The 2007–08 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 June 2007 and 15 May 2008. This season saw the introduction of a new ranking tournament in Shanghai, while the Malta Cup lost its status as a ranking tournament.

New professional players Countries

Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2006/2007 professional Main Tour.

International champions

NGB nominations

From PIOS Tour

Calendar The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.

World Snooker Tour Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 6 Aug 12 Aug Shanghai Masters Shanghai Grand Stage Shanghai Dominic Dale Ryan Day 7 Sep 12 Sep Masters Qualifying Event English Institute of Sport Sheffield Barry Hawkins Kurt Maflin 6–4 6 Oct Pot Black Sheffield City Hall Sheffield Ken Doherty Shaun Murphy 1–0 13 Oct 21 Oct Grand Prix A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Marco Fu 9–6 4 Nov 11 Nov Northern Ireland Trophy Waterfront Hall Belfast Stephen Maguire Fergal O'Brien 9–5 6 Sep 2 Dec Premier League A.E.C.C. Aberdeen Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins 7–4 8 Dec 16 Dec UK Championship Telford International Centre Telford Ronnie O'Sullivan Stephen Maguire 10–2 13 Jan 20 Jan Masters Wembley Arena London Mark Selby Stephen Lee 10–3 4 Feb 10 Feb Malta Cup Hilton Conference Center Portomaso Shaun Murphy Ken Doherty 9–3 11 Feb 17 Feb Welsh Open Newport Centre Newport Mark Selby Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8 24 Mar 30 Mar China Open Beijing Stephen Maguire Shaun Murphy 10–9 19 Apr 5 May Crucible Theatre Sheffield Ronnie O'Sullivan Ali Carter 18–8 25 Feb 15 May Championship League Crondon Park Golf Club Stock Joe Perry Mark Selby 3–1

Ranking event Non-ranking event

World Ladies Billiards and Snooker Association Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 13 Sep 13 Sep Wytech Masters North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield Reanne Evans Katie Henrick 3–2 14 Sep 14 Sep UK Ladies Championship North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre Chesterfield Reanne Evans Maria Catalano 3–1 6 Oct 6 Oct East Anglian Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge Katie Henrick June Banks 3–1 10 Nov 10 Nov British Open Rushden Snooker Club Rushden Maria Catalano Emma Bonney 3–2 2 Feb 2 Feb South Coast Classic Q Ball Snooker Club Eastbourne Emma Bonney June Banks 3–2 1 Mar 1 Mar Connie Gough Memorial Rileys Snooker Club Luton Maria Catalano Reanne Evans 3–2 3 May 7 May World Ladies Championship Cambridge Snooker Centre Cambridge Reanne Evans June Banks 5–2

Pontin's International Open Series Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 16 Jul 20 Jul PIOS I Pontin's Prestatyn Simon Bedford Gary Wilkinson 6–3 5 Aug 10 Aug PIOS II Pontin's Prestatyn Kuldesh Johal Andrew Pagett 6–4 23 Sep 28 Sep PIOS III Pontin's Prestatyn Paul Davison Michael King 6–2 14 Oct 19 Oct PIOS IV Pontin's Prestatyn Matthew Couch Michael Wild 6–3 11 Dec 15 Dec PIOS V Pontin's Prestatyn Peter Lines Daniel Wells 6–5 15 Feb 19 Feb PIOS VI Pontin's Prestatyn Kuldesh Johal Simon Bedford 6–5 24 Mar 28 Mar PIOS VII Pontin's Prestatyn Jamie Jones Peter Lines 6–2 13 Apr 18 Apr PIOS VIII Pontin's Prestatyn Liam Highfield Justin Astley 6–2

Other events Start Finish Country Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Ref. 16 Jun 17 Jun Warsaw Snooker Tour Torwar Hall Mark Selby John Higgins 5–3 12 Jul 15 Jul Euro-Asia Masters Challenge Queen Elizabeth Stadium Wan Chai John Higgins James Wattana 5–4 14 Aug 19 Aug Paul Hunter English Open Northern Snooker Centre Leeds Matthew Couch Neil Robertson 6–5 18 Aug 19 Aug Irish Classic Raphael's Snooker Club Dublin David Morris Fergal O'Brien 5–3 Paul Hunter Classic Stadthall Fürth Barry Pinches Ken Doherty 4–0 25 Sep 30 Sep Irish Professional Championship Dublin Ken Doherty Fergal O'Brien 9–2 27 Oct 2 Nov Asian Indoor Games Macau East Asian Games Dome Macau James Wattana 4–3 15 Nov 18 Nov Swiss Open Billiard Center Im Funken Zofingen Dave Harold Ken Doherty 5–0 1 Dec 2 Dec Pontin's Pro Am Series Pontin's Prestatyn Joe Perry Ricky Walden 4–2 15 Dec 16 Dec Dutch Open De Dieze 's-Hertogenbosch Michael Holt Barry Pinches 6–4 14 May 18 May Huangshan Cup Anhui Sport Bureau Hefei Ali Carter Marco Fu 5–3

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

No. Ch. Player Points 2005/06 Points 2006/07 Total 1 John Higgins 19150 23100 42250 2 Graeme Dott 19100 18675 37775 3 Shaun Murphy 16350 21350 37700 4 Ken Doherty 20250 15550 35800 5 Ronnie O'Sullivan 12850 20750 33600 6 Peter Ebdon 15550 18000 33550 7 Neil Robertson 12575 20550 33125 8 Stephen Hendry 15100 17375 32475 9 Ding Junhui 14475 16325 30800 10 Stephen Maguire 11000 19550 30550 11 Mark Selby 9125 18275 27400 12 Mark Williams 18300 8825 27125 13 Stephen Lee 13500 12650 26150 14 Ali Carter 9550 15750 25300 15 Steve Davis 13100 11850 24950 16 Ryan Day 10050 14450 24500

World ranking points

Points distribution 2007/2008 Points distribution for world ranking events:

Tournament Round → L96 L80 L64 L48 L32 L16 QF SF F WShanghai Masters Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – –UK Championship Unseeded loser 600 975 1350 1725 2100 2850 3750 4800 6000 7500 Seeded loser 300 488 675 863 1050 – – – – – Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – Unseeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 1900 2500 3200 4000 5000 Seeded loser 200 325 450 575 700 – – – – – Unseeded loser 800 1300 1800 2300 2800 3800 5000 6400 8000 10000 Seeded loser 400 650 900 1150 1400 – – – – –

Tournament Stage 1 Group Stage 2 Group L16 QF SF F W 7–8 5–6 3–4 1–2 5–6 3–4 250 813 1125 1438 719Only for seeded players 1750 2375 3125 4000 5000 6250

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