1979 Irish Masters

Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	1–3 February 1979 (1979-02-01 – 1979-02-03)
Venue	Goffs
City	Kill
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£6,000 [1]
Winner's share	£2,000 [2]
Highest break	John Spencer  (ENG) (121) [2]
Final
Champion	Doug Mountjoy
Runner-up	Ray Reardon
Score	6–5
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The 1979 Irish Masters was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 1 to 3 February 1979. ^[1] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured six professional players. Spencer, Mountjoy and Fagan played in Group A, Reardon, Higgins and Thorburn in Group B.

Doug Mountjoy won the title for the first time, beating Ray Reardon 6–5 in the final.

Main draw

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	Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 11 frames
	Doug Mountjoy		3
	Alex Higgins		1			Doug Mountjoy		6
	Ray Reardon		3			Ray Reardon		5
	John Spencer		2

References

1. "Snooker stars at Goff's". The Irish Press. 25 January 1979. p. 12.
2. "Generosity proved Ireland's undoing". Irish Independent. 6 February 1979. p. 9.
3. "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
4. "1979 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.