2007 Irish Masters

Kilkenny Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates9–11 March 2007 (2007-03-09 – 2007-03-11)
VenueOrmonde Hotel
CityKilkenny
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationRIBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share20,000
Highest breakEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan (147)
Final
ChampionEngland Ronnie O'Sullivan
Runner-upEngland Barry Hawkins
Score9–1
2005
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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, Republic of Ireland.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 9–1 against Barry Hawkins to claim the Paul Hunter Trophy.[1][2][3] In the quarter-finals O'Sullivan also compiled a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]

  1. ^ Hendon, David (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  2. ^ "Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  3. ^ "O'Sullivan races to Irish title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  4. ^ "O'Sullivan notches 147 in Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
  5. ^ Whebell, Charles (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan driven to victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2014.