2007 Welsh Open (snooker)
The 2007 Welsh Open was the 2007 edition of the Welsh Open professional snooker tournament and was held from 12 to 18 February 2007 at the Newport Centre in Newport, South East Wales. It was the 16th staging of the competition since 1992 and the tenth time it took place at the Newport Centre. The tournament was the fifth of seven World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) ranking events in the 2006/2007 season. The host broadcasters were BBC Cymru Wales and Eurosport.
The Newport Centre (pictured in 2008), where the tournament was held.
Nigel Bond (pictured in 2016) defeated Liang Wenbo 5–4 in a closely contested match and progressed to the second round
Shaun Murphy (pictured in 2015) was the first player to compile four century breaks in a row during a best-of-nine frames match in the second round of the Welsh Open.
Neil Robertson (pictured in 2013) won the tournament 9–8 to become the fourth non-British and Irish player in history to win two or more ranking tournaments.
Neil Robertson is an Australian professional snooker player, who is a former world champion and former world number one. To date, he is the most successful player from outside the United Kingdom, and the only non-UK born to have completed snooker's Triple Crown, having won the World Championship in 2010, the Masters in 2012 and 2022, and the UK Championship in 2013, 2015 and 2020. He has claimed a career total of 23 ranking titles, having won at least one professional tournament every year between 2006 and 2022.
Robertson at the 2015 German Masters
Robertson winning the Masters trophy in 2012
Robertson at 2013 German Masters