described as "jaded". The win also gave O'Sullivan the top spot in the world rankings.

## Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks.
| First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | First round Best of 19 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Second round Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 33 frames | Semi-finals Best of 33 frames | Semi-finals Best of 33 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames | Final Best of 35 frames |
| 19 April | 19 April | 19 April | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 10 | 24, 25 & 26 April | 24, 25 & 26 April | 24, 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | 24, 25 & 26 April | 24, 25 & 26 April | 24, 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Stevens | Matthew Stevens | 5 | John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | John Higgins (1) | John Higgins (1) | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | Ryan Day (16) | Ryan Day (16) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day (16) | Ryan Day (16) | 10 | Ryan Day (16) | Ryan Day (16) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Ryan Day (16) | Ryan Day (16) | 10 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 6 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 6 | | | | Ryan Day (16) | Ryan Day (16) | 7 | | | | |
| 22 April | 22 April | 22 April | | | | Ryan Day (16) | Ryan Day (16) | 7 | | | | |
| 22 April | 22 April | 22 April | | | | Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 13 | | | | |
| Ding Junhui (9) | Ding Junhui (9) | 10 | | | | Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 13 | | | | |
| Ding Junhui (9) | Ding Junhui (9) | 10 | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 9 | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 9 | Ding Junhui (9) | Ding Junhui (9) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | Ding Junhui (9) | Ding Junhui (9) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | 20 & 21 April | Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 10 | Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 10 | | | | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 | | | | | | | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | 1 & 2 May | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 9 | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 6 | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | | | | | | | Stephen Hendry (8) | Stephen Hendry (8) | 6 | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 17 | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 10 | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 17 | |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 10 | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 5 | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | |
| Liu Chuang | Liu Chuang | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 13 | | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | Mark Williams (12) | Mark Williams (12) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (12) | Mark Williams (12) | 10 | Mark Williams (12) | Mark Williams (12) | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Mark Williams (12) | Mark Williams (12) | 10 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | |
| Mark Davis | Mark Davis | 3 | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 13 | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 13 | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 7 | | | | |
| Stephen Lee (13) | Stephen Lee (13) | 4 | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 7 | | | | |
| Stephen Lee (13) | Stephen Lee (13) | 4 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 10 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 10 | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 23 April | 23 April | 23 April | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 23 April | 23 April | 23 April | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (4) | Ken Doherty (4) | 5 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Ken Doherty (4) | Ken Doherty (4) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 4 & 5 May | 4 & 5 May | 4 & 5 May |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 4 & 5 May | 4 & 5 May | 4 & 5 May |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 18 |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) | 18 |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 8 |
| Shaun Murphy (3) | Shaun Murphy (3) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 8 |
| Shaun Murphy (3) | Shaun Murphy (3) | 10 | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | 25 & 26 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | Shaun Murphy (3) | Shaun Murphy (3) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | Shaun Murphy (3) | Shaun Murphy (3) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 10 | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 10 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 9 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | |
| Barry Hawkins | Barry Hawkins | 9 | | | | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 13 | | | | | | |
| 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | 21 & 22 April | | | | Peter Ebdon (6) | Peter Ebdon (6) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby (11) | Mark Selby (11) | 8 | | | | Peter Ebdon (6) | Peter Ebdon (6) | 9 | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby (11) | Mark Selby (11) | 8 | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 10 | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | 24 & 25 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | 10 | Mark King | Mark King | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | Mark King | Mark King | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | Peter Ebdon (6) | Peter Ebdon (6) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon (6) | Peter Ebdon (6) | 10 | Peter Ebdon (6) | Peter Ebdon (6) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Peter Ebdon (6) | Peter Ebdon (6) | 10 | | | | | | | 1, 2 & 3 May | 1, 2 & 3 May | 1, 2 & 3 May | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 9 | | | | | | | 1, 2 & 3 May | 1, 2 & 3 May | 1, 2 & 3 May | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | 9 | | | | | | | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 17 | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | | | | Ali Carter (14) | Ali Carter (14) | 17 | | | |
| 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | 19 & 20 April | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 15 | | | |
| Neil Robertson (7) | Neil Robertson (7) | 10 | | | | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 15 | | | |
| Neil Robertson (7) | Neil Robertson (7) | 10 | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | 26, 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 4 | Neil Robertson (7) | Neil Robertson (7) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | Neil Robertson (7) | Neil Robertson (7) | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | 23 & 24 April | Stephen Maguire (10) | Stephen Maguire (10) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (10) | Stephen Maguire (10) | 10 | Stephen Maguire (10) | Stephen Maguire (10) | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Maguire (10) | Stephen Maguire (10) | 10 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | 29 & 30 April | | | | | | |
| Anthony Hamilton | Anthony Hamilton | 3 | | | | Stephen Maguire (10) | Stephen Maguire (10) | 12 | | | | | | |
| 21 April | 21 April | 21 April | | | | Stephen Maguire (10) | Stephen Maguire (10) | 12 | | | | | | |
| 21 April | 21 April | 21 April | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 13 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (15) | Steve Davis (15) | 8 | | | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 13 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (15) | Steve Davis (15) | 8 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 10 | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | 27 & 28 April | | | | | | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 10 | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | 22 & 23 April | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Graeme Dott (2) | Graeme Dott (2) | 7 | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 4 May & 5 May 2008. Referee: Jan Verhaas :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) England | 18–8 | Ali Carter (14) England |
| 81–56, 127–0, 99–0, 0–104, 86–4, 62–76, 65–18, 73–0, 78–0, 36–60, 86–4, 28–93, 45–80, 123–0, 77–32, 110–5, 66–48, 74–0, 25–64, 85–0, 0–84, 58–42, 4–89, 68–39, 75–32, 62–16 | Century breaks: 2 (O'Sullivan 1, Carter 1) Highest break by O'Sullivan: 106 Highest break by Carter: 104 | 81–56, 127–0, 99–0, 0–104, 86–4, 62–76, 65–18, 73–0, 78–0, 36–60, 86–4, 28–93, 45–80, 123–0, 77–32, 110–5, 66–48, 74–0, 25–64, 85–0, 0–84, 58–42, 4–89, 68–39, 75–32, 62–16 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan wins the 2008 888.com World Snooker Championship |||

