World Snooker Championship 2007

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The 2007 888.com World Snooker Championship began on 21 April and ran until 7 May 2007 (with the final continuing into the early hours of 8 May) at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. It was won by John Higgins, who defeated Mark Selby 18-13 in the final. Graeme Dott was the defending champion.

Contents 1 Prize Money [1] 2 Notable happenings 3 Drawsheet/Results 4 Century Breaks 5 Qualification 5.1 Results 6 Qualified players 6.1 Seeds 6.2 Qualifiers 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Prize Money ^[1]

• Winner: UK£220,000
• Runner-Up: £110,000
• Losing Semi Finalists: £42,000
• Losing Quarter Finalists: £22,000
• Last 16: £14,000
• Last 32: £10,600
• Last 48 (pre-TV): £7,400
• Last 64 (pre-TV): £4,500
• High Break (TV): £10,000
• High Break (pre-TV): £1,000
• Maximum Break (pre-TV): £5,000
• Maximum Break (TV): £147,000

[edit] Notable happenings

• Shaun Murphy came back from 12-7 down to win his quarter-final match against Matthew Stevens, a feat never before accomplished in the history of professional, best-of-25-frame snooker.^[2]
• Defending champion Graeme Dott was knocked out in the first round by Ian McCulloch by 10 frames to 7.
• 2006 finalist Peter Ebdon lost in the second round for the first time ever, against eventual 2007 finalist Mark Selby.
• In the first round battle of the champions, John Parrott beat Steve Davis by just 10 frames to 9.^[3]
• During his semi-final match, John Higgins compiled the Crucible's 1000th century break.
• When taking charge of the semi final between Shaun Murphy and Mark Selby, Michaela Tabb became the first woman to referee a match at the Crucible with the single table set-up.
• The final had the latest finish in history, with the conclusion of the 31st and final frame coming at 00:54 BST, just two minutes later than in 2006.^[4]
• John Higgins' second title came 9 years after his first, the longest gap between wins since his namesake Alex Higgins. It is the longest gap between wins at The Crucible.
• Before the tournament began Ronnie O'Sullivan alleged that the WPBSA draw had been fixed, "to stitch me up",^[5] after having been drawn in the first round against Ding Junhui, considered by bookmakers to be among the favourites for the title,^[6][5] and noting that he had drawn European Open and UK Champion Stephen Maguire in both 2004 and 2005.^[5] O'Sullivan later withdrew the accusation,^[7] and made no formal complaint to the WPBSA (who maintain that the draw was genuine).^[5]

[edit] Drawsheet/Results

Shown below are the results for each round, the numbers in brackets beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).

First Round

Second Round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Best of 19 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 33 frames

21 April

Graeme Dott (1)

7

26, 27 & 28 April

Ian McCulloch

10

Ian McCulloch

8

21 & 22 April

Anthony Hamilton (16)

13

Anthony Hamilton (16)

10

1 & 2 May

Marco Fu

3

Anthony Hamilton (16)

7

23 & 24 April

Stephen Maguire (9)

13

Stephen Maguire (9)

10

27 & 28 April

Joe Perry

3

Stephen Maguire (9)

13

24 April

Joe Swail

8

Mark Williams (8)

9

3, 4 & 5 May

Joe Swail

10

Stephen Maguire (9)

15

25 & 26 April

John Higgins (5)

17

John Higgins (5)

10

28, 29 & 30 April

Michael Holt

4

John Higgins (5)

13

22 & 23 April

Fergal O'Brien

4

Barry Hawkins (12)

9

1 & 2 May

Fergal O'Brien

10

John Higgins (5)

13

25 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)

9

Neil Robertson (13)

10

29 & 30 April

Ryan Day

5

Neil Robertson (13)

10

22 & 23 April

Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)

13

Ronnie O'Sullivan (4)

10

Ding Junhui

2

23 & 24 April

Ken Doherty (3)

7

27 & 28 April

Mark Allen

10

Mark Allen

9

21 & 22 April

Matthew Stevens (14)

13

Matthew Stevens (14)

10

1 & 2 May

Joe Delaney

2

Matthew Stevens (14)

12

21 & 22 April

Shaun Murphy (6)

13

Steve Davis (11)

9

26 & 27 April

John Parrott

10

John Parrott

8

23 April

Shaun Murphy (6)

13

Shaun Murphy (6)

