Group two

Group two matches were played on 27 and 28 January 2008. Ken Doherty was the second player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Perry
• Ken Doherty 3–1 Mark Williams
• Joe Perry 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
• Joe Swail 1–3 Nigel Bond
• Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Swail
• Ken Doherty 1–3 Ali Carter
• Nigel Bond 2–2 Anthony Hamilton

• Joe Perry 1–3 Ken Doherty
• Ali Carter 4–0 Mark Williams
• Joe Swail 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
• Ken Doherty 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
• Nigel Bond 1–3 Mark Williams
• Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Swail
• Joe Perry 2–2 Nigel Bond

• Mark Williams 4–0 Anthony Hamilton
• Ken Doherty 3–1 Nigel Bond
• Joe Perry 3–1 Joe Swail
• Ali Carter 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
• Ali Carter 3–1 Nigel Bond
• Ken Doherty 1–3 Joe Swail
• Mark Williams 1–3 Joe Perry

Table

Ranking		CAR	|   HAM	|   DOH	|   PER	|   SWA	|   WIL	|   BON	| Frame W–L	| Match W–D–L	| Pld–Pts
1	Ali Carter	x	1	3	2	2	4	3	15–9	3–2–1	6–8
2	Anthony Hamilton Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...	3	x	2	3	3	0	2	13–11	3–2–1	6–8
3	Ken Doherty Ken Doherty Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...	1	2	x	3	1	3	3	13–11	3–1–2	6–7
4	Joe Perry Joe Perry (snooker player) -External links:*...	2	1	1	x	3	3	2	12–12	2–2–2	6–6
5	Joe Swail Joe Swail -External links:*...	2	1	3	1	x	3	1	11–13	2–1–3	6–5
6	Mark Williams Mark Williams (snooker player) Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...	0	4	1	1	1	x	3	10–14	2–0–4	6–4
7	Nigel Bond Nigel Bond -External links:*...	1	2	1	2	3	1	x	10–14	1–2–3	6–4

Play-offs

Group three

Group three matches were played on 10 and 11 March 2008. Anthony Hamilton was the third player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Ali Carter 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
• Joe Swail 3–1 Michael Holt
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark Selby
• Ali Carter 4–0 Stuart Bingham
• Michael Holt 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
• Joe Swail 1–3 Shaun Murphy
• Ali Carter 3–1 Michael Holt

• Mark Selby 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Stuart Bingham
• Joe Swail 0–4 Anthony Hamilton
• Mark Selby 3–1 Joe Swail
• Stuart Bingham 2–2 Michael Holt
• Mark Selby 1–3 Ali Carter
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Anthony Hamilton

• Joe Swail 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Michael Holt 1–3 Mark Selby
• Stuart Bingham 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
• Ali Carter 2–2 Shaun Murphy
• Shaun Murphy 4–0 Michael Holt
• Mark Selby 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
• Ali Carter 4–0 Joe Swail

Table

Ranking		MUR	|   CAR	|   SEL	|   HAM	|   BIN	|   SWA	|   HOL	| Frame W–L	| Match W–D–L	| Pld–Pts
1	Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy (snooker player) Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...	x	2	3	3	3	3	4	18–6	5–1–0	6–11
2	Ali Carter	2	x	3	2	4	4	3	18–16	4–2–0	6–10
3	Mark Selby Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...	1	1	x	3	2	3	3	13–11	3–1–2	6–7
4	Anthony Hamilton Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...	1	2	1	x	2	4	3	13–11	2–2–2	6–6
5	Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...	1	0	2	2	x	2	2	9–15	0–4–2	6–4
6	Joe Swail Joe Swail -External links:*...	1	0	1	0	2	x	3	7–17	1–1–4	6–3
7	Michael Holt Michael Holt (snooker player) Michael Holt is a professional snooker player from Nottingham, England. , he has reached the quarter finals of three ranking tournaments – the 1999 UK Championship, the 2003 LG Cup, and the 2005 Grand Prix.-Career:...	0	1	1	1	2	1	x	6–18	0–1–5	6–1

Play-offs

Group four

Group four matches were played on 12 and 13 March 2008. Shaun Murphy was the fourth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Stuart Bingham 2–2 Mark Allen
• Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ali Carter
• Shaun Murphy 4–0 Jamie Cope
• Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King
• Joe Perry 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Allen
• Mark King 3–1 Jamie Cope

• Shaun Murphy 1–3 Mark Allen
• Ali Carter 2–2 Stuart Bingham
• Joe Perry 1–3 Jamie Cope
• Jamie Cope 1–3 Mark Allen
• Mark King 3–1 Stuart Bingham
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King
• Ali Carter 2–2 Joe Perry

