2007 Irish Masters Explained

Tournament Name:	Kilkenny Irish Masters
Venue:	Ormonde Hotel
Location:	Kilkenny
Country:	Republic of Ireland
Organisation:	RIBSA
Format:	Non-ranking event
Winners Share:	€20,000
Highest Break:	Ronnie O'Sullivan (147)
Winner:	Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner Up:	Barry Hawkins
Score:	9–1
Previous:	2005
Next:	Last

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a maximum break against Joe Swail.^[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.^[5] __TOC__

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• 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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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

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1	Fergal O'Brien	2	2	8	3	+5	2
2		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

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1	Barry Hawkins	2	2	8	5	+3	2
2		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

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1	Joe Swail	2	2	8	3	+5	1
2	Joe Delaney	2	1	5	6	−1	1
3		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

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Final

Final: Best of 17 frames Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, 11 March 2007.
Ronnie O'Sullivan	9–1	Barry Hawkins
Afternoon: 42–62,,,,,,, Evening: 138–0 (138),
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

Notes and References

1. News: O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title . guardian.co.uk . 8 March 2010 . London . David . Hendon . 12 March 2007.
2. Web site: Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters.. Liverpool Daily Post. 31 March 2011.
3. Web site: O'Sullivan races to Irish title. BBC Sport. 20 December 2012.
4. Web site: O'Sullivan notches 147 in Ireland. BBC Sport. 20 December 2012.
5. Web site: Whebell. Charles. O'Sullivan driven to victory. The Daily Telegraph. 4 March 2014. 12 March 2007.
6. Web site: 2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters – The Paul Hunter Trophy . https://web.archive.org/web/20070314213035/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2006-7/2006%20Kilkenny%20Masters.htm . 2007-03-14 . Global Snooker . dead . 2009-02-04 .