2007 Irish Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–11 March 2007 |
| Venue | Ormonde Hotel |
| City | Kilkenny |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | RIBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | €20,000 |
| Highest break |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Ronnie O'Sullivan |
| Runner-up | Barry Hawkins |
| Score | 9–1 |
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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.[1][2][3] In the quarter-finals O'Sullivan also compiled a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
- 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 |  John Higgins |
2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 1 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Gerard Greene |
2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 1 |
| 3 |  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 | Fergal O'Brien |
2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 2 |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Neil Robertson |
2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 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 | Barry Hawkins |
2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 2 |
| 2 | David Morris |
2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 1 |
| 3 | 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 | Joe Swail |
2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 1 |
| 2 | Joe Delaney |
2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 1 |
| 3 |  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
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Graeme Dott
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Higgins
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Swail
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan
| 9 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Stephen Hendry
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Barry Hawkins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ken Doherty
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Fergal O'Brien
| 5 | |||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Ireland, 11 March 2007.[6] | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan England |
9–1 | Barry Hawkins England |
| Afternoon: 42–62, 71–70 (Hawkins 70), 70–48 (52), 63–30, 85–24 (57), 86–40 (60), 122–0 (122), 66–7 Evening: 138–0 (138), 80–0 (80)[3] | ||
| 138 | Highest break | 70 |
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 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
- ↑ Hendon, David (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ↑ "Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- 1 2 "O'Sullivan races to Irish title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ "O'Sullivan notches 147 in Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ↑ Whebell, Charles (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan driven to victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters – The Paul Hunter Trophy". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2009.