2008 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2008 Welsh Open was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 11 and 17 February 2008 in the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. Neil Robertson was the defending champion, but he lost his last 16 match against Ali Carter. Mark Selby won his first ranking title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8, after coming back from a 5–8 deficit. Prize fund. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £35,000 Runner Up: £17,500 Semi Finalists: £8,750 Quarter Finalist: £6,500 Last 16: £4,275 Last 32: £ 2,750 Last 48: £1,725 Last 64: £1,325 Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £225,500 Qualifying. Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 26 January and 28 January 2008.