# Premier League Snooker 2008

De Premier League Snooker 2008 vond plaats tussen 11 september en 7 december 2008 op 10 donderdagen en één finaleweekend.

## Groepsfase

(Breaks boven 50 tussen haakjes); breaks vanaf 100 worden vet gemarkeerd.
11 september - Grimsby Auditorium
* Mark Selby 4-2 Ding Junhui → 51-64, 15-105 (100), (86)-0, (80)-0, (73)-0, (104)-0
* Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-3 John Higgins → (62) 63-70, 1-91 (83), (72) 98-0, (85)-0, 67-42, 0-(74)
18 september - The Anvil, Basingstoke
* John Higgins 3-3 Ding Junhui → 43-64, 47-68, 46-82 (76), (57) 59-15, (50) 68-58 (50), (78)-4
* Ronnie O'Sullivan 2-4 Joe Perry → 44-59, 6-105 (50,55), 0-(103), 63-47, (58) 90-0, 31-57
25 September - The Assembly Rooms, Derby
* Joe Perry 4-2 Steve Davis → 45-77, (80) 85-8, (67) 75-27, (55) 61-0 , 63-45, 30-94 (65)
* Mark Selby 5-1 Stephen Hendry → 82-4, 77-9, 76-66, (50) 79-8, 1-75 (52), 67-64
9 oktober - Malvern Theatre, Great Malvern, Worcestershire
* Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-0 Ding Junhui → 63-56, (134) 134-0, (65) 66-1, (53) 70-31, (71)-30, (126)-0
* Mark Selby 6-0 Steve Davis → 68-36, (95)-3, 66-43, (80) 113-7, 73-49, (101)-0
23 oktober - Plymouth Pavilions
* Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-0 Steve Davis → 103-7, (60) 97-25, (52) 71-38, (62) 113-0, 63-22, 93-0
* Stephen Hendry 1-5 Joe Perry → 31-(75), 12-62, 72-9, 1-(108), 53-71(65), 10-75(66)
30 oktober - EIS (English Institute of Sport), Sheffield
* Stephen Hendry 4-2 John Higgins → (76)-7, (65) 72-40, 24-61 (56), 65-12, 68-61 (56), 25-60 (52)
* Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-3 Mark Selby → (75) 121-10, 60-56, 41-64, (64) 71-28, 5-98, 19-94 (94)
6 november - The Newport Centre
* Joe Perry 2-4 Ding Junhui → (50)-85 (70), 4-97, 0-82, (85)-5, 0-80, (90)-0
* Steve Davis 1-5 Stephen Hendry → 37-54, 0-84 (78), 75-54, 48-75, 32-78 (72), 37-86 (86)
13 november - Dolphin Leisure Centre, Haywards Heath, West Sussex
* Ding Junhui 4-2 Steve Davis → (139)-0, (72) 103-32, (78) 104-0, (56) 92-4, 1-74 (70), 18-69
* Mark Selby 4-2 John Higgins → (102)-0, 37-82, (55) 72-46, (93) 94-32, 28-62 (60), (113) 126-0
20 november - The Sands Centre, Carlisle
* John Higgins 2-4 Joe Perry → 0-(72), 10-75, 36-81, 1-68, (120)-0, (76)-21
* Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-3 Stephen Hendry → 53-60, 1-109 (108), (67) 77-17, 37-73 (72), (68) 94-36, 66-42
27 november - The Glades Arena, Kidderminster
* Mark Selby 3-3 Joe Perry → (63) 91-3, 59-49, 80-22, 6-(115), 2-57, 22-66 (51)
* Stephen Hendry 3-3 Ding Junhui → 36-(85), (88)-1, 0-(113), (50) 69-12, 8-72, 69-13
* John Higgins 3-3 Steve Davis → 18-68, 8-57, 66-8, (73)-16, (69) 70-29, 37-67

## Resultaten

De beste vier spelers gaan door naar de finales.
Tiebreak regels Bij een gelijk aantal punten worden de volgende regels van kracht om de uiteindelijke positie te bepalen.
* Meeste frames gewonnen;
* Minste frames verloren;
* Onderling resultaat, indien dat 3-3 was: de eerste speler die op 3 kwam.
| Ranking | | SEL | PER | SUL | HEN | DIN | HIG | DAV | Frame W-L | Match W-D-L | Pld-Pts |
| 1 | Mark Selby | x | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25-11 | 4-2-0 | 6-10 |
| 2 | Joe Perry | 3 | x | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 22-14 | 4-1-1 | 6-9 |
| 3 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 3 | 2 | x | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 23-13 | 2-3-1 | 6-7 |
| 4 | Stephen Hendry | 1 | 1 | 3 | x | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17-19 | 2-2-2 | 6-6 |
| 5 | Ding Junhui | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | x | 3 | 4 | 16-20 | 2-2-2 | 6-6 |
| 6 | John Higgins | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | x | 3 | 15-21 | 0-3-3 | 6-3 |
| 7 | Steve Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | x | 8-28 | 0-1-5 | 6-1 |

## Finales

6-7 december - Potters Leisure Resort in Hopton-on-Sea, Norfolk
| halve finale | halve finale | | | finale | finale |
| 6-12 | 6-12 | 6-12 | 6-12 | 6-12 | 6-12 |
| Selby | 5 | |
| Hendry | 0 | | | 7-12 | 7-12 |
| | | | | Selby | 2 |
| 6-12 | 6-12 | | | O'Sullivan | 7 |
| Perry | 4 | |
| O'Sullivan | 5 | | |
Mark Selby 5-0 Stephen Hendry → 83-34, (110)-4, (128) 133-0, (115)-4, (77)-0
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-4 Joe Perry → 68-55, 0-93 (85), (79) 93-20, 8-76 (72), 93-24, 0-(95), (52) 69-6, 4-(100), (104)-4
Ronnie O'Sullivan 7-2 Mark Selby → (93) 121-11, (62) 82-8, 74-18, (84)-14, (62) 83-48, 58-61, (105)-13, 0-(84), (74)-20

## 100+ Breaks

Voor elke gemaakte 'centurybreak' krijgt de speler £ 1,000.
* 139, 113, 100 - Ding Junhui
* 134, 126, 105, 104 - Ronnie O'Sullivan
* 128, 120, 115, 110, 104, 102, 101 - Mark Selby
* 120 - John Higgins
* 115, 103, 101, 100 - Joe Perry
* 108 - Stephen Hendry