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 9âÂÂ1 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 The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth â¬20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: â¬20,000
- Runner-up: â¬8,000
- Semi-final: â¬3,500
- Highest break: â¬2,000
Round-robin stage
Group A
- Gerard Greene 3âÂÂ4 Michael Judge
- Gerard Greene 4âÂÂ2 John Higgins
- John Higgins 4âÂÂ0 Michael Judge
Group B
- Fergal O'Brien 4âÂÂ2 Stephen Lee
- Neil Robertson 4âÂÂ1 Stephen Lee
- Neil Robertson 1âÂÂ4 Fergal O'Brien
Group C
- Barry Hawkins 4âÂÂ3 David Morris
- Jimmy White 2âÂÂ4 Barry Hawkins
- David Morris 4âÂÂ1 Jimmy White
Group D
- Matthew Stevens 2âÂÂ4 Joe Delaney
- Joe Delaney 1âÂÂ4 Joe Swail
- Joe Swail 4âÂÂ2 Matthew Stevens
Knockout stage
Final
Century breaks
References