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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–11 March 2007 |
| Venue | Ormonde Hotel |
| City | Kilkenny |
| Country | Republic of 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 |
← 2005 Last → | |
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a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]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
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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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, 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
- 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
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