2007 Premier League Snooker

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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name={{Nowrap|PartyBets.com Premier League}}

|dates={{Start and end dates|2007|09|6|2007|12|2|df=y}}

|country=United Kingdom

|organisation=Matchroom Sport

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=£250,000

|winners_share=£50,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}} (143)

|winner={{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan

|runner_up={{Flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

|score=7–4

|previous=2006

|next=2008}}

The 2007 PartyBets.com Premier League was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that was played from 6 September to 2 December 2007.

Ronnie O'Sullivan won in the final 7–4 against John Higgins.

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Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:{{cite web|title=Premier League Snooker makes its return in West Sussex|url=http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/articleDetail.asp?articleid=6|work=premierleaguesnooker.com|publisher=Matchroom Sport|accessdate=28 February 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225192452/http://www.premierleaguesnooker.com/articleDetail.asp?articleid=6|archivedate=25 December 2008}}

  • Winner: £50,000
  • Runner-up: £25,000
  • Semi-final: £12,500
  • Frame-win: £1,000
  • Century break: £1,000
  • Total: £250,000

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League phase

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DIN

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HEN
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OSU
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HIG
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DAV
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WHI
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ROB
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W-L
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W-D-L
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! 1

| align="left" | Ding Junhui

| x

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| 25–11

4–1–16–9
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! 2

| align="left" | Stephen Hendry

| 0

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| 20–16

4–1–16–9
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! 3

| align="left" |Ronnie O'Sullivan

| 2

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| 24–12

4–0–26–8
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! 4

| align="left" | John Higgins

| 4

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| 17–19

2–2–26–6
5

| align="left" | Steve Davis

| 0 || 2 || 2 || 3 || x || 4 || 4

| 15–21 || 2–1–3 || 6–5

6

| align="left" | Jimmy White

| 3 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 2 || x || 3

| 13–23 || 0–3–3|| 6–3

7

| align="left" | Neil Robertson

| 2 || 1 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 3 || x

| 12–24 || 0–2–4 || 6–2

Top four qualified for the play-offs. If points were level then most frames won determined their positions. If two players had an identical record then the result in their match determined their positions. If that ended 3–3 then the player who got to three first was higher. (Breaks above 50 shown between (parentheses); century breaks are indicated with bold.){{cite web|title=2007 Premier League Snooker results|url=http://www.premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/results/2007_premier_league_snooker_information.htm|work=premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com|publisher=Matchroom Sport|accessdate=5 January 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223020149/http://premierleaguesnooker.matchroomcms.com/results/2007_premier_league_snooker_information.htm|archivedate=23 December 2009 }}{{cite web|title=2007 PartyBets.com Premier League|url=http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2007-Prem-League.htm|publisher=Global Snooker Centre|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221031753/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/2007-8/07-8-Professional/2007-Prem-League.htm|archivedate=21 December 2008}}

