Ronnie O'Sullivan - 2007 Premier League
Ronnie O'Sullivan captured the Premier League snooker title for the seventh time and for the fourth successive season when he beat John Higgins 7-4 at the AECC, Aberdeen.
His victory ends nine months without a competition win for 'The Rocket', who also pockets a grand total of £83,000 from the 2007 PartyBets.com Premier League Snooker season.
'That was my toughest match in the Premier League in all the last four years, but I managed to keep sticking in there.' said O'Sullivan, who made two century breaks and another five over 50.
Higgins was left to rue a missed pink in the sixth frame that would have given him a 4-2 lead in this first-to-seven contest.
But he admitted that the better player had won after he himself had made too many errors later in the match.
In the last two finals, O'Sullivan had won 7-0 on both occasions, defeating Stephen Hendry in the winter of 2005 and Jimmy White in 2006.
'When you give someone a sniff, then there's no one better at taking advantage than Ronnie,' said Higgins.
| Date | Match | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 1930 |
Jimmy White v Ding Junhui Ronnie O'Sullivan v John Higgins |
3-3 5-1 |
Olympos, Haywards Heath |
| September 13 1930 |
Steve Davis v Neil Robertson Stephen Hendry v R.O'Sullivan |
4-2 4-2 |
Malvern Theatres, Gt. Malvern |
| September 20 1930 |
Neil Robertson v John Higgins Jimmy White v Stephen Hendry |
3-3 3-3 |
Dorking Halls. Dorking |
| September 27 1930 |
Steve Davis v J.White Ding Junhui v R.O'Sullivan |
4-2 4-2 |
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth |
| October 4 1930 |
Stephen Hendry v Neil Robertson Ronnie O'Sullivan v Steve Davis |
5-1 4-2 |
Assembly Rooms, Derby |
| October 11 1930 |
Stephen Hendry v John Higgins Ronnie O'Sullivan v Jimmy White |
4-2 6-0 |
Grimsby Auditorium, Grimsby |
| October 25 1930 |
Neil Robertson v Ding Junhui Steve Davis v Stephen Hendry |
2-4 2-4 |
The Cresset, Peterborough |
| November 1 1930 |
Jimmy White v John Higgins Steve Davis v Ding Junhui |
2-4 0-6 |
The Metrodome, Barnsley |
| November 15 1930 |
John Higgins v Ding Junhui Ronnie O'Sullivan v Neil Robertson |
4-2 5-1 |
Glades Arena, Kidderminster |
| November 22 1800 |
Jimmy White v Neil Robertson Stephen Hendry v Ding Junhui Steve Davis v John Higgins |
3-3 0-6 3-3 |
Rothes Hall, Glenrothes |
December 1 1930 |
Ding Junhui v John Higgins |
3-5 1-5 |
AECC, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen |
| December 2 1930 |
Ronnie O'Sullivan v John Higgins | 7-4 | AECC, Bridge of Don, Aberdeen |
| Player | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | '100' | £Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ding Junhui | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 37,000 |
| Stephen Hendry | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 23,000 |
| Ronnie O'Sullivan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 33,000 |
| John Higgins | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 20,000 |
| Steve Davis | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 16,000 |
| Jimmy White | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 13,000 |
| Neil Robertson | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 14,000 |
All matches start at 1930, except Nov 22 which is at 1800.
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The top four players at the end of the league stage progress to the play-offs.
Champion: £50,000
Runner-Up: £25,000
Losing Semi-Finalists: £12,500 each
There will be a bonus fund of £1,000 per frame won during the round-robin section, making a total of £126,000 available.
In addition, there will be a ‘Double Your Money’ bonus for century breaks made throughout the tournament which means that any frames won with a 100-plus break will result in a £2,000 payout in the round-robin section and a £1,000 bonus in the Play-Offs.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
| 2007 - Ronnie O'Sullivan bt J.Higgins 7-4 | 1997 - Ronnie O'Sullivan bt S.Hendry 10-8 |
| 2006 - Ronnie O'Sullivan bt J.White 7-0 | 1996 - Ken Doherty bt S.Davis 10-5 |
| 2005 - Ronnie O'Sullivan bt S.Hendry 6-0 | 1995 - Stephen Hendry bt K.Doherty 10-2 |
| 2004 - Stephen Hendry bt J.Higgins 9-6 | 1994 - Stephen Hendry bt J.Parrott 10-7 |
| 2003 - Marco Fu bt M.Williams 9-5 | 1993 - Jimmy White bt A.McManus 10-7 |
| 2002 - Ronnie O'Sullivan bt J.Higgins 9-4 | 1992 - Stephen Hendry bt S.Davis 9-2 |
| 2001 - Ronnie O'Sullivan bt S.Hendry 9-7 | 1991 - Stephen Hendry |
| 2000 - Stephen Hendry bt M.Williams 9-5 | 1990 - Steve Davis |
| 1999 - John Higgins bt J.White 9-4 | 1989 - Steve Davis |
| 1998 - Ken Doherty bt J.White 10-2 | 1988 - Steve Davis bt D.Taylor 10-7 |
| 1987 - Steve Davis |
