2007–08 snooker season

The 2007–08 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 16 June 2007 and 15 May 2008. This season saw the introduction of a new ranking tournament in Shanghai, while the Malta Cup lost its status as a ranking tournament.

New professional players

Countries
Note: new means in these case, that these players were not on the 2006/2007 professional Main Tour.
;International champions
;NGB nominations
;From PIOS Tour

Calendar

The following table outlines the results and dates for all the ranking and major invitational events.

World Snooker Tour

Ranking event

Non-ranking event

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

No.

Ch.

Player

Points 2005/06

Points 2006/07

Total

rise

Points distribution

2007/2008 Points distribution for world ranking events:

Tournament	Round →	L96	L80	L64	L48	L32	L16	QF	SF	F	W
Shanghai Masters	Unseeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
Shanghai Masters	Seeded loser	200	325	450	575	700	–	–	–	–	–
	Unseeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
	Seeded loser	200	325	450	575	700	–	–	–	–	–
UK Championship	Unseeded loser	600	975	1350	1725	2100	2850	3750	4800	6000	7500
UK Championship	Seeded loser	300	488	675	863	1050	–	–	–	–	–
	Unseeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
	Seeded loser	200	325	450	575	700	–	–	–	–	–
	Unseeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	1900	2500	3200	4000	5000
	Seeded loser	200	325	450	575	700	–	–	–	–	–
	Unseeded loser	800	1300	1800	2300	2800	3800	5000	6400	8000	10000
	Seeded loser	400	650	900	1150	1400	–	–	–	–	–