2008 Paul Hunter Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28–31 August 2008 |
| Venue | Stadthalle |
| City | Fürth |
| Country | Germany |
| Format | Pro–am event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Shaun Murphy |
| Runner-up | Mark Selby |
| Score | 4–0 |
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The 2008 Paul Hunter Classic was a pro–am snooker tournament held in August 2008. Barry Pinches was the reigning champion, but he was eliminated in the last 32 by Shaun Murphy.[1] Murphy went on to win the tournament, defeating Mark Selby 4–0 in the final.[2]
Tournament structure
The initial stage began with 40 groups of 4 players. The winners of each group advanced to the last 32 stage of the tournament, and the tournament runners-up moved to the last 64. Shaun Murphy was the only professional not to top his group, and thus had to play two matches more than the other professional players.[3]
Main draw
| Last 48 Best of 5 frames | Last 32 Best of 5 frames | Last 16 Best of 5 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Barry Pinches wins against Ken Doherty". snookerblog.de. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Murphy gewinnt in Fürth". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Ergebnisse Gruppenphase". Online Ergebnisse. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Last 64, Last 48, Last 32". Online Ergebnisse. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Last 16, Quarter-final, Semi-final, Final". Online Ergebnisse. Archived from the original on 8 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2018.