Irish Masters 1991

Irish Masters 1991 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1991
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	12
Venue:	Goffs, Kill , Ireland
Opening:	April 2, 1991
Endgame:	April 7, 1991
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	John Parrott
Highest Break:	97 ( John Parrott )
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The Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1991 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1990/91 season . The invitation tournament was held from April 2nd to 7th in Kill . It was the 14th edition of the tournament in the Goffs Arena on the outskirts of the Irish capital Dublin .

Steve Davis won the tournament in 1990. Twice before he had already won two consecutive editions, this time he reached the final a second time. There he defeated his compatriot John Parrott 9: 5 and won his 6th Irish Masters title. He had twice as many wins as the second most successful player Terry Griffiths .

Prize money

After the significant increase in the prize money in the previous year, it fell slightly this year: £ 6,000 less was distributed than in 1990. In round 1 it was only £ 100, for the winner and the defeated final opponent the bonus was reduced by £ 1,000 and respectively £ 1,400.

placement	Prize money
winner	£ 36,000
final	£ 21,600
Semifinals	£ 14,400
Quarter finals	£ 8,100
Round 1	£ 5,400
Highest break	£ 3,600
All in all	£ 144,000

Final round

The first 10 in the world rankings competed in the tournament . Nigel Bond , a young talent in his second year as a professional, was invited as the 11th player . Finally, after three years, a place went to a player from the Republic of Ireland, to Dublin-based professional tour newcomer Ken Doherty . In round 1, the players from 5th place competed against each other. The winners then played against the top 4, who were seeded for the second round. The tournament started in the mode Best of 9 , in the semifinals it was increased to Best of 11. In the final you then needed 9 frames to win (Best of 17).

	Round 1 (Best of 9)					Quarter Finals (Best of 9)					Semi-finals (Best of 11)					Final (Best of 17)
						1	Steve Davis	5
	8th	Dean Reynolds	2
						9	Steve James	3
	9	Steve James	5								1	Steve Davis	6th
											4th	Jimmy White	5
						4th	Jimmy White	5
	5	Doug Mountjoy	4th
						12	Ken Doherty	3
	12	Ken Doherty	5													1	Steve Davis	9
																3	John Parrott	5
						3	John Parrott	5
	6th	Terry Griffiths	0
						11	Nigel Bond	3
	11	Nigel Bond	5								3	John Parrott	6th
											10	Dennis Taylor	2
						2	Stephen Hendry	2
	7th	Mike Hallett	2
						10	Dennis Taylor	5
	10	Dennis Taylor	5

final

Steve Davis had won the tournament five times in the past eight years, most recently in the previous year. John Parrott was at the tournament for the third time and had made it to the final for the first time. During the current season, Davis had played three finals and lost all three, while Parrott had won his two finals so far in the season. In one of them, at the Norwich Union Grand Prix earlier in the season, he had defeated Davis. Then they met twice in the semifinals, where Davis had been successful each time.

It threatened to be a one-sided final when Davis won the first 4 frames. But in the 3rd frame he was also lucky that he was still able to steal the frame despite a 64-point break from Parrott. After the mid-session break, there was a very competitive frame that Parrott was finally able to win. Then the final turned around and with three high breaks in a row he managed to equalize 4: 4 at the end of the session. In the evening Davis started with a high break, but Parrott countered with a 97-point break and thus set the record he had set himself at this tournament. But in the 11th frame he couldn't use his chances. Davis got it and got going again. The next three frames also went to second in the world rankings and with that he won 9: 5 and successfully defended his title.

Parrott was however unimpressed by the defeat. He defeated Davis again in the semi-finals at the World Cup that followed immediately and then won his only world title.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Goffs,  Kill , Ireland , April 7, 1991
Steve Davis	9 : 5	John Parrott
Afternoon : 77 : 24, 89 : 25, 68 : 65 (64 Parrott), 71 : 0, 35: 47 , 22: 65 (53), 0: 87 (87), 34: 78 (53); Evening : 89 : 39 (65), 0: 97 (97), 65 : 39, 75 : 0, 79 : 29 (55), 80 : 55
65	Highest break	97
-	Century breaks	-
2	50+ breaks	5

Highest breaks

6 players get frame-critical breaks of more than 75 points. A century break was not scored, but John Parrott came close twice in the semi-finals and the final with 97 points each in one shot. For this he received the additional bonus for the highest tournament break of £ 3,600.

John Parrott	97 (2 ×)
Doug Mountjoy	82
Nigel Bond	82
Steve Davis	81
Jimmy White	80, 76
Stephen Hendry	79

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1. ↑ Irish Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on November 3, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 1991 Irish Masters - Finishes. CueTracker, accessed November 3, 2019 . 
3. ↑ 1991 Irish Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 3, 2019 . 
4. ↑ 1991 Irish Masters Results. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved November 3, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Rankings - 1990-1991. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed November 3, 2019 .