## Qualification
### Preliminary qualifying

The preliminary qualifying rounds for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 3 and 5 January 2008.
Round 1
| Phil Seaton | 5–2 | Donald Newcombe |
Round 2
| Colin Mitchell | 5–4 | Phil Seaton |
| Les Dodd | 1–5 | David Singh |
| Adam Osbourne | 0–5 | Sean Storey |
| Tony Knowles | 5–1 | Ali Bassiri |
| Neil Selman | 5–1 | John Wilson |
| Ian Stark | 5–4 | Del Smith |
| Tony Brown | 5–1 | Christopher Flight |
| Stephen Ormerod | w/o–w/d | Paul Wykes |
Round 3
| Colin Mitchell | 5–3 | David Singh |
| Sean Storey | 5–0 | Tony Knowles |
| Neil Selman | 4–5 | Ian Stark |
| Tony Brown | 3–5 | Stephen Ormerod |

### Qualifying

The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 6 and 11 January 2008. The final round of qualifying took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield between 7 and 10 March.
Round 1
| Patrick Wallace | 10–1 | Sean Storey |
| Jimmy Robertson | 10–5 | Stephen Ormerod |
| Rodney Goggins | 10–4 | Ian Stark |
| Liu Chuang | 10–0 | Colin Mitchell |
Rounds 2–5
| Round 2 Best of 19 frames | Round 2 Best of 19 frames | Round 3 Best of 19 frames | Round 3 Best of 19 frames | Round 4 Best of 19 frames | Round 4 Best of 19 frames | Round 5 Best of 19 frames | Round 5 Best of 19 frames |
| Alex Davies | 10 | Ian Preece | 10 | Adrian Gunnell | 10 | Stuart Bingham | 10 |
| Steve Mifsud | 2 | Alex Davies | 9 | Ian Preece | 9 | Adrian Gunnell | 3 |
| Mark Joyce | 10 | Jimmy Michie | 10 | Michael Judge | 10 | Michael Holt | 6 |
| Patrick Wallace | 8 | Mark Joyce | 4 | Jimmy Michie | 6 | Michael Judge | 10 |
| James McBain | 10 | Marcus Campbell | 9 | Fergal O'Brien | 10 | Jamie Cope | 10 |
| Kevin Van Hove | 2 | James McBain | 10 | James McBain | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 |
| Tian Pengfei | 10 | Mike Dunn | 10 | Andrew Norman | 2 | Dave Harold | 10 |
| Ashley Wright | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 2 | Mike Dunn | 10 | Mike Dunn | 4 |
| Munraj Pal | 8 | David Roe | 10 | Andy Hicks | 10 | Barry Hawkins | 10 |
| Xiao Guodong | 10 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | David Roe | 5 | Andy Hicks | 8 |
| Matthew Selt | 10 | Jimmy White | 10 | A Higginson | 7 | Mark King | 10 |
| Fraser Patrick | 6 | Matthew Selt | 4 | Jimmy White | 10 | Jimmy White | 3 |
| Liu Song | 10 | Scott MacKenzie | 10 | James Wattana | 8 | Anthony Hamilton | 10 |
| Jimmy Robertson | 6 | Liu Song | 5 | Scott MacKenzie | 10 | Scott MacKenzie | 2 |
| Kurt Maflin | 9 | Paul Davies | 8 | John Parrott | 10 | Joe Perry | 10 |
| Gareth Coppack | 10 | Gareth Coppack | 10 | Gareth Coppack | 3 | John Parrott | 8 |
| Shailesh Jogia | 4 | Barry Pinches | 10 | Robert Milkins | 4 | Nigel Bond | 10 |
| Michael White | 10 | Michael White | 4 | Barry Pinches | 10 | Barry Pinches | 7 |
| Lee Spick | 9 | Judd Trump | 10 | Jamie Burnett | 2 | Joe Swail | 10 |
| Rodney Goggins | 10 | Rodney Goggins | 4 | Judd Trump | 10 | Judd Trump | 9 |
| Jamie O'Neill | 8 | Stuart Pettman | 4 | Rory McLeod | 10 | Matthew Stevens | 10 |
| Martin Gould | 10 | Martin Gould | 10 | Martin Gould | 8 | Rory McLeod | 5 |
| Liang Wenbo | 10 | Rod Lawler | 6 | Dave Gilbert | 3 | Ian McCulloch | 5 |
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | Liang Wenbo | 10 | Liang Wenbo | 10 | Liang Wenbo | 10 |
| Lee Walker | 9 | Joe Delaney | 5 | David Gray | 5 | Dominic Dale | 9 |
| Liu Chuang | 10 | Liu Chuang | 10 | Liu Chuang | 10 | Liu Chuang | 10 |
| Leo Fernandez | 10 | Drew Henry | 2 | Mark Davis | 10 | Gerard Greene | 2 |
| Alfred Burden | 4 | Leo Fernandez | 10 | Leo Fernandez | 9 | Mark Davis | 10 |
| David Morris | 9 | Robin Hull | | Alan McManus | 10 | Marco Fu | 10 |
| Supoj Saenla | 10 | Supoj Saenla | W/O | Supoj Saenla | 2 | Alan McManus | 3 |
| Tony Drago | 9 | Tom Ford | 5 | Ricky Walden | 10 | Mark Allen | 10 |
| I Kachaiwong | 10 | I Kachaiwong | 10 | I Kachaiwong | 4 | Ricky Walden | 8 |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

