Kilkenny Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates 9–11 March 2007(2007-03-09 – 2007-03-11)
Venue Ormonde Hotel
Organisation RIBSA
Final
Score 9–1
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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. 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 The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.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 POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Scotland John Higgins Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2 1 7 6 +1 1 3 Republic of Ireland 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 1 Scotland John Higgins 2 1 6 4 +2 1 2 Northern Ireland Gerard Greene 2 1 7 6 +1 1 3 Republic of Ireland Michael Judge 2 1 4 7 −3 1
Group B POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien Australia Neil Robertson 2 1 5 5 0 1 3 England 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 1 Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien 2 2 8 3 +5 2 2 Australia Neil Robertson 2 1 5 5 0 1 3 England Stephen Lee 2 0 3 8 −5 0
Group C POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 England Barry Hawkins Republic of Ireland David Morris 2 1 7 5 +2 1 3 England 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 White1 England Barry Hawkins 2 2 8 5 +3 2 2 Republic of Ireland David Morris 2 1 7 5 +2 1 3 England Jimmy White 2 0 3 8 −5 0
Group D POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Northern Ireland Joe Swail Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 2 1 5 6 −1 1 3 Wales Matthew Stevens 2 0 4 8 -4 0 Matthew Stevens 2–4 Joe Delaney Joe Delaney 1–4 Joe Swail Joe Swail 4 –2 Matthew Stevens 1 Northern Ireland Joe Swail 2 2 8 3 +5 1 2 Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney 2 1 5 6 −1 1 3 Wales Matthew Stevens 2 0 4 8 -4 0
Knockout stage Final Final: Best of 17 frames Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny , Ireland , 11 March 2007.Ronnie O'Sullivan England 9 –1Barry Hawkins England 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)138 Highest break 70 2 Century breaks 0 6 50+ breaks 1
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