Irish Masters 1988

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Irish Masters 1988
Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1988
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 12
Venue: Goffs , Kill , Ireland
Opening: March 22, 1988
Endgame: March 27, 1988

Defending champion: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Winner: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Finalist: EnglandEngland Neal Foulds
Highest Break: 139 ( Terry Griffiths ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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The 1988 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1987/88 season . It was held from March 22nd to 27th, 1988 in Goffs in Kill in County Kildare , Ireland . The winner was defending champion Steve Davis , who became the sole record winner of the tournament with a 9: 4 win over Neal Foulds .

Prize money

Compared to the previous year, the tournament, which was once again sponsored by the cigarette brand Benson & Hedges , had almost £ 18,000 more in the prize money pot.

Prize money
winner £ 26,080
finalist £ 15,650
Semi-finalist £ 10,870
Quarter finalist £ 6,520
First round £ 4,020
Highest break
(qualification / main round)		 £ 3,040
All in all £ 108,670

Tournament course

As in previous years, the 12 participants, among them Eugene Hughes , an Irish professional, mostly competed in the first round and four of the twelve in the quarter-finals. These two rounds were played in the best of 9 frames mode , while the semifinals were played in the best of 11 frames mode and the final in the best of 17 frames mode.

  First round
best of 9 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                             
EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 5     EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5  
IrelandIreland Eugene Hughes 4th     EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 0  
  EnglandEngland Steve Davis 6th  
  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 2  
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5     CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 3
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3     Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5  
  EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9
  EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 4th
EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 5     EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 5  
EnglandEngland Willie Thorne 3     EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 3  
  EnglandEngland Neal Foulds 6th
  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 4th  
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5     EnglandEngland Jimmy White 2
EnglandEngland Rex Williams 1     WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5  

final

The Englishman and reigning world champion Steve Davis had made it to the final in a row with a 6-2 win over Alex Higgins . He met Neal Foulds , who had reached the finals when he played for the first time.

After Davis opened the game with a 73 break and took a 2-0 lead, Foulds shortened to 2-1 and 3-2 before Davis extended his lead to 5-2. Foulds shortened again shortly afterwards before Davis took a 7-3 lead. Foulds then won another frame before Davis won the last two frames needed to win the match and tournament.

So far, Davis, who had previously won the Irish Masters in 1983, 1984 and 1987 , was record winner together with Welsh Terry Griffiths , who won the tournament between 1980 and 1982. By winning the title again, Davis rose to become the sole record winner.

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Goffs ,  Kill , Ireland , March 27, 1988
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9 : 4 EnglandEngland Neal Foulds
90 : 1 (73); 74 : 19; 35: 63 ; 85 : 19; 16: 61 ; 69 : 30 (60); 70 : 35 (62); 45: 64 ; 74:20 ; 72 : 34 (71); 17: 81 ; 79 : 19; 99 : 9 (59)
73 Highest break -
- Century breaks -
5 50+ breaks -

Century Breaks

During the tournament, two players each played a century break .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1988 Irish Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed April 7, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1988 Irish Masters - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed April 7, 2019 .