2007 Irish Masters

Kilkenny Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	9–11 March 2007 (2007-03-09 – 2007-03-11)
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 ^[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.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

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Group A

POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 John Higgins 2 1 6 4 +2 1 2 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 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

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	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

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• 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

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 14 March 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2009.