  • 6 September – Olympos, Haywards Heath, England
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 John Higgins → 63–27, 12–72, 80(68)–37, 124(124)–6, 83–38, 107(83)–7
  • Ding Junhui 3–3 Jimmy White → 0–87(86), 142(138)–0, 48–78(70), 128(66, 62)–0, 35–67(66), 103(103)–0
  • 13 September – Malvern Theatres, Great Malvern, England
  • Steve Davis 4–2 Neil Robertson → 67–50, 74(73)–46, 70(69)–21, 66–15, 38–45, 14–93( 69)
  • Stephen Hendry 4–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan → 66–52(51), 1–98(98), 104(78)–0, 79–52(52), 95(54)–0, 6–105(101)
  • 20 September – Dorking Halls, Dorking, England
  • John Higgins 3–3 Neil Robertson → 29–60, 87(87)–21, 36–59, 126(126)–1, 65–47, 5–64
  • Jimmy White 3–3 Stephen Hendry → 4–113(102), 48–59, 77–0, 72–48, 63–37, 61–64
  • 27 September – Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth, England
  • Ding Junhui 4–2 Ronnie O'Sullivan → 97(97)–0, 68–0, 137(137)–0, 57–67, 0–141(141), 72–21
  • Steve Davis 4–2 Jimmy White → 72–28, 31–56, 65(55)–33, 15–67, 49–14, 97(97)–0
  • 4 October – Assembly Rooms, Derby, England
  • Stephen Hendry 5–1 Neil Robertson → 82(81)–0, 63–54, 77(77)–8, 130(130)–0, 67(67)–51, 50–77(59)
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 4–2 Steve Davis → 105(105)–0, 141(141)–0, 96(96)–24, 75(55)–41, 0–147(143), 4–87
  • 11 October – Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby, England
  • Stephen Hendry 4–2 John Higgins → 117(63,50)-8, 24–59(53), 61–47, 128(128)–0, 0–128(128), 82–48
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 6–0 Jimmy White → 124(119)–0, 87(51)–0, 69–65, 87(87)–38, 72–37, 92(91)–4
  • 25 October – The Cresset, Peterborough, England
  • Ding Junhui 4–2 Neil Robertson → 8–65(53), 0–128(124), 103(103)–0, 115(115)–1, 73(73)–64(59), 133(133)–0
  • Stephen Hendry 4–2 Steve Davis → 0–92(53), 94(58)–0, 101(55)–21, 73(73)–0, 81–21, 29–76(52)
  • 1 November – Guildford Spectrum, Guildford, England
  • Ding Junhui 6–0 Steve Davis → 80–31, 115(115)–0, 110(101)–24, 61(61)–9, 83(60)–0, 104(104)–0
  • John Higgins 4–2 Jimmy White → 71(65)–1, 106(105)–4, 64(64)–0, 59–68, 54–32, 8–93
  • 15 November – Glades Arena, Kidderminster, England
  • John Higgins 4–2 Ding Junhui → 67–62, 77(57)–55, 77–14, 44–101, 0–103(94), 84(55)–21
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 Neil Robertson → 77(57)–19, 114(113 **)–8, 58–56, 111(103)–10, 120(120)–6, 6–123(123)
  • 22 November – Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, Scotland
  • Neil Robertson 3–3 Jimmy White → 36–69, 13–69, 65(51)–27, 42–60, 63(63)–24, 71(50)–17
  • Ding Junhui 6–0 Stephen Hendry → 133(133)–0, 88(87)–0, 136(136)–0, 138(138)–0, 75(54)–5, 66–36{{ref label|Ding|a|a}}
  • John Higgins 3–3 Steve Davis → 79–16, 60(60)–15, 79–12, 1–69(68), 28–81, 33–74(70)

Play-offs

1–2 December – AECC, Aberdeen, Scotland

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1 = Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames

| RD2 = Final
Best of 13 frames

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1={{Flagicon|CHN}} Ding Junhui

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2={{Flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD1-score2=5

| RD1-seed3=2

| RD1-team3={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry

| RD1-score3=1

| RD1-seed4=3

| RD1-team4={{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan}}

| RD1-score4=5

| RD2-seed1=4

| RD2-team1={{Flagicon|SCO}} John Higgins

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=3

| RD2-team2={{nowrap|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Ronnie O'Sullivan}}

| RD2-score2=7

}}

Semi-Final 1 – Ding Junhui 3–5 John Higgins 40–50, 31–73(60), 100(100)–0, 77–0, 0–116(116), 66–52, 3–119(84), 1–72(72)

Semi-Final 2 – Stephen Hendry 1–5 Ronnie O'Sullivan 17–75(75), 18–80(76), 83–16, 35–87(82), 1–93(92), 48–56

Final – John Higgins 4–7 Ronnie O'Sullivan 73(73)–0, 4–84(54), 49–82(66), 80–26, 77–0, 2–90(80), 29–104(104), 14–86(86), 14–111(110), 108(104)–0, 0–107(69)

Century breaks

Notes

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  • {{note label|Ding|a|a}} Ding scored a record 495 points without reply in this match (this was a world record at the time) .{{cite news|title=I've never been so outplayed, admits humiliated Hendry as O'Sullivan makes final with 'perfection'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/03/worldsnookerchampionship.snooker|work=The Guardian|accessdate=14 September 2010|location=London|first=Clive|last=Everton|date=3 May 2008}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

{{Premier Snooker League}}

{{Snooker season 2007/2008}}

2007

Premier League

Premier League Snooker