2008 Bahrain Championship
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| Dates | 8–15 November 2008 |
| Venue | Bahrain International Exhibition Centre |
| City | Manama |
| Country | Bahrain |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £271,000 |
| Winner's share | £48,000 |
| Highest break | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell (SCO) (147) |
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| Champion | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Robertson (AUS) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Matthew Stevens (WAL) |
| Score | 9–7 |
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The 2008 Bahrain Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 8 and 15 November 2008 at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre in Manama, Bahrain. It was the fourth ranking event of the 2008/2009 season.
Due to a clash with a previously arranged Premier League match-day, three leading players (John Higgins, Mark Selby and Ding Junhui) were forced to miss the event. This meant that they earned no ranking points, with Matthew Stevens, Ken Doherty and Jamie Cope (ranked 17, 18 and 19 respectively) qualifying automatically due to the extra spaces in the draw. Likewise, the players ranked from 33–35 and 49–51 played one qualifier less than usual. Additionally, Ronnie O'Sullivan withdrew three days before the tournament for unspecified medical reasons.[1]
Steve Davis was also involved in Premier League action, playing on 13 November, but did not withdraw from the tournament. He played his qualifying match and received a walkover due to O'Sullivan's withdrawal, meaning that he reached the last sixteen. However, before his last 16 match he withdrew from the event as an ear infection prevented him from flying to Bahrain.[2]
Liang Wenbo made the 65th official maximum break during his qualifying match against Martin Gould. This was Liang's first official 147. Marcus Campbell made the 66th official maximum break during his wildcard round match against Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi. This was Campbell's first official 147.
Neil Robertson won his third ranking title by defeating Matthew Stevens 9–7.[3]
Prize fund
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Wildcard round
[edit | edit source]The 6 lowest ranking qualifiers played one wildcard match each. Matches were played at Bahrain International Exhibition Centre on Saturday, 8 November.[5][6]
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| WC1 | File:Flag of England.svg Robert Milkins (ENG) | 5–1 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Ahmed Saif (QAT) |
| WC2 | File:Flag of England.svg Barry Pinches (ENG) | 5–1 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Ahmed Ghuloom (BHR) |
| WC3 | File:Flag of England.svg Mike Dunn (ENG) | 5–0 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Abdulla Asiry (KSA) |
| WC4 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Marcus Campbell (SCO) | 5–0 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi (OMA) |
| WC5 | File:Flag of England.svg Rod Lawler (ENG) | 5–1 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Isa Ali Al-Hashmi (UAE) |
| WC6 | File:Flag of England.svg Mark Davis (ENG) | 5–0 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Habib Subah (BHR) |
Main draw
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Final
[edit | edit source]| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama, Bahrain, November 15, 2008.[5][6] | ||
| Matthew Stevens (14) File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales |
7–9 | Neil Robertson (8) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Afternoon: 0–129 (129), 13–117 (117), 4–108 (96), 69–68 (Robertson 68), 1–75 (75), 82–22 (51), 75–0 (70) Evening: 56–70 (63), 67–47, 115–0 (71), 32–64, 110–5 (110), 73–48, 61–64, 1–96 (53), 8–77 | ||
| 110 | Highest break | 129 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 2 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Qualifying
[edit | edit source]Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 27 and 30 October 2008.[7]
Century breaks
[edit | edit source]Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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See also
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