The highest break received a prize of £10,000, and a maximum break received a prize of £147,000 – a total of £157,000. This prize was shared, as two players made a 147, winning £78,500 each. In total there were 63 century breaks made at this year's world championships. O'Sullivan and Carter both made a maximum break during the event.
* 147, 140, 138, 135, 133, 126, 123, 109, 106, 102, 102, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 147, 128, 128, 106, 104, 100 – Ali Carter
* 143, 113, 109, 103 – Peter Ebdon
* 140, 124, 112, 112, 110 – Stephen Hendry
* 137 – Stuart Bingham
* 133, 105 – Joe Swail
* 132, 127, 121, 110, 104, 102 – Joe Perry
* 131, 118, 112, 110, 100 – Stephen Maguire
* 126, 101 – Jamie Cope
* 126 – Graeme Dott
* 125 – Nigel Bond
* 123, 104 – Liang Wenbo
* 121, 116, 112 – Mark King
* 120, 103 – John Higgins
* 114, 113 – Ding Junhui
* 112 – Matthew Stevens
* 108 – Mark Selby
* 104 – Ryan Day
* 104 – Michael Judge
* 103, 100 – Marco Fu
* 102 – Mark Allen
* 102 – Anthony Hamilton
* 102 – Shaun Murphy

### Qualifying stage centuries

The highest break in qualifying was a 139 made by Patrick Wallace.
* 139, 113, 103 – Patrick Wallace
* 138 – Leo Fernandez
* 138 – Gerard Greene
* 137 – Mark Davis
* 136, 112, 105, 101 – Liang Wenbo
* 135 – Rod Lawler
* 132, 110 – Dominic Dale
* 132, 103 – Andy Hicks
* 129, 100 – Alex Davies
* 127 – Xiao Guodong
* 126 – Robert Milkins
* 123, 107 – Matthew Stevens
* 122 – Rory McLeod
* 119 – Adrian Gunnell
* 118 – Michael White
* 116 – Marco Fu
* 112 – Jamie Burnett
* 112 – Fergal O'Brien
* 110 – Tom Ford
* 109 – Michael Judge
* 109 – Ian McCulloch
* 109 – Steve Mifsud
* 109 – Munraj Pal
* 108 – Liu Chuang
* 106 – David Roe
* 105 – Marcus Campbell
* 104 – Mark Allen
* 104 – Tian Pengfei
* 103 – Jamie O'Neill
* 102, 101, 100 – Ian Preece
* 101 – James McBain
* 101 – Joe Perry
* 101 – Jimmy White
* 100 – Anthony Hamilton