2007 Grand Prix (snooker)

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Royal London Watches Grand Prix
Royal London Watches Grand Prix logo.jpg
Tournament information
Dates13–21 October 2007 (2007-10-13 2007-10-21)
Venue A.E.C.C.
City Aberdeen
CountryScotland
Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Total prize fund £470,500
Winner's share£75,000
Highest breakFlag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG) (147)
Final
ChampionFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)
Runner-upFlag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)
Score9–6
2006
2008

The 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 21 October 2007 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Contents

Dave Harold made 14 consecutive foul and misses during his round-robin stage match against Liu Song. This is the most consecutive foul and misses made in any professional event. [1]

Marco Fu won the title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 in the final.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: [2]

Ranking points

The breakdown of ranking points for this year is shown below: [2]

Main draw

Round-robin stage

The first round used a round-robin format like last season. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage. Matches in the round-robins were the best of seven frames. [2] [3]

Tom Ford made a maximum break in his match against Steve Davis. [4] For this feat he won £24,000.

Group 2A

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Ulster Banner.svg  Joe Swail  (NIR)541811+7
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)541612+4
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Michie  (ENG)5214140
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Robertson  (AUS)5214140
Flag of England.svg  Stephen Lee  (ENG)521316−3
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)51917−8

Group 2B

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)55206+14
Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)54189+9
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)521715+2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dominic Dale  (WAL)521117−6
Flag of England.svg  Steve Davis  (ENG)52918−9
Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)501020−10

Group 2C

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)552012+8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Song  (CHN)531612+4
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Matthew Stevens  (WAL)5314140
Flag of England.svg  Mark Selby  (ENG)5214140
Flag of England.svg  Dave Harold  (ENG)521315−2
Flag of Ireland.svg  Joe Delaney  (IRL)501020−10

Group 2D

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)541911+8
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)541914+5
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Pettman  (ENG)531613+3
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Bingham  (ENG)5213130
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ding Junhui  (CHN)521314−1
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)50520−15

Group 2E

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)55204+16
Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)541614+2
Flag of England.svg  Michael Holt  (ENG)531514+1
Flag of England.svg  Anthony Hamilton  (ENG)521413+1
Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)511018−8
Flag of Scotland.svg  Graeme Dott  (SCO)50820−12

Group 2F

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)541810+8
Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)541814+4
Ulster Banner.svg  Mark Allen  (NIR)5315150
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Mark Williams  (WAL)521417−3
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ken Doherty  (IRL)511317−4
Flag of England.svg  Ian McCulloch  (ENG)511419−5

Group 2G

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)54179+8
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)531613+3
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Hendry  (SCO)531716+1
Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)531615+1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Paul Davies  (WAL)521318−5
Flag of England.svg  Jamie Cope  (ENG)501220−8

Group 2H

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)55206+14
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)531710+7
Flag of England.svg  Nigel Bond  (ENG)521214−2
Flag of England.svg  Mark King  (ENG)521113−2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)521217−5
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Norman  (ENG)51719−12

Knockout stage

[5] [6]

 
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Joe Swail  (NIR)5
 
 
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)2
 
Ulster Banner.svg Joe Swail 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Ronnie O'Sullivan  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)2
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Peter Ebdon  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Barry Hawkins  (ENG)2
 
Flag of England.svg Peter Ebdon 3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg Shaun Murphy 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Shaun Murphy  (ENG)5
 
 
 
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ryan Day  (WAL)3
 
Flag of England.svg Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
 
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 9
 
Flag of England.svg  Ali Carter  (ENG)3
 
 
 
Flag of England.svg  Joe Perry  (ENG)5
 
Flag of England.svg Joe Perry 3
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
 
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)0
 
 
 
Ulster Banner.svg  Gerard Greene  (NIR)5
 
Ulster Banner.svg Gerard Greene 5
 
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 6
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  Stephen Maguire  (SCO)3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Song  (CHN)5
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Song 0
 
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Marco Fu 5
 
Flag of Scotland.svg  John Higgins  (SCO)4
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Marco Fu  (HKG)5
 

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas.
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 21 October 2007. [5]
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Flag of England.svg  England
6–9 Marco Fu
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Afternoon: 21–100 (78), 104–35 (85), 0–110 (110), 18–84 (74), 127–0 (127), 75–0 (75), 64–33
Evening:67–5, 0–99, 4–95 (94), 5–121 (117), 0–82 (62), 66–44 (65), 58–60 (52, 60), 0–76 (76)
127Highest break117
1Century breaks2
550+ breaks8

