| Tournament Name: | 2008 Welsh Open |
| Venue: | Newport Centre |
| Location: | Newport |
| Country: | Wales |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £225,500 |
| Winners Share: | £35,000 |
| Highest Break: | (143) |
| Score: | 9–8 |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
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 5–8 down.__TOC__
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1] 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
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 17 February 2008. | |||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (6) | 8–9 | Mark Selby (11) | |
| Afternoon: 6–90 (77), 50–60,,,,,, Evening: 97–0 (93),,,,,,,, | |||
| 135 | Highest break | 77 | |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 6 | |
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 26 January and 28 January 2008.[4]