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Duration | 4 June 2008 – 10 May 2009 |
Tournaments | 34 (8 ranking events) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship |
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Masters |
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World Championship |
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The 2008–09 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 4 June 2008 and 10 May 2009. Four players missed the fourth ranking event of the season, the Bahrain Championship, and therefore lost ranking points; this was due to a clash with some Premier League matches whose date had already been approved by the game's governing body. [1]
Countries
Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2007/2008 professional Main Tour.
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The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events. [10]
Ranking event |
Non-ranking event |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
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13 Sep | 13 Sep | ![]() |
Wytech Masters | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield |
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3–2 | [29] |
14 Sep | 14 Sep | ![]() |
UK Ladies Championship | North East Derbyshire Snooker Centre | Chesterfield |
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3–1 | [30] |
11 Oct | 11 Oct | ![]() |
East Anglian Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge |
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3–0 | [31] |
15 Nov | 15 Nov | ![]() |
British Open | Newmarket Snooker & Bowl | Newmarket |
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3–1 | [32] |
7 Feb | 7 Feb | ![]() |
South Coast Classic | Q Ball Snooker Club | Eastbourne |
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3–0 | [33] |
7 Mar | 7 Mar | ![]() |
Connie Gough Memorial | Rileys Snooker Club | Luton |
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3–1 | [34] |
4 Apr | 8 Apr | ![]() |
World Ladies Championship | Cambridge Snooker Centre | Cambridge |
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5–2 | [35] |
Start | Finish | Country | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Ref. |
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23 Jun | 27 Jun | ![]() |
PIOS I | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–2 | [36] [37] |
3 Aug | 8 Aug | ![]() |
PIOS II | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–5 | [36] [38] |
25 Aug | 29 Aug | ![]() |
PIOS III | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–3 | [36] [39] |
19 Oct | 24 Oct | ![]() |
PIOS IV | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–1 | [36] [40] |
9 Nov | 14 Nov | ![]() |
PIOS V | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–2 | [36] [41] |
27 Feb | 4 Mar | ![]() |
PIOS VI | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–0 | [36] [42] |
25 Mar | 29 Mar | ![]() |
PIOS VII | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–3 | [36] [43] |
5 May | 9 May | ![]() |
PIOS VIII | Pontin's | Prestatyn |
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6–5 | [36] [44] |
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. [58] [59]
No. | Ch. | Player | Points 2006/07 | Points 2007/08 | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
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20750 | 29700 | 50450 |
2 | ![]() |
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19550 | 25975 | 45525 |
3 | ![]() |
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21350 | 23700 | 45050 |
4 | ![]() |
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18275 | 20050 | 38325 |
5 | ![]() |
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23100 | 14825 | 37925 |
6 | ![]() |
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17375 | 16900 | 34275 |
7 | ![]() |
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15750 | 18425 | 34175 |
8 | ![]() |
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14450 | 19425 | 33875 |
9 | ![]() |
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18000 | 14975 | 32975 |
10 | ![]() |
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20550 | 12400 | 32950 |
11 | ![]() |
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16325 | 15869 | 32194 |
12 | ![]() |
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12175 | 18250 | 30425 |
13 | ![]() |
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18675 | 8469 | 27144 |
14 | ![]() |
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8925 | 18075 | 27000 |
15 | ![]() |
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12325 | 13675 | 26000 |
16 | ![]() |
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10650 | 15075 | 25725 |
No. | Ch | Player | Points 07/08 | NIT | SM | GP | BC | UK | WO | CO | WSC | Points 08/09 | Total |
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1 |
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29700 | 5000 | 4000 | 3125 | 700 | 2850 | 1900 | 2500 | 3800 | 23875 | 53575 |
2 |
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25975 | 2500 | 3200 | 875 | 2500 | 4800 | 2500 | 700 | 5000 | 22075 | 48050 |
3 |
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23700 | 700 | 700 | 875 | 700 | 7500 | 2500 | 2500 | 8000 | 23475 | 47175 |
4 | ![]() |
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14825 | 3200 | 1900 | 6250 | 0 | 3750 | 1900 | 4000 | 10000 | 31000 | 45825 |
5 | ![]() |
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18425 | 3200 | 700 | 4000 | 700 | 4800 | 5000 | 1900 | 3800 | 24100 | 42525 |
6 | ![]() |
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19425 | 1900 | 2500 | 5000 | 1900 | 1050 | 700 | 3200 | 5000 | 21250 | 40675 |
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20050 | 1900 | 3200 | 2375 | 0 | 1050 | 2500 | 1900 | 5000 | 17925 | 37975 |
8 | ![]() |
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18075 | 700 | 2500 | 2375 | 700 | 6000 | 2500 | 700 | 3800 | 19275 | 37350 |
9 | ![]() |
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12400 | 700 | 1900 | 875 | 5000 | 2850 | 3200 | 1900 | 6400 | 22825 | 35225 |
10 | ![]() |
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16900 | 700 | 700 | 2375 | 3200 | 1050 | 700 | 2500 | 5000 | 16225 | 33125 |
11 | ![]() |
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15075 | 2500 | 575 | 875 | 3200 | 2850 | 700 | 700 | 6400 | 17800 | 32875 |
12 |
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18250 | 1900 | 1900 | 2375 | 1900 | 3750 | 700 | 700 | 1400 | 14625 | 32875 |
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15869 | 700 | 700 | 3125 | 0 | 2850 | 1900 | 700 | 3800 | 13775 | 29644 |
14 | ![]() |
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14975 | 700 | 700 | 2375 | 700 | 2850 | 700 | 5000 | 1400 | 14425 | 29400 |
15 | ![]() |
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15100 | 1900 | 2500 | 719 | 575 | 3750 | 575 | 1400 | 2800 | 14219 | 29319 |
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13675 | 700 | 1900 | 875 | 700 | 2850 | 1900 | 1900 | 3800 | 14625 | 28300 |
2008/2009 Points distribution for world ranking events: [63]
Tournament | Round → | L96 | L80 | L64 | L48 | L32 | L16 | QF | SF | F | W |
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Northern Ireland Trophy | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Shanghai Masters | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Grand Prix | Unseeded loser | 500 | 813 | 1125 | 1438 | 1750 | 2375 | 3125 | 4000 | 5000 | 6250 |
Seeded loser | 250 | 407 | 563 | 719 | 875 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Bahrain Championship | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Welsh Open | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
China Open | Unseeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | 1900 | 2500 | 3200 | 4000 | 5000 |
Seeded loser | 200 | 325 | 450 | 575 | 700 | – | – | – | – | – | |
World Championship | Unseeded loser | 800 | 1300 | 1800 | 2300 | 2800 | 3800 | 5000 | 6400 | 8000 | 10000 |
Seeded loser | 400 | 650 | 900 | 1150 | 1400 | – | – | – | – | – |