• Stuart Bingham 2–2 Jamie Cope
• Mark King 2–2 Mark Allen
• Ali Carter 3–1 Jamie Cope
• Shaun Murphy 2–2 Joe Perry
• Joe Perry 3–1 Mark Allen
• Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Stuart Bingham

Table

Ranking		CAR	|   MUR	|   KIN	|   ALL	|   PER	|   BIN	|   COP	| Frame W–L	| Match W–D–L	| Pld–Pts
1	Ali Carter	x	3	2	2	2	2	3	14–10	2–4–0	6–8
2	Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy (snooker player) Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...	1	x	3	1	2	3	4	14–10	3–1–2	6–7
3	Mark King Mark King (snooker player) Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...	2	1	x	2	2	3	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
4	Mark Allen Mark Allen (snooker player) Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...	2	3	2	x	1	2	3	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
5	Joe Perry Joe Perry (snooker player) -External links:*...	2	2	2	3	x	2	1	12–12	1–4–1	6–6
6	Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...	2	1	1	2	2	x	2	10–14	0–4–2	6–4
7	Jamie Cope Jamie Cope -External links:***...	1	0	1	1	3	2	x	8–16	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

Group five

Group five matches were played on 14 and 15 April 2008. Joe Perry was the fifth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King
• Joe Perry 2–2 Mark Allen
• Ali Carter 4–0 Dominic Dale
• Neil Robertson 4–0 Stephen Lee
• Mark King 2–2 Mark Allen
• Stephen Lee 2–2 Joe Perry
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Dominic Dale

• Ali Carter 2–2 Mark Allen
• Joe Perry 1–3 Mark King
• Stephen Lee 2–2 Dominic Dale
• Mark Allen 4–0 Dominic Dale
• Neil Robertson 2–2 Joe Perry
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Ali Carter
• Stephen Lee 0–4 Mark King

• Joe Perry 3–1 Dominic Dale
• Mark Allen 1–3 Neil Robertson
• Stephen Lee 3–1 Ali Carter
• Mark King 2–2 Dominic Dale
• Mark King 3–1 Neil Robertson
• Mark Allen 3–1 Stephen Lee
• Ali Carter 0–4 Joe Perry

Table

Ranking		KIN	|   ROB	|   PER	|   ALL	|   CAR	|   LEE	|   DAL	| Frame W–L	| Match W–D–L	| Pld–Pts
1	Mark King Mark King (snooker player) Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...	x	3	3	2	2	4	2	16–8	3–3–0	6–9
2	Neil Robertson Neil Robertson (snooker player) Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...	1	x	2	3	3	4	3	16–18	4–1–1	6–9
3	Joe Perry Joe Perry (snooker player) -External links:*...	1	2	x	2	4	2	3	14–10	2–3–1	6–7
4	Mark Allen Mark Allen (snooker player) Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...	2	1	2	x	2	3	4	14–10	2–3–1	6–7
5	Ali Carter	2	1	0	2	x	1	4	10–14	1–2–3	6–4
6	Stephen Lee Stephen Lee Stephen Lee is a professional snooker-player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, whose smooth cue action is regarded by some pundits as the most natural in the game. He has won four ranking titles, and spent 10 seasons in the Top 16 of the world rankings before dropping out for the snooker...	0	0	2	1	3	x	2	8–16	1–2–3	6–4
7	Dominic Dale Dominic Dale -External links:**...	2	1	1	0	0	2	x	6–18	0–2–4	6–2

Play-offs

Group six

Group six matches were played on 16 and 17 April 2008. Mark Selby was the sixth player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Mark King 3–1 Mark Allen
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Ali Carter
• Mark Selby 3–1 Gerard Greene
• Mark King 1–3 Jimmy White
• Mark Selby 3–1 Ali Carter
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Mark Allen
• Gerard Greene 1–3 Jimmy White

• Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark King
• Ali Carter 3–1 Mark Allen
• Mark Selby 4–0 Jimmy White
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Jimmy White
• Ali Carter 3–1 Gerard Greene
• Mark Selby 3–1 Mark Allen
• Mark King 2–2 Gerard Greene

• Ali Carter 4–0 Jimmy White
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Gerard Greene
• Mark Allen 1–3 Jimmy White
• Mark Selby 2–2 Mark King
• Mark Allen 3–1 Gerard Greene
• Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark Selby
• Ali Carter 1–3 Mark King

