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tournament that took place between 9 and 11 March 2007 at the Ormonde Hotel in

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, Republic of Ireland. Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 9–1 against Barry Hawkins to claim the Paul Hunter Trophy. In the quarter-finals O'Sullivan also compiled a maximum break against

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. The initial maximum break prize of a Citroën Coupe, worth €20,000, was later withdrawn by the organisers. __TOC__

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: *Winner:

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20,000 *Runner-up: €8,000 *Semi-final: €3,500 *Highest break: €2,000

Round-robin stage

Group A

* Gerard Greene 3–4 Michael Judge * Gerard Greene 4–2 John Higgins * John Higgins 4–0 Michael Judge

Group B

* Fergal O'Brien 4–2 Stephen Lee * Neil Robertson 4–1 Stephen Lee * Neil Robertson 1–4 Fergal O'Brien

Group C

* Barry Hawkins 4–3 David Morris * Jimmy White 2–4 Barry Hawkins * David Morris 4–1 Jimmy White

Group D

* Matthew Stevens 2–4 Joe Delaney * Joe Delaney 1–4 Joe Swail * Joe Swail 4–2 Matthew Stevens

Knockout stage

Final

Century breaks

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, 138, 134, 122 Ronnie O'Sullivan *135 John Higgins *131, 107, 104 Barry Hawkins *109 Fergal O'Brien *103 David Morris *102

References

{{Snooker season 2006/2007 Irish Masters

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