10

3, 4 & 5 May

Judd Trump

6

Shaun Murphy (6)

16

21 & 22 April

Mark Selby

17

Peter Ebdon (7)

10

29 & 30 April

Nigel Bond

7

Peter Ebdon (7)

8

24 & 25 April

Mark Selby

13

Stephen Lee (10)

7

1 & 2 May

Mark Selby

10

Mark Selby

13

25 & 26 April

Ali Carter (15)

12

Ali Carter (15)

10

28, 29 & 30 April

Andy Hicks

4

Ali Carter (15)

13

24 & 25 April

Stephen Hendry (2)

6

Stephen Hendry (2)

10

David Gilbert

7

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 6 & 7 May, 2007. Referee: Eirian Williams
John Higgins (5)	18-13	Mark Selby
73-25, 58-32, 19-95, 25-76, 10-132, 97-0, 98-11, 86-5, 75-0, 85-9, 101-24, 70-61, 59-75, 98-0, 78-55, 116-0, 36-73, 0-110, 35-65, 4-74, 0-66, 48-72, 81-40, 63-70, 75-2, 22-82, 54-77, 71-33, 57-41, 129-1, 78-1	5 Century Breaks: 3 (Higgins) & 2 (Selby) Highest break by Higgins: 129 Highest break by Selby: 116	73-25, 58-32, 19-95, 25-76, 10-132, 97-0, 98-11, 86-5, 75-0, 85-9, 101-24, 70-61, 59-75, 98-0, 78-55, 116-0, 36-73, 0-110, 35-65, 4-74, 0-66, 48-72, 81-40, 63-70, 75-2, 22-82, 54-77, 71-33, 57-41, 129-1, 78-1
John Higgins wins 2007 888.com World Snooker Championship

[edit] Century Breaks

There were 68 centuries scored in the 2007 Championship, joint equal (with the tournament held in 2002) highest in the history of the tournament.

• Ali Carter (4): 144, 129, 112, 111
• Stephen Maguire (8): 143, 137, 131, 124, 108, 106, 102, 101
• Neil Robertson (1): 140
• John Higgins (11): 135, 134, 129, 127, 122, 110, 106, 104, 104, 100, 100
• Ken Doherty (1): 135
• Shaun Murphy (5): 132, 131, 101, 101, 100
• Mark Selby (11): 130, 129, 122, 121, 119, 116, 116, 111, 109, 104, 100
• Ronnie O'Sullivan (5): 129, 109, 105, 104, 100
• Barry Hawkins (1): 129
• John Parrott (2): 126, 123
• Stephen Lee (1): 126
• Fergal O'Brien (1): 120
• Matthew Stevens (3): 118, 108, 101
• Mark Allen (2): 118, 101
• Nigel Bond (2): 114, 104
• Joe Swail (2): 114, 104
• Anthony Hamilton (2): 111, 107
• Ian McCulloch (1): 110
• Marco Fu (1): 107
• Ding Junhui (1): 103
• Steve Davis (1): 100
• Ryan Day (1): 100
• David Gilbert (1): 100

[edit] Qualification

Qualification for the World Snooker Championship 2007, was held between 23 February to 2 March 2007 and well known players who have failed to qualify to the final qualifying round include Jimmy White who lost 4-10 to Jamie Burnett (which will only be the second time that White has missed the Crucible stages) and Welsh Open finalist Andrew Higginson who lost 9-10 to Ricky Walden. The final qualifying round took place at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield between the 12th-15th March 2007 in which well known players, Mark King, James Wattana and Alan McManus went out, McManus, the first time in his career. 32 players enter the first round, with the winners playing the 16 players in the next round. This continues for 2 more rounds, with the 16 winners progressing to play in the World Snooker Championship.

• Players in bold qualify to play in the main draw of the World Championship.