Table

Ranking		SEL	|   ROB	|   KIN	|   CAR	|   WHI	|   ALL	|   GRE	| Frame W–L	| Match W–D–L	| Pld–Pts
1	Mark Selby Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...	x	2	2	3	4	3	3	17–7	4–2–0	6–10
2	Neil Robertson Neil Robertson (snooker player) Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...	2	x	2	3	3	3	3	16–8	4–2–0	6–10
3	Mark King Mark King (snooker player) Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...	2	2	x	3	1	3	2	13–11	2–3–1	6–7
4	Ali Carter	1	1	1	x	4	3	3	13–11	3–0–3	6–6
5	Jimmy White Jimmy White James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...	0	1	3	0	x	3	3	10–14	3–0–3	6–6
6	Mark Allen Mark Allen (snooker player) Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...	1	1	1	1	1	x	3	8–16	1–0–5	6–2
7	Gerard Greene Gerard Greene Gerard Greene is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events , as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent...	1	1	2	1	1	1	x	7–17	0–1–5	6–1

Play-offs

Group seven

Group seven matches were played on 12 and 13 May 2008. Mark King was the last player to qualify for the winners group.

Matches

• Neil Robertson 2–2 Mark King
• Ali Carter 1–3 Jimmy White
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Dave Harold
• Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Ian McCulloch
• Ali Carter 2–2 Mark King
• Ian McCulloch 3–1 Jimmy White
• Ali Carter 1–3 Neil Robertson

• Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Dave Harold
• Mark King 3–1 Jimmy White
• Ian McCulloch 1–3 Dave Harold
• Ali Carter 0–4 Dave Harold
• Fergal O'Brien 3–1 Jimmy White
• Mark King 1–3 Ian McCulloch
• Neil Robertson 1–3 Fergal O'Brien

• Dave Harold 2–2 Jimmy White
• Ali Carter 1–3 Fergal O'Brien
• Neil Robertson 3–1 Ian McCulloch
• Mark King 1–3 Dave Harold
• Ali Carter 4–0 Ian McCulloch
• Mark King 2–2 Fergal O'Brien
• Neil Robertson 2–2 Jimmy White

Table

Ranking		OBR	|   ROB	|   HAR	|   KIN	|   WHI	|   MCC	|   CAR	| Frame W–L	| Match W–D–L	| Pld–Pts
1	Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien Fergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...	x	3	3	2	3	3	3	17–7	5–1–0	6–11
2	Neil Robertson Neil Robertson (snooker player) Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...	1	x	3	2	2	3	3	14–10	3–2–1	6–8
3	Dave Harold Dave Harold David 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"...	1	1	x	3	2	3	4	14–10	3–1–2	6–7
4	Mark King Mark King (snooker player) Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...	2	2	1	x	3	1	2	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
5	Jimmy White Jimmy White James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...	1	2	2	1	x	1	3	10–14	1–2–3	6–4
6	Ian McCulloch Ian McCulloch (snooker player) -External links:**...	1	1	1	3	3	x	0	9–15	2–0–4	6–4
7	Ali Carter	1	1	0	2	1	4	x	9–15	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

Winners group

The matches of the winners group were played on 14 and 15 May 2008. Joe Perry has qualifyd to the 2008 Premier League.

Matches

• Ryan Day 3–1 Ken Doherty
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
• Mark Selby 3–1 Joe Perry
• Mark King 1–3 Ryan Day
• Ken Doherty 4–0 Anthony Hamilton
• Shaun Murphy 4–0 Joe Perry
• Mark Selby 4–0 Mark King

• Ryan Day 1–3 Anthony Hamilton
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Ken Doherty
• Joe Perry 2–2 Mark King
• Mark Selby 3–1 Shaun Murphy
• Mark King 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
• Mark Selby 1–3 Ryan Day
• Ken Doherty 0–4 Joe Perry

• Mark Selby 3–1 Anthony Hamilton
• Shaun Murphy 3–1 Mark King
• Ryan Day 2–2 Joe Perry
• Mark King 2–2 Ken Doherty
• Joe Perry 2–2 Anthony Hamilton
• Mark Selby 1–3 Ken Doherty
• Shaun Murphy 1–3 Ryan Day