Qualifying

Qualifying for the 2007 Grand Prix was held between 17 September and 23 September 2007 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen. All matches at this stage were played over the best of seven frames. [2] [7]

Group 1A

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Mark Davis  (ENG)752515+10
Flag of England.svg  Mark Joyce  (ENG)742517+8
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy White  (ENG)7421210
Flag of England.svg  Robert Milkins  (ENG)742022−2
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Robertson  (ENG)732322+1
Flag of Thailand.svg  Supoj Saenla  (THA)731820−2
Flag of England.svg  Alex Davies  (ENG)731524−9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scott MacKenzie  (SCO)722026−6

Group 1B

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Tom Ford  (ENG)762510+15
Flag of England.svg  Jimmy Michie  (ENG)742214+8
Flag of Malta.svg  Tony Drago  (MLT)742019+1
Flag of Scotland.svg  James McBain  (SCO)7418180
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Higginson  (ENG)732017+3
Flag of Thailand.svg  James Wattana  (THA)731719−2
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Gareth Coppack  (WAL)72922−13
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Michael White  (WAL)711426−12

Group 1C

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Ireland.svg  Joe Delaney  (IRL)752516+9
Flag of England.svg  Ben Woollaston  (ENG)752319+4
Flag of England.svg  Barry Pinches  (ENG)741915+4
Flag of England.svg  David Gilbert  (ENG)742017+3
Flag of Thailand.svg  Issara Kachaiwong  (THA)731922−3
Flag of England.svg  David Gray  (ENG)731923−4
Flag of Ireland.svg  Leo Fernandez  (IRL)721723−6
Flag of England.svg  Lee Spick  (ENG)721724−7

Group 1D

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Stuart Pettman  (ENG)772812+16
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Song  (CHN)752316+7
Flag of England.svg  Andy Hicks  (ENG)742217+5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Guodong  (CHN)731920−1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Jamie Burnett  (SCO)732023−3
Flag of England.svg  Mike Dunn  (ENG)731723−6
Flag of Norway.svg  Kurt Maflin  (NOR)722021−1
Flag of England.svg Ashley Wright (ENG)71926−17

Group 1E

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Ireland.svg  Fergal O'Brien  (IRL)762612+14
Flag of Ireland.svg  Michael Judge  (IRL)762513+12
Flag of England.svg  Joe Jogia  (ENG)742118+3
Flag of England.svg  David Roe  (ENG)742118+3
Flag of England.svg  Matthew Selt  (ENG)7320200
Flag of Ireland.svg  Rodney Goggins  (IRL)721722−5
Flag of Scotland.svg  Drew Henry  (SCO)721325−12
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kevin Van Hove  (BEL)711126−15

Group 1F

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Ricky Walden  (ENG)762516+9
Flag of Scotland.svg  Marcus Campbell  (SCO)752312+11
Flag of Finland.svg  Robin Hull  (FIN)742319+4
Flag of England.svg  Munraj Pal  (ENG)742320+3
Flag of England.svg  Martin Gould  (ENG)742119+2
Flag of Ireland.svg  David Morris  (IRL)732421+3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Steve Mifsud  (AUS)711327−14
Flag of England.svg  John Parrott  (ENG)71826−18

Group 1G

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Paul Davies  (WAL)752511+14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Tian Pengfei  (CHN)752420+4
Flag of Scotland.svg  Fraser Patrick  (SCO)742120+1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ian Preece  (WAL)7317170
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Lee Walker  (WAL)731719−2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan McManus  (SCO)731923−4
Flag of England.svg  Adrian Gunnell  (ENG)731422−8
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liu Chuang  (CHN)721823−5

Group 1H

PlayerMPMWFWFLFD
Flag of England.svg  Andrew Norman  (ENG)762512+13
Flag of England.svg  Rory McLeod  (ENG)752314+9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Liang Wenbo  (CHN)752219+3
Ulster Banner.svg  Patrick Wallace  (NIR)742219+3
Flag of England.svg  Alfred Burden  (ENG)731517−2
Flag of England.svg  Judd Trump  (ENG)731922−3
Flag of England.svg  Rod Lawler  (ENG)711925−6
Flag of England.svg  Jamie O'Neill  (ENG)711727−10

Century breaks

Qualifying stage centuries

[7]

Televised stage centuries

[3] [5]

References

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