[1] The World Grand Prix in October 2007 was the cut-off point for automatic qualification for the event.

The top six players in the World Rankings after the tournament received an automatic place in the Premier League.

The qualifiers were thus: Fifteen venues were used for the 2008 Premier League, including a first trip to Northern Ireland for a night in Belfast.

The next week, Lewis played his match against Taylor and James Wade, giving Jenkins the night off.

NB: W = Won D = Drawn L = Lost N/A = Did Not Play The following statistics are for the league stage only.