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Irish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates25–30 September 2007 (2007-09-25 – 2007-09-30)
VenueRed Cow Exhibition Centre
CityDublin
CountryIreland
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund€16,500
Winner's share€8,000[1]
Highest break115 (Ken Doherty)
Final
ChampionRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty
Runner-upRepublic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien
Score9–2
2006
Last →

The 2007 Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in September 2007. The tournament was held at the Red Cow Exhibition Centre in Dublin, and featured sixteen players exclusively from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The last-16 and quarter-final matches were played over the best of nine frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.

Two-time world champion and six-time Irish Professional champion Alex Higgins, now aged 58, entered the tournament for the third year in succession; his first-round loss to Fergal O'Brien would be the final competitive match he played before his death in 2010.[2]

Ken Doherty won the event, beating O'Brien 9–2 in the final.[3]

Main draw

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Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
        
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins0
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
Northern Ireland Mark Allen5
Republic of Ireland Gary Hardiman4
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien6
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5
Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly1
Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5
Northern Ireland Joe Swail0
Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest1
Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez3
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge2
Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan1
Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty6
Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon5
Republic of Ireland David Morris2
Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon0
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace0

Final

[edit]
Final: Best of 17 frames.
Red Cow Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 30 September 2007.
Ken Doherty
Republic of Ireland
9–2Fergal O'Brien
Republic of Ireland
69(66)–0, 16–106(61), 76–47, 71–41, 66–76, 70(50)–1, 75–31, 73–1 (no score for three frames)
111Highest break61
1Century breaks0
350+ breaks1

Century breaks

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "CueTracker - Prize Money Won by Ken Doherty in Season 2007-2008 - Snooker Results & Statistics".
  2. ^ "CueTracker - Alex Higgins - Season 2007-2008 - Professional - Snooker Results & Statistics".
  3. ^ "CueTracker - 2007 Irish Professional Championship - Snooker Results & Statistics".
    Irish Professional Championship
    Tournament information
    Dates25–30 September 2007 (2007-09-25 – 2007-09-30)
    VenueRed Cow Exhibition Centre
    CityDublin
    CountryIreland
    FormatNon-Ranking event
    Total prize fund€16,500
    Winner's share€8,000[1]
    Highest break115 (Ken Doherty)
    Final
    ChampionRepublic of Ireland Ken Doherty
    Runner-upRepublic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien
    Score9–2
    2006
    Last →

    The 2007 Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in September 2007. The tournament was held at the Red Cow Exhibition Centre in Dublin, and featured sixteen players exclusively from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

    The last-16 and quarter-final matches were played over the best of nine frames, the semi-finals best of eleven and the final best of seventeen.

    Two-time world champion and six-time Irish Professional champion Alex Higgins, now aged 58, entered the tournament for the third year in succession; his first-round loss to Fergal O'Brien would be the final competitive match he played before his death in 2010.[2]

    Ken Doherty won the event, beating O'Brien 9–2 in the final.[3]

    Main draw

    Last 16
    Best of 9 frames
    Quarter-finals
    Best of 9 frames
    Semi-finals
    Best of 11 frames
    Final
    Best of 17 frames
            
    Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins0
    Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien5
    Northern Ireland Mark Allen4
    Northern Ireland Mark Allen5
    Republic of Ireland Gary Hardiman4
    Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien6
    Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5
    Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5
    Republic of Ireland Eamonn Kelly1
    Republic of Ireland Joe Delaney5
    Northern Ireland Joe Swail0
    Northern Ireland Joe Swail5
    Republic of Ireland Colm Gilcreest1
    Republic of Ireland Fergal O'Brien2
    Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty9
    Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
    Republic of Ireland Leo Fernandez3
    Northern Ireland Gerard Greene5
    Republic of Ireland Michael Judge2
    Republic of Ireland Michael Judge5
    Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan1
    Northern Ireland Gerard Greene2
    Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty6
    Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon5
    Republic of Ireland David Morris2
    Republic of Ireland Vincent Muldoon0
    Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
    Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty5
    Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace0

    Final

    Final: Best of 17 frames.
    Red Cow Exhibition Centre, Dublin, Republic of Ireland, 30 September 2007.
    Ken Doherty
    Republic of Ireland
    9–2Fergal O'Brien
    Republic of Ireland
    69(66)–0, 16–106(61), 76–47, 71–41, 66–76, 70(50)–1, 75–31, 73–1 (no score for three frames)
    111Highest break61
    1Century breaks0
    350+ breaks1

    Century breaks

    References

    1. ^ "CueTracker - Prize Money Won by Ken Doherty in Season 2007-2008 - Snooker Results & Statistics".
    2. ^ "CueTracker - Alex Higgins - Season 2007-2008 - Professional - Snooker Results & Statistics".
    3. ^ "CueTracker - 2007 Irish Professional Championship - Snooker Results & Statistics".
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