Snooker tournament
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 .
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.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[ 2]
Winner: £ 75,000 Runner-up: £35,000 Semi-final: £20,000 Quarter-final: £11,000 Last 16: £7,000 Main stage: 3rd in group: £5,200 4th in group: £5,000 5th in group: £4,750 6th in group: £4,500 Qualifying stage: 3rd–4th in group: £3,000 5th–6th in group: £500 7th–8th in group: £250 Qualifying stage highest break: £500 Televised stage highest break: £4,000 Qualifying stage maximum break : £1,000 Televised stage maximum break: £20,000 Total: £470,500
The breakdown of ranking points for this year is shown below:[ 2]
Winner: 6,250 Runner-up: 5,000 Semi-final: 4,000 Quarter-final: 3,125 Last 16: 2,376 Main stage: 3rd–4th in group: 1,750 5th–6th in group: 719 Qualifying stage: 1st–2nd in group: 1,438 3rd–4th in group: 1,125 5th–6th in group: 813 7th–8th in group: 250
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.
13 October: Neil Robertson 2–4 Jimmy Michie Stephen Lee 2–4 Joe Swail Joe Perry 4 –1 Mark Davis Neil Robertson 4 –2 Mark Davis Stephen Lee 3–4 Joe Perry Joe Swail 4 –3 Jimmy Michie 14 October: Neil Robertson 4 –0 Joe Perry Stephen Lee 0–4 Jimmy Michie Joe Swail 4 –0 Mark Davis Neil Robertson 2–4 Joe Swail Stephen Lee 4 –2 Mark Davis Joe Perry 4 –2 Jimmy Michie 16 October: Neil Robertson 2–4 Stephen Lee Joe Perry 4 –2 Joe Swail Mark Davis 4 –1 Jimmy Michie
13 October: Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 –0 Mark Joyce Steve Davis 0–4 Gerard Greene Dominic Dale 4 –3 Tom Ford Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 –3 Tom Ford Steve Davis 4 –3 Dominic Dale Gerard Greene 4 –2 Mark Joyce 14 October: Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 –0 Dominic Dale Mark Joyce 3–4 Steve Davis Gerard Greene 4 –3 Tom Ford Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 –2 Gerard Greene Steve Davis 0–4 Tom Ford Dominic Dale 4 –2 Mark Joyce 15 October: Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 –1 Steve Davis Dominic Dale 0–4 Gerard Greene Tom Ford 4 –3 Mark Joyce
13 October: Peter Ebdon 4 –3 Liu Song Mark Selby 2–4 Dave Harold Matthew Stevens 4 –3 Joe Delaney Peter Ebdon 4 –3 Joe Delaney Mark Selby 2–4 Matthew Stevens Dave Harold 1–4 Liu Song 14 October: Peter Ebdon 4 –1 Matthew Stevens Mark Selby 4 –1 Liu Song Dave Harold 4 –1 Joe Delaney Peter Ebdon 4 –3 Dave Harold Mark Selby 4 –1 Joe Delaney Matthew Stevens 1–4 Liu Song 16 October: Peter Ebdon 4 –2 Mark Selby Matthew Stevens 4 –1 Dave Harold Joe Delaney 2–4 Liu Song
13 October: Shaun Murphy 4 –0 Ben Woollaston Ding Junhui 1–4 Marco Fu Stuart Bingham 0–4 Stuart Pettman Shaun Murphy 4 –2 Stuart Pettman Ding Junhui 1–4 Stuart Bingham Marco Fu 4 –3 Ben Woollaston 14 October: Shaun Murphy 4 –2 Stuart Bingham Ding Junhui 4 –0 Ben Woollaston Stuart Pettman 4 –3 Marco Fu Shaun Murphy 3–4 Marco Fu Ding Junhui 4 –2 Stuart Pettman Stuart Bingham 4 –0 Ben Woollaston 15 October: Shaun Murphy 4 –3 Ding Junhui Stuart Bingham 3–4 Marco Fu Stuart Pettman 4 –2 Ben Woollaston
