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Bahrain Championship
Tournament information
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	Marcus Campbell (SCO) (147)
Final
Champion	Neil Robertson (AUS)
Runner-up	Matthew Stevens (WAL)
Score	9–7

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

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:^[4]

Winner: £48,000
Runner-up: £22,500
Semi-final: £12,000
Quarter-final: £6,500
Last 16: £4,275
Last 32: £2,750
Last 48: £1,725
Last 64: £1,325

Stage one highest break: £500
Stage two highest break: £2,000
Stage one maximum break: £1,000
Stage two maximum break: £20,000
Total: £271,000

Wildcard round

The 6 lowest ranking qualifiers played one wildcard match each. Matches were played at Bahrain International Exhibition Centre on Saturday, 8 November.^[5]^[6]

Match		Score
WC1	Robert Milkins (ENG)	5–1	Ahmed Saif (QAT)
WC2	Barry Pinches (ENG)	5–1	Ahmed Ghuloom (BHR)
WC3	Mike Dunn (ENG)	5–0	Ahmed Abdulla Asiry (KSA)
WC4	Marcus Campbell (SCO)	5–0	Ahmed Basheer Al-Khusaibi (OMA)
WC5	Rod Lawler (ENG)	5–1	Isa Ali Al-Hashmi (UAE)
WC6	Mark Davis (ENG)	5–0	Habib Subah (BHR)

Main draw

^[5]^[6]

Round 1 Best of 9 frames			Round 2 Best of 9 frames			Quarter-Finals Best of 9 frames			Semi-Finals Best of 11 frames			Final Best of 17 frames

1	Ronnie O'Sullivan	w/d

	Steve Davis	w/o
				Steve Davis	w/d

				Dominic Dale	w/o
11	Marco Fu	3

	Dominic Dale	5
							Dominic Dale	2

						14	Matthew Stevens	5
14	Matthew Stevens	5

	Stuart Bingham	0
			14	Matthew Stevens	5

			6	Ryan Day	4
6	Ryan Day	5

	Dave Harold	2
									14	Matthew Stevens	6

									4	Stephen Hendry	4
7	Peter Ebdon	3

	Robert Milkins	5
				Robert Milkins	5

				Michael Holt	4
16	Jamie Cope	3

	Michael Holt	5
							Robert Milkins	2

						4	Stephen Hendry	5
10	Graeme Dott	3

	Barry Pinches	5
				Barry Pinches	1

			4	Stephen Hendry	5
4	Stephen Hendry	5

	Ricky Walden	3
												14	Matthew Stevens	7

												8	Neil Robertson	9
3	Shaun Murphy	4

	Mike Dunn	5
				Mike Dunn	4

				Barry Hawkins	5
15	Ken Doherty	3

	Barry Hawkins	5
							Barry Hawkins	2

						13	Mark Allen	5
13	Mark Allen	5

	Judd Trump	1
			13	Mark Allen	5

				Michael Judge	2
5	Ali Carter	3

	Michael Judge	5
									13	Mark Allen	4

									8	Neil Robertson	6
8	Neil Robertson	5

	Marcus Campbell	4
			8	Neil Robertson	5

				Stephen Lee	2
12	Mark King	3

	Stephen Lee	5
						8	Neil Robertson	5

						2	Stephen Maguire	2
9	Joe Perry	5

	Rod Lawler	1
			9	Joe Perry	0

			2	Stephen Maguire	5
2	Stephen Maguire	5

	Mark Davis	3

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Eirian Williams. Bahrain International Exhibition Centre, Manama, Bahrain, November 15, 2008.^[5]^[6]
Matthew Stevens (14) Wales	7–9	Neil Robertson (8) 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

Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontins in Prestatyn, Wales between 27 and 30 October 2008.^[7]


Round 1 Best of 9 frames		Round 2 Best of 9 frames		Round 3 Best of 9 frames		Round 4 Best of 9 frames


