2007 Irish Masters

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, Republic of Ireland.

Kilkenny Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates9–11 March 2007 (2007-03-09 – 2007-03-11)
VenueOrmonde Hotel
CityKilkenny
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationRIBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share€20,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (147)
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Barry Hawkins
Score9–1
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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a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]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

[6]

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

[6]

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, Republic of 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

[6]

References
  1. Hendon, David (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. "Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  3. "O'Sullivan races to Irish title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. "O'Sullivan notches 147 in Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. Whebell, Charles (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan driven to victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  6. "2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters – The Paul Hunter Trophy". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
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