Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–27 March 1988 |
Venue | Goffs |
City | Kill |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £110,000 [1] |
Winner's share | £26,000 [1] |
Highest break | Terry Griffiths (WAL) (139) [2] |
Final | |
Champion | Steve Davis |
Runner-up | Neal Foulds |
Score | 9–4 |
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The 1988 Irish Masters was the fourteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 27 March 1988. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Steve Davis won the title for the fourth time, beating Neal Foulds 9–4 in the final.
Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joe Johnson | 5 | Joe Johnson | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Eugene Hughes | 4 | Steve Davis | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 5 | Cliff Thorburn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 3 | Steve Davis | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Neal Foulds | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Neal Foulds | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tony Knowles | 5 | Tony Knowles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Willie Thorne | 3 | Neal Foulds | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 5 | Jimmy White | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Rex Williams | 1 |
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