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
Dates	9–11 March 2007 (2007-03-09 – 2007-03-11)
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
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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a maximum break against Joe Swail.^[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.^[5]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

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

^[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]

• 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.