2007 Irish Masters

Kilkenny Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates9–11 March 2007 (2007-03-09 – 2007-03-11)
VenueOrmonde Hotel
CityKilkenny
CountryIreland
OrganisationRIBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share20,000
Highest breakEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan (147)
Final
ChampionEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-upEngland Barry Hawkins
Score9–1
2005
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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a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]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

[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
         
Scotland Graeme Dott4
Scotland John Higgins5
Scotland John Higgins5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan9
England Barry Hawkins1
Scotland Stephen Hendry2
England Barry Hawkins5
England Barry Hawkins6
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty0
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5

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

[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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d e "2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters – The Paul Hunter Trophy". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2009.