Irish Professional Championship 1989

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Irish Professional Championship 1989
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Tournament type: National professional championship
Venue: Antrim Forum , Antrim , Northern Ireland
Opening: February 1989
Endgame: February 1989

Winner: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Finalist: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
Highest Break: 84 ( Tommy Murphy ) Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland
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The Irish Professional Championship 1989 was a snooker tournament to determine the Northern / Irish master in snooker during the 1988/89 season . It was held in February 1989 in Antrim , Northern Ireland . Two-time world champion Alex Higgins won his sixth title with a 9: 7 against Jack McLaughlin , the highest break was an 84 break from Tommy Murphy .

Prize money

Compared to the previous year, the prize money fell by around ₤ 2,000 to ₤ 11,850.

Prize money
winner 5,000 ₤
finalist 2,500 ₤
Semi-finalist £ 900
Quarter finalist 450 pounds
Round 1 150 pounds
Highest break 300 pounds
All in all 11,850 ₤

Tournament course

12 players took part in the tournament.

  First round
best of 9 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
                             
IrelandIreland Paul Watchorn 5     Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5  
IrelandIreland Pascal Burke 4th     IrelandIreland Paul Watchorn 2  
  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 6th  
  IrelandIreland Eugene Hughes 2  
IrelandIreland Tony Kearney 5     IrelandIreland Eugene Hughes 5
IrelandIreland Billy Kelly 2     IrelandIreland Tony Kearney 1  
  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jack McLaughlin 7th
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jackie Rea kl.     Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jack McLaughlin 5  
IrelandIreland Patsy Fagan     Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jackie Rea 0  
  Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jack McLaughlin 6th
  IrelandIreland Paddy Browne 3  
IrelandIreland Paddy Browne 5     Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Tommy Murphy 4th
IrelandIreland Dessie Sheehan 2     IrelandIreland Paddy Browne 5  

final

Jack McLaughlin got off to a better start against the big favorites Alex Higgins and took the lead 3-0. But Higgins was able to equalize only to then take the lead 5-3 and 6-4. McLaughlin managed to equalize 6: 6, but Higgins won the two following frames and only needed one frame to win. McLaughlin got the following frame, but had to admit defeat in the next with 24:71 by a 51 break from Higgins.

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Antrim Forum ,  Antrim , Northern Ireland , February 1989
Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 : 7 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
62: 63 , 20: 85 (74), 8: 68 , 56 : 49, 90 : 30, 64 : 39, 91 : 4 (83), 65 : 30, 49: 77 (54), 71 : 35, 45 : 57 , 29: 69 , 80 : 12 (64), 93 : 26, 30: 66 , 71 : 24 (51)
83 Highest break 74
- Century breaks -
3 50+ breaks 2

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Ron Florax: 1989 Irish Professional Championship. Cuetracker.net, October 4, 2018, archived from the original on October 4, 2018 ; accessed on October 4, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1989 Irish Professional Championship - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, archived from the original on October 4, 2018 ; accessed on October 4, 2018 .