15 October: Graeme Dott 3–4 Ali Carter Anthony Hamilton 3–4 Michael Holt Fergal O'Brien 3–4 Marcus Campbell Graeme Dott 2–4 Marcus Campbell Ali Carter 4 –1 Michael Holt Anthony Hamilton 4 –1 Fergal O'Brien 16 October: Graeme Dott 0–4 Anthony Hamilton Ali Carter 4 –0 Marcus Campbell Michael Holt 4 –2 Fergal O'Brien 17 October: Graeme Dott 1–4 Michael Holt Ali Carter 4 –0 Fergal O'Brien Anthony Hamilton 3–4 Marcus Campbell Graeme Dott 2–4 Fergal O'Brien Ali Carter 4 –0 Anthony Hamilton Michael Holt 2–4 Marcus Campbell
15 October: Ken Doherty 3–4 Michael Judge Mark Williams 2–4 Mark Allen Ian McCulloch 2–4 Ricky Walden 16 October: Ken Doherty 0–4 Ricky Walden Mark Williams 4 –3 Ian McCulloch Mark Allen 2–4 Michael Judge Ken Doherty 3–4 Ian McCulloch Mark Williams 4–2 Micheal Judge Mark Allen 1–4 Ricky Walden 17 October: Ken Doherty 3–4 Mark Allen Mark Williams 3–4 Ricky Walden Ian McCulloch 3–4 Michael Judge Ken Doherty 4 –1 Mark Williams Ian McCulloch 2–4 Mark Allen Ricky Walden 2–4 Michael Judge
15 October: Stephen Hendry 2–4 Stephen Maguire Barry Hawkins 4 –2 Jamie Cope Paul Davies 3–4 Rory McLeod Stephen Hendry 4 –2 Rory McLeod Stephen Maguire 4 –1 Jamie Cope Barry Hawkins 4 –2 Paul Davies 16 October: Stephen Hendry 4 –3 Barry Hawkins Stephen Maguire 4 –2 Rory McLeod Jamie Cope 3–4 Paul Davies 17 October: Stephen Hendry 4 –3 Jamie Cope Stephen Maguire 4 –0 Paul Davies Barry Hawkins 1–4 Rory McLeod Stephen Hendry 3–4 Paul Davies Stephen Maguire 1–4 Barry Hawkins Jamie Cope 3–4 Rory McLeod
15 October: John Higgins 4 –2 Tian Pengfei Ryan Day 4 –2 Nigel Bond Mark King 4 –1 Andrew Norman 16 October: John Higgins 4 –0 Andrew Norman Ryan Day 4 –0 Mark King Nigel Bond 4 –2 Tian Pengfei John Higgins 4 –0 Mark King Ryan Day 4 –0 Tian Pengfei Nigel Bond 4 –0 Andrew Norman 17 October: John Higgins 4 –2 Nigel Bond Ryan Day 3–4 Andrew Norman Mark King 3–4 Tian Pengfei John Higgins 4 –2 Ryan Day Mark King 4 –0 Nigel Bond Andrew Norman 2–4 Tian Pengfei
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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas .Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre , Aberdeen , Scotland, 21 October 2007.[ 5] Ronnie O'Sullivan England 6–9 Marco Fu Hong Kong 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 (52, 60) , 0–76 (76) 127 Highest break 117 1 Century breaks 2 5 50+ breaks 8
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]
