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2007 Northern Ireland Trophy

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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

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

Main draw

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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

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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
England Lee Spick5Wales Paul Davies3Thailand James Wattana5
China Liu Chuang4England Lee Spick5England Lee Spick2
England Shailesh Jogia2Finland Robin Hull5England David Gray5
Wales Michael White5Wales Michael White1Finland Robin Hull2
England Alex Davies1England Judd Trump5Scotland Alan McManus5
England Jimmy Robertson5England Jimmy Robertson1England Judd Trump0
Wales Lee Walker5Scotland Scott MacKenzie2England Robert Milkins4
England Ashley Wright2Wales Lee Walker5Wales Lee Walker5
England Jamie O'Neill5England Marcus Campbell0England Adrian Gunnell5
Thailand Supoj Saenla3England Jamie O'Neill5England Jamie O'Neill0
China Liu Song5England Jimmy Michie4England Ricky Walden2
Wales Gareth Coppack0China Liu Song5China Liu Song5
England Matthew Selt2England David Roe1England Mark Davis4
England Martin Gould5England Martin Gould5England Martin Gould5
Scotland James McBain2England Stuart Pettman2Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace5Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3
Norway Kurt Maflin5England Rod Lawler5England Andrew Higginson4
Australia Steve Mifsud2Norway Kurt Maflin3England Rod Lawler5
England Mark Joyce5England Mike Dunn5England Andy Hicks2
Belgium Kevin Van Hove0England Mark Joyce4England Mike Dunn5
China Liang Wenbo5Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney1England Rory McLeod4
Scotland Fraser Patrick3China Liang Wenbo5China Liang Wenbo5
Malta Tony Drago4Scotland Drew Henry5England John Parrott5
Thailand Issara Kachaiwong5Thailand Issara Kachaiwong4Scotland Drew Henry2
England Munraj Pal2England Tom Ford5England Andrew Norman1
England Ben Woollaston5England Ben Woollaston2England Tom Ford5
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez1England Jimmy White0England David Gilbert5
China Xiao Guodong5China Xiao Guodong5China Xiao Guodong2
Republic of Ireland David Morris5England Ian Preece4Scotland Jamie Burnett5
England Alfred Burden3Republic of Ireland David Morris5Republic of Ireland David Morris1
China Tian Pengfei4England Barry Pinches5Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins5Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins1England Barry Pinches4

Century breaks

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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.