2007 Irish Masters
Tournament information | |
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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 | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–1 |
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Snooker tournament
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.
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a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]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
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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
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Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, 11 March 2007.[6] | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan ![]() | 9–1 | Barry Hawkins![]() |
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
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- 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
- ^ Hendon, David (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ "Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ a b "O'Sullivan races to Irish title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ "O'Sullivan notches 147 in Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Whebell, Charles (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan driven to victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ^ 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.