17 September: Robert Milkins 4 –2 Mark Davis Jimmy White 4 –3 Scott MacKenzie Alex Davies 0–4 Mark Joyce Jimmy Robertson 3–4 Supoj Saenla Robert Milkins 3–4 Jimmy White Mark Davis 4 –1 Scott MacKenzie Alex Davies 4 –3 Jimmy Robertson Mark Joyce 4 –0 Supoj Saenla 18 September: Robert Milkins 4 –3 Scott MacKenzie Mark Davis 4 –0 Supoj Saenla Jimmy White 4 –0 Alex Davies Mark Joyce 4 –3 Jimmy Robertson Robert Milkins 4 –2 Alex Davies Scott MacKenzie 4 –3 Mark Joyce Mark Davis 4 –2 Jimmy Robertson Jimmy White 4 –3 Supoj Saenla 19 September: Robert Milkins 4 –3 Mark Joyce Mark Davis 4 –1 Jimmy White Scott MacKenzie 3–4 Jimmy Robertson Alex Davies 1–4 Supoj Saenla Robert Milkins 1–4 Jimmy Robertson Mark Davis 3–4 Alex Davies Scott MacKenzie 4 –3 Supoj Saenla Jimmy White 2–4 Mark Joyce 20 September: Robert Milkins 0–4 Supoj Saenla Mark Davis 4 –3 Mark Joyce Jimmy White 2–4 Jimmy Robertson Scott MacKenzie 2–4 Alex Davies
17 September: Andrew Higginson 4 –1 James Wattana Tom Ford 4 –1 Jimmy Michie James McBain 1–4 Tony Drago Michael White 1–4 Gareth Coppack Andrew Higginson 1–4 Tom Ford James Wattana 0–4 Jimmy Michie James McBain 4 –3 Michael White Tony Drago 1–4 Gareth Coppack 18 September: Andrew Higginson 2–4 Jimmy Michie James Wattana 4 –0 Gareth Coppack Tom Ford 1–4 James McBain Tony Drago 2–4 Michael White Andrew Higginson 2–4 James McBain Jimmy Michie 1–4 Tony Drago James Wattana 4 –3 Michael White Tom Ford 4 –0 Gareth Coppack 19 September: Andrew Higginson 3–4 Tony Drago James Wattana 2–4 Tom Ford Jimmy Michie 4 –2 Michael White James McBain 4 –0 Gareth Coppack Andrew Higginson 4 –0 Michael White James Wattana 4 –0 James McBain Jimmy Michie 4 –1 Gareth Coppack Tom Ford 4 –1 Tony Drago 20 September: Andrew Higginson 4 –0 Gareth Coppack James Wattana 2–4 Tony Drago Tom Ford 4 –1 Michael White Jimmy Michie 4 –1 James McBain
17 September: David Gilbert 4 –2 David Gray Barry Pinches 0–4 Joe Delaney Leo Fernandez 2–4 Lee Spick Issara Kachaiwong 3–4 Ben Woollaston David Gilbert 4 –1 Barry Pinches David Gray 1–4 Joe Delaney Leo Fernandez 2–4 Issara Kachaiwong Lee Spick 4 –2 Ben Woollaston 18 September: David Gilbert 2–4 Joe Delaney David Gray 1–4 Ben Woollaston Barry Pinches 4 –0 Leo Fernandez Lee Spick 1–4 Issara Kachaiwong David Gilbert 1–4 Leo Fernandez Joe Delaney 4 –3 Lee Spick David Gray 3–4 Issara Kachaiwong Barry Pinches 4 –1 Ben Woollaston 19 September: David Gilbert 4 –0 Lee Spick David Gray 4 –2 Barry Pinches Joe Delaney 4 –2 Issara Kachaiwong Leo Fernandez 3–4 Ben Woollaston David Gilbert 4 –2 Issara Kachaiwong David Gray 4 –2 Leo Fernandez Joe Delaney 3–4 Ben Woollaston Barry Pinches 4 –2 Lee Spick 20 September: David Gilbert 1–4 Ben Woollaston David Gray 4 –3 Lee Spick Barry Pinches 4 –0 Issara Kachaiwong Joe Delaney 2–4 Leo Fernandez
