Wikipedia / 2007 Irish Masters
Wikipedia / 2007 Irish Masters
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, Ireland.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 9–1 against Barry Hawkins to claim the Paul Hunter Trophy. In the quarter-finals O'Sullivan also compiled a maximum break against Joe Swail. The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.
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
Group A
Gerard Greene 3–4 Michael Judge
Gerard Greene 4–2 John Higgins
John Higgins 4–0 Michael Judge
Group B
Fergal O'Brien 4–2 Stephen Lee
Neil Robertson 4–1 Stephen Lee
Neil Robertson 1–4 Fergal O'Brien
Group C
Barry Hawkins 4–3 David Morris
Jimmy White 2–4 Barry Hawkins
David Morris 4–1 Jimmy White
Group D
Matthew Stevens 2–4 Joe Delaney
Joe Delaney 1–4 Joe Swail
Joe Swail 4–2 Matthew Stevens
Knockout stage
Final
Century breaks
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