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 The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.Prize fund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