17 September: Jamie Burnett 4 –3 Andy Hicks Stuart Pettman 4 –3 Mike Dunn Kurt Maflin 2–4 Liu Song Xiao Guodong 4 –1 Ashley Wright Jamie Burnett 3–4 Stuart Pettman Andy Hicks 4 –1 Mike Dunn Kurt Maflin 3–4 Xiao Guodong Liu Song 4 –1 Ashley Wright 18 September: Jamie Burnett 3–4 Mike Dunn Andy Hicks 4 –1 Ashley Wright Stuart Pettman 4 –3 Kurt Maflin Liu Song 4 –2 Xiao Guodong Jamie Burnett 0–4 Kurt Maflin Mike Dunn 1–4 Liu Song Andy Hicks 4 –2 Xiao Guodong Stuart Pettman 4 –0 Ashley Wright 19 September: Jamie Burnett 4 –3 Liu Song Andy Hicks 1–4 Stuart Pettman Mike Dunn 0–4 Xiao Guodong Kurt Maflin 4 –1 Ashley Wright Jamie Burnett 4 –1 Xiao Guodong Andy Hicks 4 –1 Kurt Maflin Mike Dunn 4 –1 Ashley Wright Stuart Pettman 4 –0 Liu Song 20 September: Jamie Burnett 2–4 Ashley Wright Andy Hicks 2–4 Liu Song Stuart Pettman 4 –2 Xiao Guodong Mike Dunn 4 –3 Kurt Maflin
20 September: Fergal O'Brien 4 –1 Michael Judge David Roe 4 –2 Drew Henry Matthew Selt 3–4 Joe Jogia Rodney Goggins 4 –1 Kevin Van Hove 21 September: Fergal O'Brien 4 –0 David Roe Michael Judge 4 –1 Drew Henry Matthew Selt 4 –3 Rodney Goggins Joe Jogia 4 –1 Kevin Van Hove Fergal O'Brien 2–4 Drew Henry Michael Judge 4 –2 Kevin van Hove David Roe 4 –2 Matthew Selt Joe Jogia 1–4 Rodney Goggins 22 September: Fergal O'Brien 4 –2 Matthew Selt Drew Henry 0–4 Joe Jogia Michael Judge 4 –1 Rodney Goggins David Roe 4 –1 Kevin Van Hove Fergal O'Brien 4 –3 Joe Jogia Michael Judge 4 –3 David Roe Drew Henry 4 –3 Rodney Goggins Matthew Selt 4 –1 Kevin Van Hove 23 September: Fergal O'Brien 4 –1 Rodney Goggins Michael Judge 4 –1 Matthew Selt Drew Henry 1–4 Kevin Van Hove David Roe 2–4 Joe Jogia Fergal O'Brien 4 –1 Kevin Van Hove Michael Judge 4 –1 Joe Jogia David Roe 4 –1 Rodney Goggins Drew Henry 0–4 Matthew Selt
20 September: John Parrott 1–4 Ricky Walden Robin Hull 1–4 Marcus Campbell Munraj Pal 4 –3 David Morris Steve Mifsud 1–4 Martin Gould 21 September: John Parrott 0–4 Robin Hull Ricky Walden 1–4 Marcus Campbell Munraj Pal 3–4 Steve Mifsud David Morris 3–4 Martin Gould John Parrott 2–4 Marcus Campbell Ricky Walden 4 –2 Martin Gould Robin Hull 4 –3 Munraj Pal David Morris 4 –3 Steve Mifsud 22 September: John Parrott 1–4 Munraj Pal Marcus Campbell 2–4 David Morris Ricky Walden 4 –2 Steve Mifsud David Roe 3–4 Martin Gould John Parrott 0–4 David Morris Ricky Walden 4 –3 Robin Hull Marcus Campbell 4 –0 Steve Mifsud Munraj Pal 4 –3 Martin Gould 23 September: John Parrott 4 –2 Steve Mifsud Ricky Walden 4 –1 Munraj Pal Marcus Campbell 4 –0 Martin Gould Robin Hull 4 –3 David Morris John Parrott 0–4 Martin Gould Ricky Walden 4 –3 David Morris Robin Hull 4 –1 Steve Mifsud Marcus Campbell 1–4 Munraj Pal
20 September: Alan McManus 3–4 Adrian Gunnell Paul Davies 4 –1 Ian Preece Lee Walker 4 –3 Tian Pengfei Liu Chuang 3–4 Fraser Patrick 21 September: Alan McManus 0–4 Paul Davies Adrian Gunnell 0–4 Ian Preece Lee Walker 4 –0 Liu Chuang Tian Pengfei 4 –2 Fraser Patrick Alan McManus 1–4 Ian Preece Adrian Gunnell 4 –2 Fraser Patrick Paul Davies 4 –0 Lee Walker Tian Pengfei 4 –3 Liu Chuang. 22 September: Alan McManus 4 –3 Lee Walker Ian Preece 2–4 Tian Pengfei Adrian Gunnell 1–4 Liu Chuang Paul Davies 3–4 Fraser Patrick Alan McManus 3–4 Tian Pengfei Adrian Gunnell 1–4 Paul Davies Ian Preece 2–4 Liu Chuang Lee Walker 2–4 Fraser Patrick 23 September: Alan McManus 4 –3 Liu Chuang Adrian Gunnell 0–4 Lee Walker Ian Preece 0–4 Fraser Patrick Paul Davies 2–4 Tian Pengfei Alan McManus 4 –1 Fraser Patrick Adrian Gunnell 4 –1 Tian Pengfei Paul Davies 4 –1 Liu Chuang Ian Preece 4 –0 Lee Walker
