2007 Irish Masters

Kilkenny Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates 9–11 March 2007
Venue Ormonde Hotel
City Kilkenny
Country Ireland
Format Non-ranking event
Winner's share €20,000
Highest break 147
Final
Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up Barry Hawkins
Score 9–1
← 2005
Last →

The 2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters professional non-ranking snooker tournament was held between 9 and 11 March 2007 at the Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Ireland.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 9–1 against Barry Hawkins to claim the Paul Hunter Trophy.[1][2]

Contents

Prize fund

[3]

Round-robin stage

[3]

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 MBE 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 1 6 5 +1 1
2 Matthew Stevens 2 1 6 6 0 1
3 Joe Delaney 2 1 5 6 −1 1
  • Matthew Stevens 2–4 Joe Delaney
  • Joe Delaney 1–4 Joe Swail
  • Joe Swail 4–2 Matthew Stevens

Knockout stage

[3]

  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.[3]
Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England		 9–1 Barry Hawkins
 England
42–62, 71–70 (70), 70–48 (52), 63–30, 85–24 (57), 86–40 (60), 122–0 (122), 66–7
122 Highest break 70
1 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

[3]

References

  1. ^ Hendon, David (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title". London: guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/mar/12/snooker.sport. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
  2. ^ "Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters.". Liverpool Daily Post. http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Snooker%3A+IN+BRIEF+-+Ronnie+rockets+to+Irish+Masters.-a0160405932. Retrieved 31 March 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e "2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters – The Paul Hunter Trophy". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-03-08. http://www.webcitation.org/5o5G4WIRv. 
Ranking events
Non-ranking events