With this win Carl Suneson secured his first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 256th European Tour event. His victory beats his previous best European Tour finish of third in the 2000 BMW International Open and he gains a one year European Tour exemption until the end of the 2008 European Tour season and gains a place in the 2008 HSBC Champions.
*The first, first-time winner on the 2007 European Tour since Zach Johnson at the Masters Tournament.
*The 13th first-time winner on the 2007 European Tour. He follows: Y E Yang (HSBC Champions), José Manuel Lara (UBS Hong Kong Open), Nathan Green (Blue Chip New Zealand Open), Alvaro Quiros (Alfred Dunhill Championship), Ariel Cante (Joburg Open), Mikko Ilonen (Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesian Open), Anton Haig (Johnnie Walker Classic), Liang Wen-chong (Clariden Leu Singapore Masters), Chapchai Nirat (TCL Classic), Daniel Vancsik (Madeira Islands Open BPI), Pablo Martin (AM) (Estoril Open de Portugal), and Johnson (Masters Tournament).
*The third 2006 European Tour Qualifying School graduate to win on The 2007 European Tour. They are: Alvaro Quiros (Alfred Dunhill Championship), Daniel Vancsik (Madeira Island Open) and Suneson (OPEN DE SAINT OPEM presented by NEUFLIZE OBC).
The 27th different European Tour Qualifying School graduate to win on The European Tour the season after graduating in European Tour history.
- The 341st different player to win on The European Tour since 1972
*The fifth Spanish victory on The 2007 European Tour, following: Lara (UBS Hong Kong Open), Quiros (Alfred Dunhill Championship), Pablo Martin (AM) (Estoril Open de Portugal) and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño (Telecom Italia Open).
*First time in European Tour history that five different Spanish players have won in the same European Tour season.
*The 141st Spanish victory on The European Tour.
*The 26th different Spanish golfer to win in European Tour history.
*Aged 39 and 330 days is the oldest first-time winner on The European Tour since Cesar Monasterio, who was 42 and 202 days in this event 12 months ago.
*Aged 39 and 300 days is the oldest winner on The 2007 European Tour to date and oldest on The European Tour since Monasterio in the event in 2006.
*The first Spanish winner of the OPEN DE SAINT-OMER presented by NEUFLIZE OBC.
*The fifth consecutive year that a player has made this event their first European Tour victory, following Brett Rumford (2003), José Filipe Lima (2004), Joakim Bäckström (2005) and Monasterio (2006).
*Moves to €126,297 and in The European Tour Order of Merit. (Began the week in 188th).
*The 174th European Tour victory by former European Challenge Tour players.
*The 85th different former European Challenge Tour Member to win on The European Tour.
*The seventh different former European Challenge Tour Number One to win on The European Tour: They are: Thomas Björn (1995), Warren Bennett (1998), Suneson (1999), Henrik Stenson (2000), Mark Foster (2001), Johan Edfors (2003) and Marc Warren (2005).
*First top finish of the 2007 season and 15th of his European Tour career.
*First European Tour top ten finish since the 2006 Spanish Open.
*Sixth win as a professional.
*The 29th different winner on the 2007 European Tour from the 30 events played to date.
