Tournament Name: | Northern Ireland Trophy |
Venue: | Waterfront Hall |
Location: | Belfast |
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Organisation: | WPBSA |
Format: | Ranking event |
Total Prize Fund: | £200,000 |
Winners Share: | £30,000 |
Highest Break: | (147) |
Score: | 9–5 |
Previous: | 2006 |
Next: | 2008 |
The 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–11 November 2007 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Stephen Maguire won his first ranking tournament since 2004 by defeating Fergal O'Brien 9–5 in the final. This was Maguire's third ranking title.
In his third round match Ronnie O'Sullivan completed a maximum break against Ali Carter, one of five centuries that he compiled in his 5–2 victory. O'Sullivan remains the only player to make five centuries in a best of 9 match.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1] [2]
Final: Best of 17 frames Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 November 2007. | |||
Stephen Maguire | 9–5 | Fergal O'Brien | |
Afternoon: 109–8 (60),,,,,,, Evening: 45–74, 63–16,,,, | |||
135 | Highest break | 84 | |
1 | Century breaks | 0 | |
5 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 23 October and 25 October 2007.[3]