Qualifying
The qualifying rounds 1–4 for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 6 and 11 January 2008. The final round of qualifying took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield between 7 and 10 March.
- Round 1
| Patrick Wallace | 10–1 | Sean Storey |
| Jimmy Robertson | 10–5 | Stephen Ormerod |
| Rodney Goggins | 10–4 | Ian Stark |
| Liu Chuang | 10–0 | Colin Mitchell |
- Rounds 2–5
| Round 2 Best of 19 frames |
Round 3 Best of 19 frames |
Round 4 Best of 19 frames |
Round 5 Best of 19 frames |
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| Alex Davies | 10 | Ian Preece | 10 | Adrian Gunnell | 10 | Stuart Bingham | 10 | ||||
| Steve Mifsud | 2 | Alex Davies | 9 | Ian Preece | 9 | Adrian Gunnell | 3 | ||||
| Mark Joyce | 10 | Jimmy Michie | 10 | Michael Judge | 10 | Michael Holt | 6 | ||||
| Patrick Wallace | 8 | Mark Joyce | 4 | Jimmy Michie | 6 | Michael Judge | 10 | ||||
| James McBain | 10 | Marcus Campbell | 9 | Fergal O'Brien | 10 | Jamie Cope | 10 | ||||
| Kevin Van Hove | 2 | James McBain | 10 | James McBain | 4 | Fergal O'Brien | 5 | ||||
| Tian Pengfei | 10 | Mike Dunn | 10 | Andrew Norman | 2 | Dave Harold | 10 | ||||
| Ashley Wright | 4 | Tian Pengfei | 2 | Mike Dunn | 10 | Mike Dunn | 4 | ||||
| Munraj Pal | 8 | David Roe | 10 | Andy Hicks | 10 | Barry Hawkins | 10 | ||||
| Xiao Guodong | 10 | Xiao Guodong | 5 | David Roe | 5 | Andy Hicks | 8 | ||||
| Matthew Selt | 10 | Jimmy White | 10 | A Higginson | 7 | Mark King | 10 | ||||
| Fraser Patrick | 6 | Matthew Selt | 4 | Jimmy White | 10 | Jimmy White | 3 | ||||
| Liu Song | 10 | Scott MacKenzie | 10 | James Wattana | 8 | Anthony Hamilton | 10 | ||||
| Jimmy Robertson | 6 | Liu Song | 5 | Scott MacKenzie | 10 | Scott MacKenzie | 2 | ||||
| Kurt Maflin | 9 | Paul Davies | 8 | John Parrott | 10 | Joe Perry | 10 | ||||
| Gareth Coppack | 10 | Gareth Coppack | 10 | Gareth Coppack | 3 | John Parrott | 8 | ||||
| Shailesh Jogia | 4 | Barry Pinches | 10 | Robert Milkins | 4 | Nigel Bond | 10 | ||||
| Michael White | 10 | Michael White | 4 | Barry Pinches | 10 | Barry Pinches | 7 | ||||
| Lee Spick | 9 | Judd Trump | 10 | Jamie Burnett | 2 | Joe Swail | 10 | ||||
| Rodney Goggins | 10 | Rodney Goggins | 4 | Judd Trump | 10 | Judd Trump | 9 | ||||
| Jamie O'Neill | 8 | Stuart Pettman | 4 | Rory McLeod | 10 | Matthew Stevens | 10 | ||||
| Martin Gould | 10 | Martin Gould | 10 | Martin Gould | 8 | Rory McLeod | 5 | ||||
| Liang Wenbo | 10 | Rod Lawler | 6 | David Gilbert | 3 | Ian McCulloch | 5 | ||||
| Ben Woollaston | 3 | Liang Wenbo | 10 | Liang Wenbo | 10 | Liang Wenbo | 10 | ||||
| Lee Walker | 9 | Joe Delaney | 5 | David Gray | 5 | Dominic Dale | 9 | ||||
| Liu Chuang | 10 | Liu Chuang | 10 | Liu Chuang | 10 | Liu Chuang | 10 | ||||
| Leo Fernandez | 10 | Drew Henry | 2 | Mark Davis | 10 | Gerard Greene | 2 | ||||
| Alfred Burden | 4 | Leo Fernandez | 10 | Leo Fernandez | 9 | Mark Davis | 10 | ||||
| David Morris | 9 | Robin Hull | Alan McManus | 10 | Marco Fu | 10 | |||||
| Supoj Saenla | 10 | Supoj Saenla | W/O | Supoj Saenla | 2 | Alan McManus | 3 | ||||
| Tony Drago | 9 | Tom Ford | 5 | Ricky Walden | 10 | Mark Allen | 10 | ||||
| I Kachaiwong | 10 | I Kachaiwong | 10 | I Kachaiwong | 4 | Ricky Walden | 8 | ||||
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