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2008 World Snooker Championship

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2008 World Snooker Championship

Summary

2008 World Snooker Championship is a snooker tournament[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of snooker_tournament entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 2008 World Snooker Championship won the Ronnie O'Sullivan[3].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's instance of is recorded as snooker tournament[5].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's instance of is recorded as world championship[6].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship followed 2007 World Snooker Championship[7].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship was followed by 2009 World Snooker Championship[8].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship took place at Crucible Theatre[9].
  • The location of 2008 World Snooker Championship was Sheffield[10].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship is part of World Snooker Championship[11].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship is part of 2007–08 snooker season[12].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's Commons category is recorded as 2008 World Snooker Championship[13].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's edition number is recorded as 65[14].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship began on April 19, 2008[15].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship ended on May 5, 2008[16].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's sport is recorded as snooker[17].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's organizer is recorded as World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association[18].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's sponsor is recorded as Evoke plc[19].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship involved {'amount': '+113'} participants[20].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's prize money is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+1050000'}[21].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's century breaks is recorded as {'amount': '+63'}[22].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's highest break is recorded as {'amount': '+147'}[23].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's tournament format is recorded as single-elimination tournament[24].
  • 2008 World Snooker Championship's tournament type is recorded as ranking tournament[25].

Body

When and Where

2008 World Snooker Championship began on April 19, 2008[15]. It ended on May 5, 2008[16]. Recorded location include Crucible Theatre[9] and Sheffield[10]. It is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Context

Part of include World Snooker Championship[11], a recurring sporting event[26], in United Kingdom[27], founded in 1927[28] and 2007–08 snooker season[12], a sports season[29]. Recorded instance of include snooker tournament[5] and world championship[6]. 2008 World Snooker Championship followed 2007 World Snooker Championship[7]. It was followed by 2009 World Snooker Championship[8].

Participants

2008 World Snooker Championship involved {'amount': '+113'} participants[20].

Why It Matters

2008 World Snooker Championship ranks in the top 4% of snooker_tournament entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did 2008 World Snooker Championship receive?

Honors received include Ronnie O'Sullivan[3].

Related Entities

Ronnie O'Sullivan Sheffield United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of participants → {'amount': '+113'}
    Followed by → 2009 World Snooker Championship
    Prize money → {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+1050000'}
    Instance of → snooker tournament, world championship
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3450]]: [[Q502948]]"
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