2008 Paul Hunter Classic Explained

Tournament Name:	2008 Paul Hunter Classic
Venue:	Stadthalle
Location:	Fürth
Country:	Germany
Format:	Pro–am event
Winner:	Shaun Murphy
Runner Up:	Mark Selby
Score:	4–0
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 Paul Hunter Classic was a pro–am snooker tournament held in August 2008. Barry Pinches was the reigning champion, but he was eliminated in the last 32 by Shaun Murphy.^[1] Murphy went on to win the tournament, defeating Mark Selby 4–0 in the final.^[2]

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Tournament structure

The initial stage began with 40 groups of 4 players. The winners of each group advanced to the last 32 stage of the tournament, and the tournament runners-up moved to the last 64. Shaun Murphy was the only professional not to top his group, and thus had to play two matches more than the other professional players.^[3]

Main draw

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Notes and References

Web site: Barry Pinches wins against Ken Doherty. snookerblog.de. 27 August 2018.
Web site: Murphy gewinnt in Fürth. https://web.archive.org/web/20080907015840/http://de.eurosport.yahoo.com/01092008/73/murphy-gewinnt-fuerth.html. dead. 7 September 2008. Eurosport. 27 August 2018.
Web site: Ergebnisse Gruppenphase. https://web.archive.org/web/20090508030621/http://217.7.4.222/gruppen.asp?f=g. dead. 8 May 2009. Online Ergebnisse. 27 August 2018.
Web site: Last 64, Last 48, Last 32. https://web.archive.org/web/20090508030626/http://217.7.4.222/ko_round.htm. dead. 8 May 2009. Online Ergebnisse. 27 August 2018.
Web site: Last 16, Quarter-final, Semi-final, Final. https://web.archive.org/web/20090508030616/http://217.7.4.222/finals.asp?f=f. dead. 8 May 2009. Online Ergebnisse. 27 August 2018.