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2007 Irish Masters
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | Kilkenny Irish Masters |
| dates | |
| venue | Ormonde Hotel |
| location | Kilkenny |
| country | Ireland |
| organisation | RIBSA |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| winners_share | €20,000 |
| highest_break | ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan (147) |
| winner | ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| runner_up | ENG Barry Hawkins |
| score | 9–1 |
| previous | 2005 |
| next | Last |
The 2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 9 and 11 March 2007 at the Ormonde Hotel in Kilkenny, Ireland.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 9–1 against Barry Hawkins to claim the Paul Hunter Trophy. In the quarter-finals O'Sullivan also compiled a maximum break against Joe Swail. The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers. TOC
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: €20,000
- Runner-up: €8,000
- Semi-final: €3,500
- Highest break: €2,000
Round-robin stage
Group A
| POS | Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCO John Higgins | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 1 |
| 2 | NIR Gerard Greene | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 1 |
| 3 | IRL Michael Judge | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
- Gerard Greene 3–4 Michael Judge
- Gerard Greene 4–2 John Higgins
- John Higgins 4–0 Michael Judge
Group B
| POS | Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRL Fergal O'Brien | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 2 |
| 2 | AUS Neil Robertson | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | ENG Stephen Lee | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
- Fergal O'Brien 4–2 Stephen Lee
- Neil Robertson 4–1 Stephen Lee
- Neil Robertson 1–4 Fergal O'Brien
Group C
| POS | Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Barry Hawkins | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 2 |
| 2 | IRL David Morris | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 1 |
| 3 | ENG Jimmy White | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
- Barry Hawkins 4–3 David Morris
- Jimmy White 2–4 Barry Hawkins
- David Morris 4–1 Jimmy White
Group D
| POS | Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIR Joe Swail | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 1 |
| 2 | IRL Joe Delaney | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 1 |
| 3 | WAL Matthew Stevens | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 0 |
- Matthew Stevens 2–4 Joe Delaney
- Joe Delaney 1–4 Joe Swail
- Joe Swail 4–2 Matthew Stevens
Knockout stage
Best of 9 frames Best of 11 frames Best of 17 frames | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SCO Graeme Dott | RD1-score1=4 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=SCO John Higgins | RD1-score2=5 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=NIR Joe Swail | RD1-score4=4 | RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=SCO Stephen Hendry | RD1-score5=2 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD1-score6=5 | RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=IRL Ken Doherty | RD1-score7=0 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD1-score8=5 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=SCO John Higgins | RD2-score1=5 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD2-score2=6 | RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD2-score3=6 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=IRL Fergal O'Brien | RD2-score4=5 | RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=ENG Ronnie O'Sullivan | RD3-score1=9 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=ENG Barry Hawkins | RD3-score2=1
Final
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
|---|
Century breaks
- 147, 138, 134, 122 Ronnie O'Sullivan
- 135 John Higgins
- 131, 107, 104 Barry Hawkins
- 109 Fergal O'Brien
- 103 David Morris
- 102 Joe Swail
References
References
- Hendon, David. (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title". guardian.co.uk.
- "Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters.". [[Liverpool Daily Post]].
- "O'Sullivan races to Irish title". [[BBC Sport]].
- "O'Sullivan notches 147 in Ireland". [[BBC Sport]].
- Whebell, Charles. (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan driven to victory". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
- "2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters – The Paul Hunter Trophy". Global Snooker.
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