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
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.| WR = World ranking event |
| OS = [Pontin's] International Open Series |
| NR = Non-ranking event |
| P/A = Pro–am 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 |
| 1 |  John Higgins | 19150 | 23100 | 42250 | |
| 2 | Graeme Dott | 19100 | 18675 | 37775 | |
| 3 |  Shaun Murphy | 16350 | 21350 | 37700 | |
| 4 |  Ken Doherty | 20250 | 15550 | 35800 | |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 12850 | 20750 | 33600 | |
| 6 | Peter Ebdon | 15550 | 18000 | 33550 | |
| 7 |  Neil Robertson | 12575 | 20550 | 33125 | |
| 8 | Stephen Hendry | 15100 | 17375 | 32475 | |
| 9 |  Ding Junhui | 14475 | 16325 | 30800 | |
| 10 | Stephen Maguire | 11000 | 19550 | 30550 | |
| 11 | Mark Selby | 9125 | 18275 | 27400 | |
| 12 |  Mark Williams | 18300 | 8825 | 27125 | |
| 13 | Stephen Lee | 13500 | 12650 | 26150 | |
| 14 | Ali Carter | 9550 | 15750 | 25300 | |
| 15 | Steve Davis | 13100 | 11850 | 24950 | |
| 16 | Ryan Day | 10050 | 14450 | 24500 |
World ranking points
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 | – | – | – | – | – |