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
Dates	4–11 November 2007 (2007-11-04 – 2007-11-11)
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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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]

Winner: £30,000 Runner-up: £15,000 Semi-final: £7,500 Quarter-final: £5,600 Last 16: £4,000 Last 32: £2,500 Last 48: £1,625 Last 64: £1,100

Stage one highest break: £500 Stage two highest break: £2,000 Stage one maximum break: £1,000 Stage two maximum break: £20,000 Total: £200,000

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
						1	Ding Junhui	5
	18	Joe Perry	5			18	Joe Perry	2
											1	Ding Junhui	3
		James Wattana	1
											10	Stephen Maguire	5
						10	Stephen Maguire	5
	23	Stuart Bingham	2				David Gray	0
																10	Stephen Maguire	5
		David Gray	5
																8	Neil Robertson	2
						13	Stephen Lee	4
	28	Ian McCulloch	5			28	Ian McCulloch	5
											28	Ian McCulloch	0
		Alan McManus	1
											8	Neil Robertson	5
						8	Neil Robertson	5
	22	Jamie Cope	5			22	Jamie Cope	1
																					10	Stephen Maguire	6
		Lee Walker	2
																					4	Shaun Murphy	5
						7	Peter Ebdon	5
	27	Marco Fu	3				Adrian Gunnell	2
											7	Peter Ebdon	5
		Adrian Gunnell	5
											15	Steve Davis	0
						15	Steve Davis	5
	17	Joe Swail	5			17	Joe Swail	3
																7	Peter Ebdon	3
		Liu Song	2
																4	Shaun Murphy	5
						9	Stephen Hendry	5
	20	Matthew Stevens	4				Martin Gould	3
											9	Stephen Hendry	2
		Martin Gould	5
											4	Shaun Murphy	5
						4	Shaun Murphy	5
	26	Anthony Hamilton	5			26	Anthony Hamilton	2
																										10	Stephen Maguire	9
		Michael Judge	2
																											Fergal O'Brien	5
						3	Graeme Dott	3
	29	Mark Allen	5			29	Mark Allen	5
											29	Mark Allen	5
		Rod Lawler	1
											16	Ryan Day	3
						16	Ryan Day	5
	31	Dominic Dale	5			31	Dominic Dale	1
																29	Mark Allen	5
		Mike Dunn	1
																32	Gerard Greene	3
						12	Mark Williams	3
	32	Gerard Greene	5			32	Gerard Greene	5
											32	Gerard Greene	5
		Liang Wenbo	2
											5	Ken Doherty	1
						5	Ken Doherty	5
	21	Mark King	5			21	Mark King	0
																					29	Mark Allen	3
		John Parrott	4
																						Fergal O'Brien	6
						6	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
	24	Michael Holt	1				Tom Ford	4
											6	Ronnie O'Sullivan	5
		Tom Ford	5
											14	Ali Carter	2
						14	Ali Carter	5
	25	Nigel Bond	5			25	Nigel Bond	3
																6	Ronnie O'Sullivan	2
		David Gilbert	3
																	Fergal O'Brien	5
						11	Mark Selby	4
	19	Barry Hawkins	5			19	Barry Hawkins	5
											19	Barry Hawkins	3
		Jamie Burnett	4
												Fergal O'Brien	5
						2	John Higgins	4
	30	Dave Harold	1				Fergal O'Brien	5
		Fergal O'Brien	5

Final

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

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 Spick		5			Paul Davies		3			James Wattana		5
	Liu Chuang		4			Lee Spick		5			Lee Spick		2
	Shailesh Jogia		2			Robin Hull		5			David Gray		5
	Michael White		5			Michael White		1			Robin Hull		2
	Alex Davies		1			Judd Trump		5			Alan McManus		5
	Jimmy Robertson		5			Jimmy Robertson		1			Judd Trump		0
	Lee Walker		5			Scott MacKenzie		2			Robert Milkins		4
	Ashley Wright		2			Lee Walker		5			Lee Walker		5
	Jamie O'Neill		5			Marcus Campbell		0			Adrian Gunnell		5
	Supoj Saenla		3			Jamie O'Neill		5			Jamie O'Neill		0
	Liu Song		5			Jimmy Michie		4			Ricky Walden		2
	Gareth Coppack		0			Liu Song		5			Liu Song		5
	Matthew Selt		2			David Roe		1			Mark Davis		4
	Martin Gould		5			Martin Gould		5			Martin Gould		5
	James McBain		2			Stuart Pettman		2			Michael Judge		5
	Patrick Wallace		5			Patrick Wallace		5			Patrick Wallace		3
	Kurt Maflin		5			Rod Lawler		5			Andrew Higginson		4
	Steve Mifsud		2			Kurt Maflin		3			Rod Lawler		5
	Mark Joyce		5			Mike Dunn		5			Andy Hicks		2
	Kevin Van Hove		0			Mark Joyce		4			Mike Dunn		5
	Liang Wenbo		5			Joe Delaney		1			Rory McLeod		4
	Fraser Patrick		3			Liang Wenbo		5			Liang Wenbo		5
	Tony Drago		4			Drew Henry		5			John Parrott		5
	Issara Kachaiwong		5			Issara Kachaiwong		4			Drew Henry		2
	Munraj Pal		2			Tom Ford		5			Andrew Norman		1
	Ben Woollaston		5			Ben Woollaston		2			Tom Ford		5
	Leo Fernandez		1			Jimmy White		0			David Gilbert		5
	Xiao Guodong		5			Xiao Guodong		5			Xiao Guodong		2
	David Morris		5			Ian Preece		4			Jamie Burnett		5
	Alfred Burden		3			David Morris		5			David Morris		1
	Tian Pengfei		4			Barry Pinches		5			Fergal O'Brien		5
	Rodney Goggins		5			Rodney Goggins		1			Barry Pinches		4

Century breaks

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Qualifying stage centuries

136 – Alfie Burden 135 – Barry Pinches 134 – Rory McLeod 130 – Robin Hull 129 – Jimmy Michie 118 – Mike Dunn 113 – Patrick Wallace 113 – John Parrott

110, 100 – Kurt Maflin 110 – Robert Milkins 109, 100 – Liang Wenbo 107 – Ben Woollaston 104 – Jamie O'Neill 103 – Liu Song 100 – Xiao Guodong

Televised stage centuries

147, 129, 122, 110, 108, 107 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 142, 114 – Fergal O'Brien 136 – Ian McCulloch 136 – Ali Carter 135, 106, 105 – Stephen Maguire 130, 127 – Ding Junhui 127 – Stephen Hendry 124, 113 – Shaun Murphy 114 – Marco Fu

113, 108, 100 – Mark Allen 112 – Ken Doherty 112 – Barry Hawkins 110 – Neil Robertson 108, 102 – Stephen Lee 108 – Joe Perry 106 – Nigel Bond 102 – Adrian Gunnell 101 – Ryan Day