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

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
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

Final: Best of 17 frames
Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 November 2007.[3][4]
Stephen Maguire
 Scotland
9–5Fergal 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)
135Highest break84
1Century breaks0
550+ breaks2

Qualifying

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

[3]

Qualifying stage centuries

Televised stage centuries

References