James McBain	0	Lee Spick	2	David Gray	0	Steve Davis	5

Atthasit Mahitthi	5	Atthasit Mahitthi	5	Atthasit Mahitthi	5	Atthasit Mahitthi	4


Daniel Wells		Liu Song	2	John Parrott	5	Dominic Dale	5

bye		Daniel Wells	5	Daniel Wells	3	John Parrott	0


Peter Lines		Jimmy White	2	Alan McManus	1	Stuart Bingham	5

bye		Peter Lines	5	Peter Lines	5	Peter Lines	2


Supoj Saenla	4	Mark Joyce	5	Rory McLeod	5	Dave Harold	5

Andrew Pagett	5	Andrew Pagett	4	Mark Joyce	3	Rory McLeod	4


David Grace	2	Andrew Norman	3	Robert Milkins	5	Joe Swail	1

Robert Stephen	5	Robert Stephen	5	Robert Stephen	3	Robert Milkins	5


Rodney Goggins	5	David Morris	5	Adrian Gunnell	4	Michael Holt	5

Michael Georgiou	1	Rodney Goggins	1	David Morris	5	David Morris	0


Chris McBreen	2	David Roe	2	Barry Pinches	5	Fergal O'Brien	4

Stefan Mazrocis	5	Stefan Mazrocis	5	Stefan Mazrocis	1	Barry Pinches	5


Paul Davison	5	Stuart Pettman	5	Jimmy Michie	5	Ricky Walden	5

Aditya Mehta	2	Paul Davison	4	Stuart Pettman	2	Jimmy Michie	2


Simon Bedford	1	Joe Delaney	5	Mike Dunn	5	Gerard Greene	1

Stephen Craigie	5	Stephen Craigie	2	Joe Delaney	2	Mike Dunn	5


Matthew Selt	5	Paul Davies	5	Jamie Burnett	1	Barry Hawkins	5

Liu Chuang	4	Matthew Selt	4	Paul Davies	5	Paul Davies	4


Kuldesh Johal	4	Scott MacKenzie	2	Judd Trump	5	Mark Williams	2

Vincent Muldoon	5	Vincent Muldoon	5	Vincent Muldoon	4	Judd Trump	5


Jamie Jones		Martin Gould	5	Liang Wenbo	5	Michael Judge	5

bye		Jamie Jones	4	Martin Gould	1	Liang Wenbo	2


Matthew Couch	5	Ian Preece	4	Marcus Campbell	5	Nigel Bond	4

Andy Lee	3	Matthew Couch	5	Matthew Couch	2	Marcus Campbell	5


Patrick Wallace	2	Andy Hicks	5	Tom Ford	1	Stephen Lee	5

Jin Long	5	Jin Long	3	Andy Hicks	5	Andy Hicks	1


Lewis Roberts		Rod Lawler	5	David Gilbert	2	Ian McCulloch	3

bye		Lewis Roberts	1	Rod Lawler	5	Rod Lawler	5


Li Hang	5	Mark Davis	5	Andrew Higginson	3	Anthony Hamilton	2

Wayne Cooper	2	Li Hang	2	Mark Davis	5	Mark Davis	5

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

^[5]

147, 139, 139, 115 – Liang Wenbo
137 – Dominic Dale
136 – Atthasit Mahitthi
135 – Li Hang
131, 126 – Rory McLeod
128 – Alan McManus
127 – Kuldesh Johal
124 – Liu Chuang

122 – Jin Long
122, 114, 103 – Judd Trump
111 – Michael Holt
110 – Scott MacKenzie
105, 100 – Fergal O'Brien
105 – Robert Milkins
101 – Vincent Muldoon

Televised stage centuries

^[5]

147 – Marcus Campbell
139, 132, 113, 111, 106 – Stephen Hendry
137, 114, 102 – Robert Milkins
129, 117, 116, 100 – Neil Robertson
123 – Joe Perry
123 – Barry Hawkins
122 – Stephen Maguire
120 – Ricky Walden
120, 116, 110 – Matthew Stevens

119, 112, 111, 105 – Mark Allen
118 – Peter Ebdon
117 – Dave Harold
112, 100 – Barry Pinches
110 – Graeme Dott
105 – Michael Holt
101 – Mike Dunn
100 – Rod Lawler
100 – Ali Carter

References

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^ "Ear infection forces Davis out". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^ "Robertson takes title in Bahrain". BBC Sport. 2008-11-15. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
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