2007 Northern Ireland Trophy
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 4–11 November 2007 |
| Venue | Waterfront Hall |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking 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) |
| Score | 9–5 |
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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
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][2]
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Main draw
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Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 17 frames Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 November 2007.[3][4] | ||
| Stephen Maguire Scotland
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9–5 | Fergal O'Brien Ireland
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| 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
[edit]Qualifying for the tournament took place at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales between 23 October and 25 October 2007.[3]
Century breaks
[edit]Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
[edit]- ^ "2007 Northern Ireland Championship Information". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on January 21, 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ "2007 Northern Ireland Trophy Prize Money". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Northern Ireland Trophy 2007". Snooker.org. Retrieved 24 March 2011.