Stephen Maguire defeated Shaun Murphy 10-9 in the final match of the 2008 World Snooker China Open, held yesterday at the Students University Stadium in Beijing. For Maguire, it was the latest win in a row of successes following his triumph at the Northern Ireland Trophy, his runner up at the UK Championship and his current 147 maximum break at the China Open semi-finals.

By collecting the 2008 World Snooker China Open championship, Maguire, 27, joins a limited, noble list of snooker players who had won in four ranking titles; Stephen Hendry, Steve Davis, Ronnie O’Sullivan, John Higgins, Mark Williams and Jimmy White are among them. In addition to the respectable title, Maguire took home £72,000 prize including £22,000 prize for his 147 maximum break. Next month, he will be facing Anthony Hamilton in the first round of the 2008 World Snooker Championship.

25-years-old Shaun Murphy, 2008 World Snooker China Open runner up, is still placed at the top of the current world ranking despite his surprising defeat to Maguire. At the opening round of the 2008 World Snooker Championship he will be playing against Dave Harold.  

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