| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 9–11 March 2007 | 
| Venue | Ormonde Hotel | 
| City | Kilkenny | 
| Country | Republic of Ireland | 
| Organisation | RIBSA | 
| Format | Non-ranking event | 
| Winner's share | €20,000 | 
| Highest break | |
| Final | |
| Champion | |
| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–1 | 
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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a maximum break against Joe Swail.[4] The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
- Winner: €20,000
 - Runner-up: €8,000
 - Semi-final: €3,500
 - Highest break: €2,000
 
Round-robin stage
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Knockout stage
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Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, 11 March 2007.[6]  | ||
| Ronnie O'Sullivan  | 
9–1 | Barry Hawkins | 
| Afternoon: 42–62, 71–70 (Hawkins 70), 70–48 (52), 63–30, 85–24 (57), 86–40 (60), 122–0 (122), 66–7  Evening: 138–0 (138), 80–0 (80)[3]  | ||
| 138 | Highest break | 70 | 
| 2 | Century breaks | 0 | 
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 1 | 
Century breaks
- 147, 138, 134, 122 – Ronnie O'Sullivan
 - 135 – John Higgins
 - 131, 107, 104 – Barry Hawkins
 - 109 – Fergal O'Brien
 - 103 – David Morris
 - 102 – Joe Swail
 
References
- ↑ Hendon, David (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan smashes 147 on way to Irish Masters title". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
 - ↑ "Ronnie rockets to Irish Masters". Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
 - 1 2 "O'Sullivan races to Irish title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
 - ↑ "O'Sullivan notches 147 in Ireland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
 - ↑ Whebell, Charles (12 March 2007). "O'Sullivan driven to victory". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
 - 1 2 3 4 5 "2007 Kilkenny Irish Masters – The Paul Hunter Trophy". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 14 March 2007. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
 
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