World Series of Snooker 2008/2009
This article deals with the five tournaments of the World Series of Snooker in the 2008 /09 season, when they co-organized by the multiple world champion John Higgins tournament series was first held. Pro tournament each some (usually four) players from the top of the snooker world rankings and some wildcard players competed (for the most part of the host nation ).
The tournament series will make the snooker sport in the countries popular that are not visited by the main tour. Ranking points there are none.
- 2.1 Players
- 2.2 tournament
- 2.3 Century Breaks
- 3.1 Players
- 3.2 tournament
- 3.3 Century Breaks
- 4.1 Players
- 4.2 tournament
- 4.3 Century Breaks
- 5.1 Players
- 5.2 Preliminary 5.2.1 Group 1
- 5.2.2 Group 2
First tournament in St. Helier
The first tournament - and thus the beginning of the World Series of Snooker at all - took place on the British island of Jersey on 21 and 22 June 2008. Venue was the Fort Regent in St Helier town.
A small sensation there were in round 1, as former world champion Ken Doherty clearly lost to local wild card player Gary Britton, while the other three professional players effortlessly reached the semi-finals. In the semifinals, Gary Britton, though this 2-0 against Mark Selby, but the game lost with 2:5. With the same result, John Higgins was able to beat Shaun Murphy.
Player
Professional player:
- England Mark Selby
- Ireland Ken Doherty
- England Shaun Murphy
- Scotland John Higgins
Wildcard Player:
- Poland Rafał Jewtuch
- Jersey Gary Britton
- Guernsey Martyn Desperques
- Jersey Aaron Canavan
Tournament
June 21, 2008
June 22, 2008
June 22, 2008
Century Breaks
Second tournament in Berlin
The second tournament took place in Berlin on 12 and 13 July 2008. Venue was the Tempodrom, which offered about 1,600 spectators.
In the most exciting and best quarterfinal match Lasse Munster man against John Higgins missed the semi-finals after a 3-1 lead in a dramatic final stage. He forced Higgins Although the full distance, then had to admit defeat but the multiple world champion with 3:4. A confused Patrick aufspielender Einsle and the other two residing in Germany wildcard players lost, however, quite clearly. Graeme Dott and Shaun Murphy were each prevail in the semifinals.
The final was won by Dott, after he had been lying to the mid- session interval with a 4-0 lead, with a clear 6:1 against Shaun Murphy, who never quite took to the game.
Player
Professional player:
- Scotland Graeme Dott
- Scotland John Higgins
- Scotland Stephen Maguire
- England Shaun Murphy
Wildcard Player:
- New Zealand Chris McBreen
- Germany Lasse Munster man
- Belgium Hans Blanckaert
- Germany Patrick Einsle
Tournament
July 12, 2008
July 13, 2008
July 13, 2008
Century Breaks
3 tournament in Warsaw
The third tournament was held in Warsaw on 25 and 26 October 2008.
The professionals have their billing as favorites and moved all without frame loss in the semi-finals. Ding Junhui won the final against Ken Doherty from Ireland 6-4.
Player
Professional player:
- England Steve Davis
- England Mark Selby
- People's Republic of China Ding Junhui
- Ireland Ken Doherty
Wildcard Player:
- Poland Rafał Górecki
- Poland Mariusz Sirko
- Poland Piotr Murat
- Poland Rafał Jewtuch
Tournament
October 25, 2008
October 26, 2008
October 26, 2008
Century Breaks
4th tournament in Moscow
The fourth and final tournament took place in Moscow on 22 and 23 November 2008. Venue was the Krilya Sovetov Sports Arena.
This time, only three instead of four professionals were there for five wildcard player; Graeme Dott had to cancel at short notice and had been replaced by the 14 -year-old Israeli Shachar Ruberg. Due to scheduling difficulties, there was no TV coverage. John Higgins clearly won the tournament, he was there not a single frame from.
Player
Professional player:
- Scotland John Higgins
- People's Republic of China Ding Junhui
- England Mark Selby
Wildcard Player:
- Russia Anna Maschirina
- Israel Shachar Ruberg
- Russia Ruslan Tschinachow
- Ukraine Sergey Isaenko
Tournament
November 22, 2008
November 23, 2008
November 23, 2008
Century Breaks
Final tournament in Portimão
The finale was held from 8th to 10th May, 2009 Portimão, Portugal. Venue was the Pavilhão Arena.
All eight professional players who were in the first four tournaments without, were also in the finals of the party. Here, the tournament tree was arranged so that the four professionals who have shown in the previous tournaments, the best performance (Higgins, Ding, Selby and Dott ), initially had a bye, while the other four ( Murphy, Doherty, Maguire and Davis) competed against each a qualifier. The qualifiers will turn first played in two groups of four for a place in the knockout stages. In the groups, everyone plays against everyone in a match best of 7 with only 6 red balls.
In group 1 were with Ryan Day, a professional snooker main tour with Gary Britton and Lasse Munster man two players who had recommended himself by good performances in St. Helier tournament or Berlin tournament for the final tournament, included; Michal Zielinski was added. Ryan Day was expected to group winners. As a runner- managed Britton also the last sixteen.
Also, group 2 contained with Jimmy White a professional player. Added to this were the Israeli Shachar Ruberg, who showed a good performance in Moscow, and with Itaro Santos a born and now living in Brazil in Germany player. Group 2 was completed by the only 14 -year-old U19 European Champion Luca Brecel from Belgium. Brecel was surprising group winners, favorite White reached in second also to the next round.
In the second round Brecel could then also beat former world champion Ken Doherty and surprising move into the quarter-finals. The match against Jimmy White won Steve Davis just by a fluke in the last frame.
In the quarter- final ended the winning streak of Luca Brecel, the Graeme Dott but only wafer thin subject with 4:5. Co-organizer John Higgins made the semi-finals against Steve Davis. Stephen Maguire beat Ding Junhui 5-2 relatively clear, while Shaun Murphy with a tight 5:4 reached the semifinals over Mark Selby.
In the semifinals, John Higgins and Shaun Murphy were able to prevail against Maguire or Dott, which led to the new edition of the final match of the World Cup, which was only a week earlier discharged. Murphy could return the favor for his defeat in the World Cup final by defeating Higgins 6:2 and the prize money of € 50,000 secured.
Player
- Scotland John Higgins
- People's Republic of China Ding Junhui
- England Mark Selby
- Scotland Graeme Dott
- England Shaun Murphy
- Ireland Ken Doherty
- Scotland Stephen Maguire
- England Steve Davis
- Wales Ryan Day
- Germany Lasse Munster man
- Poland Michal Zielinski
- Jersey Gary Britton
- England Jimmy White
- Israel Shachar Ruberg
- Germany Itaro Santos
- Belgium Luca Brecel
Preliminary round
Group 1
Games:
- Ryan Day 4: 0 Gary Britton
- Michal Zielinski 1: 4 Lasse Munster man
- Ryan Day 4: 1 Michal Zielinski
- Leave Münster Man 2: 4 Gary Britton
- Ryan Day 4: 1 Lasse Munster man
- Gary Britton 4: 3 Michal Zielinski
Group 2
Games:
- Jimmy White 4: 1 Itaro Santos
- Luca Brecel 4: 2 Shachar Ruberg
- Jimmy White 4: 0 Shachar Ruberg
- Itaro Santos 1: 4 Luca Brecel
- Jimmy White 3: 4 Luca Brecel
- Shachar Ruberg 2: 4 Itaro Santos