[edit] Results

1st Round (Best of 19 Frames)

Bradley Jones 10-1 Issara Kachaiwong

Roy Stolk 10-7 Phil Seaton

Ben Woollaston 10-3 Del Smith

James Leadbetter 10-8 Les Dodd

2nd Round (19 Frames)	3rd Round (19 Frames)	4th Round (19 Frames)	Final Round (19 Frames)
Alfie Burden 10 - 9 Robert Stephen	David Gilbert 10 - 9 Alfie Burden	David Gilbert 10 - 6 Gerard Greene	David Gilbert 10 - 6 Mark King
Liu Song 10 - 3 Dene O'Kane	Liu Song 10 - 9 Tony Drago	Adrian Gunnell 10 - 9 Liu Song	Michael Holt 10 - 7 Adrian Gunnell
Judd Trump 10 - 8 Bradley Jones	Judd Trump 10 - 7 Shokat Ali	Judd Trump 10 - 7 Jamie Cope	Judd Trump 10 - 5 James Wattana
Tian Pengfei 10 - 2 Roy Stolk	Shailesh Jogia 10 - 4 Tian Pengfei	Drew Henry 10 - 7 Shailesh Jogia	Joe Perry 10 - 5 Drew Henry
Mark Joyce 10 - 6 Mohammed Shehab	Mark Joyce* w - o Robin Hull	Fergal O'Brien 10 - 4 Mark Joyce	Fergal O'Brien 10 - 5 Stuart Bingham
Alex Borg 10 - 3 Paul Wykes	Rory McLeod 10 - 6 Alex Borg	Rory McLeod 10 - 4 Tom Ford	Andy Hicks 10 - 4 Rory McLeod
Lee Page 10 - 1 Dermot McGlinchey	Paul Davies 10 - 1 Lee Page	Michael Judge 10 - 6 Paul Davies	Marco Fu 10 - 9 Michael Judge
Matthew Couch 10 - 5 Jamie Jones	Jimmy Michie 10 - 4 Matthew Couch	Mark Davis 10 - 2 Jimmy Michie	Ding Junhui 10 - 6 Mark Davis
Ian Preece 10 - 8 Ben Woollaston	Joe Delaney 10 - 7 Ian Preece	Joe Delaney 10 - 9 Barry Pinches	Joe Delaney 10 - 9 Alan McManus
Liang Wenbo 10-5 Jeff Cundy	Mike Dunn 10 - 3 Liang Wenbo	Dave Harold 10 - 3 Mike Dunn	Joe Swail 10 - 9 Dave Harold
Paul Davison 10- 8 Peter Lines	Jamie Burnett 10 - 5 Paul Davison	Jamie Burnett 10 - 4 Jimmy White	Nigel Bond 10 - 6 Jamie Burnett
Passakorn Suwannawat 10-4 Patrick Einsle	Passakorn Suwannawat 10 - 8 David Roe	Marcus Campbell 10 - 9 Passakorn Suwannawat	Ryan Day 10 - 5 Marcus Campbell
David Morris10 - 6 Christopher Melling	Andrew Norman 10 - 8 David Morris	Dominic Dale 10 - 8 Andrew Norman	Ian McCulloch 10 - 4 Dominic Dale
Lee Spick 10 - 4 Sean Storey	Mark Allen 10 - 5 Lee Spick	Mark Allen 10 - 5 Rod Lawler	Mark Allen 10 - 4 Robert Milkins
James Leadbetter 10 - 9 Christopher Norbury	James Leadbetter 10 - 3 Stuart Pettman	John Parrott 10 - 7 James Leadbetter	John Parrott 10 - 7 David Gray
Andrew Higginson 10 - 4 Mark Boyle	Andrew Higginson 10 - 6 Scott Mackenzie	Ricky Walden 10 - 9 Andrew Higginson	Mark Selby 10 - 6 Ricky Walden

• Mark Joyce won, as Robin Hull withdrew due to illness

[edit] Qualified players

[edit] Seeds 1 Graeme Dott 2 Stephen Hendry 3 Ken Doherty 4 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5 John Higgins 6 Shaun Murphy 7 Peter Ebdon 8 Mark Williams 9 Stephen Maguire 10 Stephen Lee 11 Steve Davis 12 Barry Hawkins 13 Neil Robertson 14 Matthew Stevens 15 Ali Carter 16 Anthony Hamilton

[edit] Qualifiers 17 Ryan Day 18 Joe Perry 19 Nigel Bond 20 Michael Holt 21 Marco Fu 22 Ian McCulloch 23 Ding Junhui 24 Mark Selby 25 Joe Swail 26 Andy Hicks 27 John Parrott 28 Fergal O'Brien 29 Mark Allen 30 Joe Delaney 31 David Gilbert 32 Judd Trump

The first round draw was done by presenters Bill Turnbull and Sian Williams of BBC's Breakfast on March 19 and it was announced on Breakfast at 7.30 the next day.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• World Snooker page
• BBC Coverage of Championships

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