20 September: Andrew Norman 1–4 Rory McLeod Judd Trump 4 –2 Rod Lawler Jamie O'Neill 1–4 Liang Wenbo Alfred Burden 0–4 Patrick Wallace 21 September: Andrew Norman 4 –1 Judd Trump Rory McLeod 4 –1 Rod Lawler Jamie O'Neill 0–4 Alfred Burden Liang Wenbo 4 –3 Patrick Wallace Andrew Norman 4 –3 Rod Lawler Rory McLeod 2–4 Patrick Wallace Judd Trump 4 –2 Jamie O'Neill Liang Wenbo 0–4 Alfred Burden 22 September: Andrew Norman 4 –1 Jamie O'Neill Rod Lawler 3–4 Liang Wenbo Rory McLeod 4 –2 Alfred Burden Judd Trump 4 –2 Patrick Wallace Andrew Norman 4 –2 Liang Wenbo Rory McLeod 4 –2 Judd Trump Rod Lawler 4 –1 Alfred Burden Jamie O'Neill 2–4 Patrick Wallace 23 September: Andrew Norman 4 –0 Alfred Burden Rory McLeod 4 –0 Jamie O'Neill Rod Lawler 3–4 Patrick Wallace Judd Trump 3–4 Liang Wenbo Andrew Norman 4 –1 Patrick Wallace Rory McLeod 1–4 Liang Wenbo Judd Trump 1–4 Alfred Burden Rod Lawler 3–4 Jamie O'Neill
Qualifying stage centuries [ edit ] [ 7]
147 , 126, 108 – Jamie Burnett 142 – Issara Kachaiwong 141 – Xiao Guodong 140, 133, 117, 102 – Liu Song 136 – David Gray 135 – Alex Davies 133 – Jimmy White 132, 100 – Fergal O'Brien 132 – David Gilbert 130 – Scott MacKenzie 129, 128, 118 – Tom Ford 128, 127 – Rod Lawler 128, 108 – Tony Drago 128 – David Roe 127, 125, 121, 112, 102 – Mark Davis 127, 125, 103 – Kurt Maflin 126, 122, 101, 100 – Robin Hull 122 – Andy Hicks 121, 116 – Andrew Higginson 119, 110 – Judd Trump 119 – Rory McLeod 115, 107 – Marcus Campbell 113 – David Morris 112, 111 – Ricky Walden 112, 107 – Supoj Saenla 112 – Adrian Gunnell 111, 100 – Munraj Pal 107 – Michael Judge 106 – Liang Wenbo 106 – Matthew Selt 105 – Steve Mifsud 103 – James McBain 103 – Stuart Pettman 103 – Drew Henry 102, 101 – Leo Fernandez 100 – Jimmy Michie Televised stage centuries [ edit ] [ 3] [ 5]
147 , 122, 117, 113, 104 – Tom Ford 143, 111, 110 – Dave Harold 138, 119 – Anthony Hamilton 138, 108 – Shaun Murphy 138 – Jamie Cope 137, 135, 127, 125, 123, 119, 100 – Ronnie O'Sullivan 134, 110, 107, 103 – Peter Ebdon 134 – Michael Judge 133, 119, 117, 110, 109, 106, 105, 103, 101 – Marco Fu 133 – Graeme Dott 131, 102 – Mark Selby 130, 104, 104 – Stephen Maguire 124, 103 – Stuart Bingham 123, 101 – Gerard Greene 119, 112, 110, 107 – John Higgins 114, 107, 100 – Ryan Day 113, 112, 102 – Liu Song 113 – Nigel Bond 112, 101 – Ali Carter 103 – Stephen Hendry 102 – Tian Pengfei 102 – Mark Allen 101 – Marcus Campbell 100 – Stuart Pettman
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