2007 Irish Masters

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Kilkenny Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates 9–11 March 2007
Venue Ormonde Hotel
City Kilkenny
Country Ireland
Format Non-ranking event
Winner's share 20,000
Highest break 147
Final
Champion England Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-up England Barry Hawkins
Score 9–1
2005
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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.[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a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]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

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
                 
Scotland Graeme Dott 4
Scotland John Higgins 5
Scotland John Higgins 5
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail 4
England Ronnie O'Sullivan 9
England Barry Hawkins 1
Scotland Stephen Hendry 2
England Barry Hawkins 5
England Barry Hawkins 6
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty 0
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames
Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Ireland, 11 March 2007.[6]
Ronnie O'Sullivan
 England
9–1 Barry Hawkins
 England
Afternoon: 42–62, 71–70 (70), 70–48 (52), 63–30, 85–24 (57), 86–40 (60)
Evening: 122–0 (122), 66–7
122 Highest break 70
1 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

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References

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