2007 Welsh Open (snooker)

Welsh Open
Tournament information
Dates 12–18 February 2007
Venue Newport Centre
City Newport
Country Wales
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Highest break 147
Final
Champion Neil Robertson
Runner-up Andrew Higginson
Score 9–8
2006
2008

The 2007 Welsh Open professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 12 and 18 February at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.

Neil Robertson won his second ranking title by beating Andrew Higginson 9–8. Higginson made his official maximum break during his quarter-final match against Ali Carter.[1]

Contents

Main draw

[2][3]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                                                         
20   Nigel Bond 5     1   Stephen Lee 2  
  Liang Wenbo 3     20   Nigel Bond 5  
  20   Nigel Bond 4  
  15   Ali Carter 5  
24   Stuart Bingham 5 15   Ali Carter 5
  Joe Delaney 0     24   Stuart Bingham 3  
  15   Ali Carter 1  
    Andrew Higginson 5  
17   Ryan Day 0     12   Barry Hawkins 2  
  Michael Judge 5       Michael Judge 5  
    Michael Judge 1
    Andrew Higginson 5  
22   Marco Fu 2 6   John Higgins 3
  Andrew Higginson 5       Andrew Higginson 5  
    Andrew Higginson 6  
  10   Stephen Maguire 3  
27   Ding Junhui 1     7   Shaun Murphy 5  
  Jamie Cope 5       Jamie Cope 0  
  7   Shaun Murphy 5
    Jamie Burnett 4  
32   Robert Milkins 3 9   Mark Williams 4
  Jamie Burnett 5       Jamie Burnett 5  
  7   Shaun Murphy 3
  10   Stephen Maguire 5  
19   Alan McManus 5     10   Stephen Maguire 5  
  Rod Lawler 2     19   Alan McManus 0  
  10   Stephen Maguire 5
  4   Ken Doherty 3  
30   Joe Swail 5 4   Ken Doherty 5
  Adrian Gunnell 1     30   Joe Swail 3  
  Andrew Higginson 8
13   Neil Robertson 9
23   David Gray 3     3   Stephen Hendry 5  
  Ben Woollaston 5       Ben Woollaston 2  
  3   Stephen Hendry 3  
  13   Neil Robertson 5  
21   Michael Holt 5 13   Neil Robertson 5
  Ricky Walden 4     21   Michael Holt 2  
  13   Neil Robertson 5  
  5   Ronnie O'Sullivan 4  
28   Mark Selby 5     14   Matthew Stevens 1  
  Ian Preece 0     28   Mark Selby 5  
  28   Mark Selby 1
  5   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5  
26   Ian McCulloch 5 5   Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
  Mark Allen 4     26   Ian McCulloch 1  
  13   Neil Robertson 6
  11   Steve Davis 3  
31   Andy Hicks 4     8   Peter Ebdon 4  
  Dave Harold 5       Dave Harold 5  
    Dave Harold 3
  16   Anthony Hamilton 5  
18   Joe Perry 5 16   Anthony Hamilton 5
  John Parrott 2     18   Joe Perry 4  
  16   Anthony Hamilton 4
  11   Steve Davis 5  
25   James Wattana 1     11   Steve Davis 5  
  David Gilbert 5       David Gilbert 0  
  11   Steve Davis 5
  2   Graeme Dott 3  
29   Mark King 0 2   Graeme Dott 5
  Gerard Greene 5       Gerard Greene 3  

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames
Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, 5 March 2006.[2][3]
Andrew Higginson
 England
8 – 9 Neil Robertson (13)
 Australia
Afternoon: 0–77 (76), 114–1 (114), 19–117 (71), 47–67, 46–78, 25–98 (98), 67–8, 0–74 (74)
Evening: 98–0 (54), 100–1 (100), 97–0 (97), 65–9, 80–0 (64), 85–39 (81), 2–124 (92)
5–98 (59), 0–70
114 Highest break 98
2 Century breaks 0
6 50+ breaks 6

Qualifying

Qualifying for the tournament took place in Pontin's Prestatyn, Wales between 6 January and 8 January 2007.[3]

  Round 1
Best of 9 frames
  Round 2
Best of 9 frames
  Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Liang Wenbo 5     Joe Jogia 2     Mark Davis 4
  Dene O'Kane 0     Liang Wenbo 5     Liang Wenbo 5
  Lee Spick 5     Joe Delaney 5     Marcus Campbell 4
  Patrick Einsle 1     Lee Spick 3     Joe Delaney 5
  Chris Melling 1     Tony Drago 5     Michael Judge 5
  Jamie Jones 5     Jamie Jones 2     Tony Drago 2
  Andrew Higginson 5     Scott MacKenzie 1     Drew Henry 0
  Passakorn Suwannawat 3     Andrew Higginson 5     Andrew Higginson 5
  Mark Joyce 5     Mike Dunn 5     Jamie Cope 5
  Mohammed Shehab 3     Mark Joyce 1     Mike Dunn 0
  Liu Song 5     Jamie Burnett 5     Dominic Dale 4
  Jeff Cundy 2     Liu Song 3     Jamie Burnett 5
  Chris Norbury 4     Andrew Norman 5     Rod Lawler 5
  Sean Storey 5     Sean Storey 1     Andrew Norman 3
  Matthew Couch 2     Paul Davies 4     Adrian Gunnell 5
  Alex Borg 5     Alex Borg 5     Alex Borg 0
  Paul Davison 4     Shokat Ali 3     Fergal O'Brien 2
  Ben Woollaston 5     Ben Woollaston 5     Ben Woollaston 5
  Tian Pengfei 4     Stuart Pettman 5     Ricky Walden 5
  Robert Stephen 5     Robert Stephen 2     Stuart Pettman 1
  Ian Preece 5     Robin Hull 2     Tom Ford 1
  Peter Lines 0     Ian Preece 5     Ian Preece 5
  Paul Wykes 2     Mark Allen 5     Jimmy White 4
  Issara Kachaiwong 5     Issara Kachaiwong 1     Mark Allen 5
  Lee Page 4     David Roe 1     Dave Harold 5
  David Morris 5     David Morris 5     David Morris 3
  Judd Trump 5     Jimmy Michie 5     John Parrott 5
  Mark Boyle 2     Judd Trump 2     Jimmy Michie 4
  Alfie Burden 3     David Gilbert 5     Barry Pinches 4
  James Leadbetter 5     James Leadbetter 2     David Gilbert 5
  Roy Stolk 1     Rory McLeod 5     Gerard Greene 5
  Dermot McGlinchey 5     Dermot McGlinchey 4     Rory McLeod 3

Century breaks

[3]

Qualifying stages centuries

Television stages centuries

References

  1. ^ Turner, Maximum Breaks. "Maximum Breaks". Chris Tuerner's Snooker Archive. http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Max.html. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Welsh Open 2007". WWW Snooker. http://www.snooker.org/TRN/0607/wo2007_res.shtml. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d "2007 Welsh Open". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20081227042244/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/2007-Welsh-Open.htm.