2007 Grand Prix (snooker)
The 2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 13 and 21 October 2007 at the A.E.C.C. in Aberdeen, Scotland.
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Dates | 13–21 October 2007 |
Venue | A.E.C.C. |
City | Aberdeen |
Country | Scotland |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £470,500 |
Winner's share | £75,000 |
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Score | 9–6 |
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Dave Harold made 14 consecutive foul and misses during his round-robin stage match against Liu Song. This is the most consecutive foul and misses made in any professional event.[1]
Marco Fu won the title by defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–6 in the final.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
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Ranking points
The breakdown of ranking points for this year is shown below:[2]
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Main draw
Round-robin stage
The first round used a round-robin format like last season. The top 32 and the 16 qualifiers were placed in eight groups of six with the top two from each group qualifying for the knockout stage. Matches in the round-robins were the best of seven frames.[2][3]
Tom Ford made a maximum break in his match against Steve Davis.[4] For this feat he won £24,000.
Group 2A
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 4 | 18 | 11 | +7 | |
5 | 4 | 16 | 12 | +4 | |
5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 13 | 16 | −3 | |
5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | −8 |
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Group 2B
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 5 | 20 | 6 | +14 | |
5 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 | |
5 | 2 | 17 | 15 | +2 | |
5 | 2 | 11 | 17 | −6 | |
5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | |
5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | −10 |
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Group 2C
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 5 | 20 | 12 | +8 | |
5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | |
5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | |
5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | −10 |
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Group 2D
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 4 | 19 | 11 | +8 | |
5 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | |
5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | |
5 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | |
5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | −15 |
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Group 2E
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 5 | 20 | 4 | +16 | |
5 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | |
5 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | |
5 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | |
5 | 1 | 10 | 18 | −8 | |
5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | −12 |
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Group 2F
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 4 | 18 | 10 | +8 | |
5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | |
5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | |
5 | 2 | 14 | 17 | −3 | |
5 | 1 | 13 | 17 | −4 | |
5 | 1 | 14 | 19 | −5 |
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Group 2G
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 4 | 17 | 9 | +8 | |
5 | 3 | 16 | 13 | +3 | |
5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | |
5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | |
5 | 2 | 13 | 18 | −5 | |
5 | 0 | 12 | 20 | −8 |
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Group 2H
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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5 | 5 | 20 | 6 | +14 | |
5 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | |
5 | 2 | 12 | 14 | −2 | |
5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | −2 | |
5 | 2 | 12 | 17 | −5 | |
5 | 1 | 7 | 19 | −12 |
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Knockout stage
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Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre, Aberdeen, Scotland, 21 October 2007.[5] | ||
Ronnie O'Sullivan |
6–9 | Marco Fu |
Afternoon: 21–100 (78), 104–35 (85), 0–110 (110), 18–84 (74), 127–0 (127), 75–0 (75), 64–33 Evening: 67–5, 0–99, 4–95 (94), 5–121 (117), 0–82 (62), 66–44 (65), 58–60 (O'Sullivan 52, Fu 60), 0–76 (76) | ||
127 | Highest break | 117 |
1 | Century breaks | 2 |
5 | 50+ breaks | 8 |
Qualifying
Qualifying for the 2007 Grand Prix was held between 17 September and 23 September 2007 at Pontin's Prestatyn using a round-robin format. The entries were placed into eight groups with the top 2 from each group qualifying for the finals in Aberdeen. All matches at this stage were played over the best of seven frames.[2][7]
Group 1A
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 5 | 25 | 15 | +10 | |
7 | 4 | 25 | 17 | +8 | |
7 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | |
7 | 4 | 20 | 22 | −2 | |
7 | 3 | 23 | 22 | +1 | |
7 | 3 | 18 | 20 | −2 | |
7 | 3 | 15 | 24 | −9 | |
7 | 2 | 20 | 26 | −6 |
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Group 1B
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 6 | 25 | 10 | +15 | |
7 | 4 | 22 | 14 | +8 | |
7 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | |
7 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 0 | |
7 | 3 | 20 | 17 | +3 | |
7 | 3 | 17 | 19 | −2 | |
7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | −13 | |
7 | 1 | 14 | 26 | −12 |
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Group 1C
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 5 | 25 | 16 | +9 | |
7 | 5 | 23 | 19 | +4 | |
7 | 4 | 19 | 15 | +4 | |
7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | |
7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −3 | |
7 | 3 | 19 | 23 | −4 | |
7 | 2 | 17 | 23 | −6 | |
7 | 2 | 17 | 24 | −7 |
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Group 1D
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 7 | 28 | 12 | +16 | |
7 | 5 | 23 | 16 | +7 | |
7 | 4 | 22 | 17 | +5 | |
7 | 3 | 19 | 20 | −1 | |
7 | 3 | 20 | 23 | −3 | |
7 | 3 | 17 | 23 | −6 | |
7 | 2 | 20 | 21 | −1 | |
7 | 1 | 9 | 26 | −17 |
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Group 1E
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 6 | 26 | 12 | +14 | |
7 | 6 | 25 | 13 | +12 | |
7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | |
7 | 4 | 21 | 18 | +3 | |
7 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 | |
7 | 2 | 17 | 22 | −5 | |
7 | 2 | 13 | 25 | −12 | |
7 | 1 | 11 | 26 | −15 |
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Group 1F
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 6 | 25 | 16 | +9 | |
7 | 5 | 23 | 12 | +11 | |
7 | 4 | 23 | 19 | +4 | |
7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | +3 | |
7 | 4 | 21 | 19 | +2 | |
7 | 3 | 24 | 21 | +3 | |
7 | 1 | 13 | 27 | −14 | |
7 | 1 | 8 | 26 | −18 |
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Group 1G
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 5 | 25 | 11 | +14 | |
7 | 5 | 24 | 20 | +4 | |
7 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | |
7 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
7 | 3 | 17 | 19 | −2 | |
7 | 3 | 19 | 23 | -4 | |
7 | 3 | 14 | 22 | −8 | |
7 | 2 | 18 | 23 | −5 |
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Group 1H
Player | MP | MW | FW | FL | FD |
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7 | 6 | 25 | 12 | +13 | |
7 | 5 | 23 | 14 | +9 | |
7 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | |
7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | |
7 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | |
7 | 3 | 19 | 22 | −3 | |
7 | 1 | 19 | 25 | −6 | |
7 | 1 | 17 | 27 | −10 |
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Century Breaks
Qualifying stage centuries
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Televised stage centuries
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References
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- "2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix Stage 2". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.
- "Ford leaves hospital and hits 147". BBC News. 14 October 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
- "2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix Knock Out". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.
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- "2007 Royal London Watches Grand Prix Stage 1". globalsnookercentre.co.uk. Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 30 January 2009.