2007 Northern Ireland Trophy

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.

Northern Ireland Trophy
Tournament information
Dates4–11 November 2007 (2007-11-04 – 2007-11-11)
VenueWaterfront Hall
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£30,000
Highest break Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (147)
Final
Champion Stephen Maguire (SCO)
Runner-up Fergal O'Brien (IRL)
Score9–5
2006
2008

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.

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][2]

Main draw

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[3][4]

Last 48
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
1  Ding Junhui5
18  Joe Perry518  Joe Perry2
1  Ding Junhui3
  James Wattana1
10  Stephen Maguire5
10  Stephen Maguire5
23  Stuart Bingham2  David Gray0
10  Stephen Maguire5
  David Gray5
8  Neil Robertson2
13  Stephen Lee4
28  Ian McCulloch528  Ian McCulloch5
28  Ian McCulloch0
  Alan McManus1
8  Neil Robertson5
8  Neil Robertson5
22  Jamie Cope522  Jamie Cope1
10  Stephen Maguire6
  Lee Walker2
4  Shaun Murphy5
7  Peter Ebdon5
27  Marco Fu3  Adrian Gunnell2
7  Peter Ebdon5
  Adrian Gunnell5
15  Steve Davis0
15  Steve Davis5
17  Joe Swail517  Joe Swail3
7  Peter Ebdon3
  Liu Song2
4  Shaun Murphy5
9  Stephen Hendry5
20  Matthew Stevens4  Martin Gould3
9  Stephen Hendry2
  Martin Gould5
4  Shaun Murphy5
4  Shaun Murphy5
26  Anthony Hamilton526  Anthony Hamilton2
10  Stephen Maguire9
  Michael Judge2
  Fergal O'Brien5
3  Graeme Dott3
29  Mark Allen529  Mark Allen5
29  Mark Allen5
  Rod Lawler1
16  Ryan Day3
16  Ryan Day5
31  Dominic Dale531  Dominic Dale1
29  Mark Allen5
  Mike Dunn1
32  Gerard Greene3
12  Mark Williams3
32  Gerard Greene532  Gerard Greene5
32  Gerard Greene5
  Liang Wenbo2
5  Ken Doherty1
5  Ken Doherty5
21  Mark King521  Mark King0
29  Mark Allen3
  John Parrott4
  Fergal O'Brien6
6  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
24  Michael Holt1  Tom Ford4
6  Ronnie O'Sullivan5
  Tom Ford5
14  Ali Carter2
14  Ali Carter5
25  Nigel Bond525  Nigel Bond3
6  Ronnie O'Sullivan2
  David Gilbert3
  Fergal O'Brien5
11  Mark Selby4
19  Barry Hawkins519  Barry Hawkins5
19  Barry Hawkins3
  Jamie Burnett4
  Fergal O'Brien5
2  John Higgins4
30  Dave Harold1  Fergal O'Brien5
  Fergal O'Brien5

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 November 2007.[3][4]
Stephen Maguire
  Scotland
9–5 Fergal O'Brien
  Ireland
Afternoon: 109–8 (60), 0–84 (84), 0–97, 69–46, 135–0 (135), 72–62 (O'Brien 58), 56–65 (Maguire 56), 79–0 (73)
Evening: 45–74, 63–16, 84–0, 30–73, 71–39, 97–0 (56)
135 Highest break 84
1 Century breaks 0
5 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

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Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 23 October and 25 October 2007.[3]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Round 2
Best of 9 frames
Round 3
Best of 9 frames
  Lee Spick5  Paul Davies3  James Wattana5
  Liu Chuang4  Lee Spick5  Lee Spick2
  Shailesh Jogia2  Robin Hull5  David Gray5
  Michael White5  Michael White1  Robin Hull2
  Alex Davies1  Judd Trump5  Alan McManus5
  Jimmy Robertson5  Jimmy Robertson1  Judd Trump0
  Lee Walker5  Scott MacKenzie2  Robert Milkins4
  Ashley Wright2  Lee Walker5  Lee Walker5
  Jamie O'Neill5  Marcus Campbell0  Adrian Gunnell5
  Supoj Saenla3  Jamie O'Neill5  Jamie O'Neill0
  Liu Song5  Jimmy Michie4  Ricky Walden2
  Gareth Coppack0  Liu Song5  Liu Song5
  Matthew Selt2  David Roe1  Mark Davis4
  Martin Gould5  Martin Gould5  Martin Gould5
  James McBain2  Stuart Pettman2  Michael Judge5
  Patrick Wallace5  Patrick Wallace5  Patrick Wallace3
  Kurt Maflin5  Rod Lawler5  Andrew Higginson4
  Steve Mifsud2  Kurt Maflin3  Rod Lawler5
  Mark Joyce5  Mike Dunn5  Andy Hicks2
  Kevin Van Hove0  Mark Joyce4  Mike Dunn5
  Liang Wenbo5  Joe Delaney1  Rory McLeod4
  Fraser Patrick3  Liang Wenbo5  Liang Wenbo5
  Tony Drago4  Drew Henry5  John Parrott5
  Issara Kachaiwong5  Issara Kachaiwong4  Drew Henry2
  Munraj Pal2  Tom Ford5  Andrew Norman1
  Ben Woollaston5  Ben Woollaston2  Tom Ford5
  Leo Fernandez1  Jimmy White0  David Gilbert5
  Xiao Guodong5  Xiao Guodong5  Xiao Guodong2
  David Morris5  Ian Preece4  Jamie Burnett5
  Alfred Burden3  David Morris5  David Morris1
  Tian Pengfei4  Barry Pinches5  Fergal O'Brien5
  Rodney Goggins5  Rodney Goggins1  Barry Pinches4

Century breaks

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[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

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Televised stage centuries

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References

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  1. ^ "2007 Northern Ireland Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  2. ^ "2007 Northern Ireland Trophy Prize Money". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d "2007 Northern Ireland Trophy". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Northern Ireland Trophy 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 March 2011.