2008 UK Championship explained

Tournament Name:2008 Maplin UK Championship
Venue:Telford International Centre
Location:Telford
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£625,000
Winners Share:£100,000
Highest Break: (147)
Score:10–9
Previous:2007
Next:2009

The 2008 UK Championship (officially the 2008 Maplin UK Championship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 21 December 2008 at the Telford International Centre in Telford, England. It was the 32nd edition of the event.

World Snooker, the sports governing body, opened an investigation into allegations of match fixing, after Stephen Maguire beat Jamie Burnett 9–3 in the first round. Several bookmakers had stopped taking bets on the match before it even started, when reports of a number of large sums having been placed on the same correct score began to circulate within the industry.[1] Just prior to the 2009 World Championship, where Maguire and Burnett were drawn together the first round, it was announced that Strathclyde Police had opened an official enquiry into the match.[2] The enquiry was closed in 2011 with no criminal charges against either of them, and a World Snooker disciplinary enquiry was announced,[3] which ended without any regulatory action.[4] In September 2013 it was announced, that Stephen Lee was found guilty of agreeing to lose the first frame of his first and second round matches.[5]

Shaun Murphy won the title with a 10–9 victory over Marco Fu.[6] [7]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[8]

Main draw

[9] [10] [11]

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Telford International Centre, Telford, England, 21 December 2008.
Marco Fu (14)
9–10Shaun Murphy (3)
Afternoon: 34–74, 56–48,,,,,,
Evening: 1–77 (77),,,,,,,,,,
102Highest break99
1Century breaks0
450+ breaks6

Qualifying

The qualifying took place from December 1 to 8 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England.[12] [13]

Century breaks

Televised stage centuries

[9]

Qualifying stage centuries

[12]

Notes and References

  1. News: Scots snooker stars Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett in betting probe . . 16 December 2008 . 2009-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090224024511/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/snooker/2008/12/16/scots-snooker-stars-stephen-maguire-and-jamie-burnett-in-betting-probe-86908-20974520/. 24 February 2009 . live.
  2. News: Police investigate snooker match . . 17 April 2009 . 2009-02-23.
  3. News: Everton. Clive. No charges against Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett over fixing claims. guardian.co.uk. 23 September 2011. London. 18 May 2011.
  4. Web site: WPBSA Statement on Maguire/Burnett Case. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 September 2011.
  5. Web site: World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) and Stephen Lee decision . Sport Resolutions (UK) . 16 September 2013 . PDF . 16 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140412060908/http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/9b/be/0%2C%2C13165~179867%2C00.pdf . 12 April 2014 .
  6. News: Murphy defeats Fu to clinch title . 2008-12-22. BBC Sport. 2009-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20090311163956/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/7794708.stm. 11 March 2009 . live.
  7. Web site: World Snooker News: Murphy Takes Glory In UK Thriller . https://web.archive.org/web/20090207024500/http://www.worldsnooker.com/maplin_uk_championship_news-16037.htm?tid=116 . 2009-02-07 . dead . 2009-08-13 .
  8. Web site: Prize Money . Global Snooker . 23 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006143213/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-uk-championship-2008-prize-money.asp . 6 October 2011 .
  9. Web site: UK Championship 2008 Results . Global Snooker . 23 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006143254/http://www.global-snooker.com/maplin-uk-championship-2008-results.asp . 6 October 2011 .
  10. Web site: Maplin UK Championship results. worldsnooker.com. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. 23 September 2011.
  11. Web site: Maplin UK Championship 2008. Snooker.org. 23 September 2011.
  12. Web site: Maplin UK Championship 2008 Qualifying . Global Snooker . 23 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006144954/http://www.global-snooker.com/maplin-electronics-uk-championship-qualfying-results.asp . 6 October 2011 .
  13. Web site: Qualifying (Draw) . worldsnooker.org . . 23 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100129020402/http://www.worldsnooker.com/Maplin_UK_Championship_qualifiers_draw.htm?tid=115 . January 29, 2010 .

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