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

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.

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

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

Main draw

[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
1China Ding Junhui5
18England Joe Perry518England Joe Perry2
1China Ding Junhui3
Thailand James Wattana1
10Scotland Stephen Maguire5
10Scotland Stephen Maguire5
23England Stuart Bingham2England David Gray0
10Scotland Stephen Maguire5
England David Gray5
8Australia Neil Robertson2
13England Stephen Lee4
28England Ian McCulloch528England Ian McCulloch5
28England Ian McCulloch0
Scotland Alan McManus1
8Australia Neil Robertson5
8Australia Neil Robertson5
22England Jamie Cope522England Jamie Cope1
10Scotland Stephen Maguire6
Wales Lee Walker2
4England Shaun Murphy5
7England Peter Ebdon5
27Hong Kong Marco Fu3England Adrian Gunnell2
7England Peter Ebdon5
England Adrian Gunnell5
15England Steve Davis0
15England Steve Davis5
17Northern Ireland Joe Swail517Northern Ireland Joe Swail3
7England Peter Ebdon3
China Liu Song2
4England Shaun Murphy5
9Scotland Stephen Hendry5
20Wales Matthew Stevens4England Martin Gould3
9Scotland Stephen Hendry2
England Martin Gould5
4England Shaun Murphy5
4England Shaun Murphy5
26England Anthony Hamilton526England Anthony Hamilton2
10Scotland Stephen Maguire9
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge2
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
3Scotland Graeme Dott3
29Northern Ireland Mark Allen529Northern Ireland Mark Allen5
29Northern Ireland Mark Allen5
England Rod Lawler1
16Wales Ryan Day3
16Wales Ryan Day5
31Wales Dominic Dale531Wales Dominic Dale1
29Northern Ireland Mark Allen5
England Mike Dunn1
32Northern Ireland Gerard Greene3
12Wales Mark Williams3
32Northern Ireland Gerard Greene532Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
32Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
China Liang Wenbo2
5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1
5Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
21England Mark King521England Mark King0
29Northern Ireland Mark Allen3
England John Parrott4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien6
6England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
24England Michael Holt1England Tom Ford4
6England Ronnie O'Sullivan5
England Tom Ford5
14England Ali Carter2
14England Ali Carter5
25England Nigel Bond525England Nigel Bond3
6England Ronnie O'Sullivan2
England David Gilbert3
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
11England Mark Selby4
19England Barry Hawkins519England Barry Hawkins5
19England Barry Hawkins3
Scotland Jamie Burnett4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
2Scotland John Higgins4
30England Dave Harold1Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5

Final

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

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

Century breaks

[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 "2007 Northern Ireland Trophy". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Northern Ireland Trophy 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
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