1989 Irish Professional Championship

Irish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	14–17 February 1989 (1989-02-14 – 1989-02-17)
Venue	Antrim Forum
City	Antrim
Country	Northern Ireland
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£12,000 [1]
Winner's share	£5,000 [2]
Highest break	Tommy Murphy  (NIR) (84) [3]
Final
Champion	Alex Higgins
Runner-up	Jack McLaughlin
Score	9–7
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The 1989 Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 17 February 1989 at the Antrim Forum in Antrim, Northern Ireland. ^{[4] [5]}

Alex Higgins won the title beating Jack McLaughlin 9–7 in the final. ^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[3]

• Winner: £5,000
• Runner-up: £2,500
• Semi-final: £900
• Quarter-final: £450
• Round 1: £150
• Highest break: £300
• Total: £12,000 ^[1]

Main draw

^[7]

	First round Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Alex Higgins		5
	Paul Watchorn		5			Paul Watchorn		2
	Pascal Burke		4								Alex Higgins		6
											Eugene Hughes		2
						Eugene Hughes		5
	Tony Kearney		5			Tony Kearney		1
	Billy Kelly		2													Alex Higgins		9
																Jack McLaughlin		7
						Jack McLaughlin		5
	Jackie Rea		w/o			Jackie Rea		0
	Patsy Fagan		w/d								Jack McLaughlin		6
											Paddy Browne		3
						Tommy Murphy		4
	Paddy Browne		5			Paddy Browne		5
	Dessie Sheehan		2

References

1. "Antrim snub is real insult". Belfast Newsletter. 23 December 1988. p. 28.
2. "Hurricane Higgins soars high in the eye of the storm" . Sunday Tribune. 19 February 1989. p. 13.
3. Smith, Terry, ed. (1989). "Irish Championship Results". Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Sixth Edition). Aylesbury: Pelham Books. p. 102. ISBN   0720719445.
4. "Proud Jack wants Irish title again" . Sunday Life. 8 January 1989. p. 45.
5. "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.
7. "1989 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.