# 2007 Masters (snooker)

The 2007 Masters (officially the 2007 SAGA Insurance Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from 14 to 21 January 2007 at the Wembley Arena in London, England. It was the 33rd edition of the tournament. In a slight change for 2007, there were 19 competitors, as opposed to 18 up until 2006. The top 16 seeds for ranking events were automatically invited, while the other players entered a qualifying tournament for the right to one of three wild-card places. The two remaining places were granted by the game's governing body at their discretion to Jimmy White and Ding Junhui. Stuart Bingham won the qualifying tournament.
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his third Masters title by defeating Ding Junhui 10–3 in the final. With a noticeably partisan crowd, a visibly upset Ding went to shake O'Sullivan's hand after the latter won the 12th frame to go 9–3 in front, apparently believing that the match was over. The two walked arm-in-arm out of the arena. After O'Sullivan clinched the match in the following frame, it later transpired that Ding had indeed believed the match was best-of-17 frames.

## Field

Defending champion John Higgins was the number 1 seed with World Champion Graeme Dott seeded 2. Places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Players seeded 14, 15 and 16 played in the wild-card round against the winner of the qualifying event, Stuart Bingham (ranked 24), and two wild-card selections, Ding Junhui (ranked 27) and Jimmy White (ranked 34). This was the only time that there were three matches in the wild-card round. Barry Hawkins was making his debut in the Masters.

## Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

### Qualifying stage

* Winner: £2,000
* Runner-up: £680
* Semi-final: £250
* Quarter-final: £105
* Total: £3,600

### Televised stage
## Wild-card round

In the preliminary "wild-card round", the three wild-card players were drawn against the players seeded 14th, 15th and 16th: During the course of his match against Anthony Hamilton, Ding Junhui became the 28th and youngest ever player to score a maximum 147 break on live television. Aged 19 years and 288 days, he broke the previous record set by Ronnie O'Sullivan in 1997 who was then 21 years and 137 days old. This was also just the second maximum in the history of the Masters.
| Match | Date | | Score | |
| WC1 | Sunday 14 January | Matthew Stevens (WAL) (14) | 6–1 | Jimmy White (ENG) |
| WC2 | Sunday 14 January | Ali Carter (ENG) (15) | 6–5 | Stuart Bingham (ENG) |
| WC3 | Sunday 14 January | Anthony Hamilton (ENG) (16) | 3–6 | Ding Junhui (CHN) |

## Main draw

| Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Last 16 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames | Final Best of 19 frames |
| 1 | John Higgins (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Stephen Maguire (SCO) | 6 | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mark Williams (WAL) | 0 | 13 | Neil Robertson | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Neil Robertson (AUS) | 6 | | | | 9 | Stephen Maguire | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | |
| 15 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Ali Carter (ENG) | 1 | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Ken Doherty (IRL) | 6 | 4 | Ken Doherty | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Barry Hawkins (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 3 |
| 3 | Stephen Hendry (SCO) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 3 |
| 14 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Matthew Stevens (WAL) | 5 | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Shaun Murphy (ENG) | 6 | 6 | Shaun Murphy | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 3 | | | | 3 | Stephen Hendry | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Peter Ebdon (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | |
| | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ding Junhui (CHN) | 6 | | Ding Junhui | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Graeme Dott (SCO) | 2 | 10 | Stephen Lee | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Stephen Lee (ENG) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Referee: Jan Verhaas. Wembley Arena, London, England, 21 January 2007. :
| Ronnie O'Sullivan (5) England | 10–3 | Ding Junhui China |
| Afternoon: 1–77 (77), 16–109 (109), 62–1 (55), 99–22 (99), 128–0 (128), 101–37 (101), 64–72 (O'Sullivan 58), 116–4 (116) Evening: 96–0 (96), 66–65 (66, 65), 143–11 (143), 97–0, 121–12 (74) |||
| 143 | Highest break | 109 |
| 4 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 10 | 50+ breaks | 3 |

## Qualifying

The 2006 Masters Qualifying Event were held between 4 and 9 November 2006 at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield, England. The winner of this series of matches, who qualified for the tournament, was Stuart Bingham.
| Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 64 Best of 7 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | | Final Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 11 frames |
| Ryan Day | Ryan Day | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 4 | Matthew Couch | Matthew Couch | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liu Song | Liu Song | 2 | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 4 | | | | | | | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Leadbetter | James Leadbetter | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Leadbetter | James Leadbetter | 2 | Gerard Greene | Gerard Greene | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Spick | Lee Spick | 3 | Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dene O'Kane | Dene O'Kane | 4 | | | | | | | | Ryan Day | Ryan Day | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | David Gray | David Gray | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | David Gray | David Gray | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mohammed Shehab | Mohammed Shehab | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohammed Shehab | Mohammed Shehab | 3 | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | Jamie Burnett | Jamie Burnett | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Morris | David Morris | 3 | | | | Barry Pinches | Barry Pinches | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | David Gray | David Gray | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Gray | David Gray | | | | | | | | David Gray | David Gray | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | David Gray | David Gray | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | Judd Trump | Judd Trump | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Higginson | Andrew Higginson | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | David Gray | David Gray | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | |
| Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Cope | Jamie Cope | w/d | Paul Davison | Paul Davison | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davison | Paul Davison | w/o | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark King | Mark King | | | | | | | | Mark King | Mark King | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Mark King | Mark King | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | Mark Allen | Mark Allen | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Stephen | Robert Stephen | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Stephen | Robert Stephen | 1 | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tian Pengfei | Tian Pengfei | 1 | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Alex Borg | Alex Borg | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Roe | David Roe | 0 | Alex Borg | Alex Borg | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Borg | Alex Borg | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alex Borg | Alex Borg | 4 | | | | Ricky Walden | Ricky Walden | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Holt | Michael Holt | | | | | | | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Michael Holt | Michael Holt | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 4 | Chris Norbury | Chris Norbury | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Einsle | Patrick Einsle | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Stuart Bingham | Stuart Bingham | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 |
| Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 2 |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Campbell | Marcus Campbell | 3 | Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Joyce | Mark Joyce | 4 | | | | Nigel Bond | Nigel Bond | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Swail | Joe Swail | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tom Ford | Tom Ford | w/o | Tom Ford | Tom Ford | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | w/d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfie Burden | Alfie Burden | w/d | | | | | | | | Joe Swail | Joe Swail | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Selby | Mark Selby | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robin Hull | Robin Hull | 1 | Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ben Woollaston | Ben Woollaston | 4 | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | | | | | | | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Ian McCulloch | Ian McCulloch | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Jogia | Joe Jogia | 1 | Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Passakorn Suwannawat | Passakorn Suwannawat | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | Mark Selby | Mark Selby | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | |
| Marco Fu | Marco Fu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 2 | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 4 | Paul Davies | Paul Davies | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jamie Jones | Jamie Jones | 0 | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Judge | Michael Judge | 2 | | | | | | | Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 4 | Issara Kachaiwong | Issara Kachaiwong | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jimmy Michie | Jimmy Michie | 2 | Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jeff Cundy | Jeff Cundy | 4 | | | | | | | | Marco Fu | Marco Fu | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Sean Storey | Sean Storey | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sean Storey | Sean Storey | 1 | Dave Harold | Dave Harold | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 4 | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Page | Lee Page | 0 | | | | Andrew Norman | Andrew Norman | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joe Perry | Joe Perry | | | | | | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | Joe Perry | Joe Perry | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fergal O'Brien | Fergal O'Brien | 1 | Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liang Wenbo | Liang Wenbo | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Century breaks
### Televised stage centuries

Total: 26