Table

Ranking		DAY	|   SEL	|   MUR	|   PER	|   DOH	|   KIN	|   HAM	| Frame W–L	| Match W–D–L	| Pld–Pts
1	Ryan Day Ryan Day -External links:* * *...	x	3	3	2	3	3	1	15–9	4–1–1	6–9
2	Mark Selby Mark Selby Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...	1	x	3	3	1	4	3	15–9	4–0–2	6–8
3	Shaun Murphy Shaun Murphy (snooker player) Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...	1	1	x	4	3	3	3	15–9	4–0–2	6–8
4	Joe Perry Joe Perry (snooker player) -External links:*...	2	1	0	x	4	2	2	11–13	1–3–2	6–5
5	Ken Doherty Ken Doherty Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...	1	3	1	0	x	2	4	11–13	2–1–3	6–5
6	Mark King Mark King (snooker player) Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...	1	0	1	2	2	x	3	9–15	1–2–3	6–4
7	Anthony Hamilton Anthony Hamilton (snooker player) Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...	3	1	1	2	0	1	x	8–16	1–1–4	6–3

Play-offs

Century breaks

• 143, 143, 129, 125, 122, 119, 113, 112, 107, 104, 104 Ali Carter
• 143, 133, 120, 101 Dave Harold
  Dave Harold
  David 'Dave' Harold is an English professional snooker player from Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He is known by the nicknames of "the Hard Man" and "the Stoke Potter"...
  
  
• 142, 140, 127, 116, 108, 103, 102, 102, 102, 101, 100 Neil Robertson
  Neil Robertson (snooker player)
  Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player and the 2010 World Champion and World #4...
  
  
• 137, 134, 122, 105, 102 Ryan Day
  Ryan Day
  -External links:* * *...
  
  
• 129, 126, 113, 101, 101, 100 Ken Doherty
  Ken Doherty
  Ken Doherty is an Irish professional snooker player. He is the only player ever to have been world amateur and world professional champion...
  
  
• 129, 114, 107, 104, 100, 100 Joe Perry
  Joe Perry (snooker player)
  -External links:*...
  
  
• 128, 128, 117, 112, 112, 105, 105 Shaun Murphy
  Shaun Murphy (snooker player)
  Shaun Murphy is an English professional snooker player, who won the 2005 World Championship. Nicknamed "The Magician", Murphy is noted for his straight cue action and his long potting. He is known for his dedication and for being a devout Christian.Born in Harlow, England, Murphy turned...
  
  
• 128, 128 Stuart Bingham
  Stuart Bingham
  Stuart Bingham is an English professional snooker player. He was the 1996 English Amateur and World Amateur champion, but for many years was something of a journeyman professional. He had a run of strong results in late 2005, to earn him a top 32 world rankings place he has yet to lose...
  
  
• 126, 108, 107, 107, 107, 104, 103, 100 Anthony Hamilton
  Anthony Hamilton (snooker player)
  Anthony Hamilton is an English professional snooker player noted for his strong break-building technique and distinctive appearance. He has spent five seasons ranked among the game's top 16, and fifteen in the top 32, reaching a career-high at number #10 in the world in the 1999/2000 season...
  
  
• 125, 119 Jamie Cope
  Jamie Cope
  -External links:***...
  
  
• 125, 117 Mark King
  Mark King (snooker player)
  Mark King is an English professional snooker player. He has not yet won a ranking tournament, but came close when he was a beaten finalist in the 1997 Regal Welsh Open and the 2004 Irish Masters.- Career :...
  
  
• 124, 112 Fergal O'Brien
  Fergal O'Brien
  Fergal O'Brien is an Irish professional snooker player. He has won one ranking title and reached two other major finals, and spent three seasons as a top 16 player.-Career:...
  
  
• 114 Mark Williams
  Mark Williams (snooker player)
  Mark James Williams, MBE is a Welsh professional snooker player who has been World Champion twice, in 2000 and 2003. Often noted for his single-ball potting, he has earned the nickname, The Welsh Potting Machine...
  
  
• 113 Gerard Greene
  Gerard Greene
  Gerard Greene is a left-handed Northern Irish professional snooker player, who has represented Northern Ireland in international events , as his parents are from Belfast. He lives in Rainham in Kent...
  
  
• 112, 110, 105 Jimmy White
  Jimmy White
  James Warren "Jimmy" White MBE is an English professional snooker player. Nicknamed the "Whirlwind" and popularly referred to as the "People's Champion", White is a multiple World Championship finalist renowned for losing each of the six finals he contested.White's extensive list of achievements,...
  
  
• 109, 108, 100 Mark Allen
  Mark Allen (snooker player)
  Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he turned professional and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16...
  
  
• 103, 100 Mark Selby
  Mark Selby
  Mark Anthony Selby is an English professional snooker and pool player. Runner up in the World Snooker Championship 2007, he was the 2006 WEPF World Eight-ball Champion. Selby has won the Masters on two occasions, the Welsh Open and the Shanghai Masters...