1994 Irish Masters
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–27 March 1994 |
Venue | Goffs |
City | Kildare |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £190,000[1] |
Winner's share | £48,000[2] |
Highest break | 141 (Fergal O'Brien and Stephen Hendry) |
Final | |
Champion | Steve Davis |
Runner-up | Alan McManus |
Score | 9–8 |
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The 1994 Irish Masters was the seventeenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 27 March 1994. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Steve Davis won the title for the eighth time, beating Alan McManus 9–8 in the final.[3]
Qualifying
Four qualifying matches were played, under a best-of-nine frames format, the winners going on to play Jimmy White, John Parrott, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry, all of whom were seeded to the quarter-final stage.
Round 1
- Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 Terry Griffiths
- Fergal O'Brien 5–1 Willie Thorne
- James Wattana 5–1 Peter Ebdon
- Alan McManus 5–2 Ken Doherty
Main Draw
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
Alan McManus | 5 | |||||||||||||
John Parrott | 2 | Alan McManus | 6 | |||||||||||
Fergal O'Brien | 5 | Fergal O'Brien | 4 | |||||||||||
Stephen Hendry | 2 | Alan McManus | 8 | |||||||||||
Steve Davis | 5 | Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||
Ronnie O'Sullivan | 2 | Steve Davis | 6 | |||||||||||
Jimmy White | 5 | Jimmy White | 5 | |||||||||||
James Wattana | 2 |
Final
Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Goffs, Kildare, Ireland, 27 March 1994. | ||
Steve Davis England |
9–8 | Alan McManus Scotland |
89(54)–1, 72(65)–30, 80–0, 108(105)–0, 9–84, 12–122(118), 69(69)–50, 102(101)–9, 37–99(77), 62(54)–72, 75(52)–9, 19–64, 13–111(72), 0–118(87), 9–79(69), 89–40, 77(69)–39 | ||
105 | Highest break | 118 |
2 | Century breaks | 1 |
8 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
141 Stephen Hendry
120, 105, 101 Steve Davis
118 John Parrott
118, 106 Alan McManus
141, 102 Fergal O'Brien