1994 Irish Masters

Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	22–27 March 1994 (1994-03-22 – 1994-03-27)
Venue	Goffs
City	Kill
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£190,000 [1]
Winner's share	£48,000 [2]
Highest break	141 (Fergal O'Brien and Stephen Hendry)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Alan McManus
Score	9–8
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The 1994 Irish Masters was the twentieth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 27 March 1994. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.

Steve Davis won the title for the eighth time, beating Alan McManus 9–8 in the final. ^[3]

Qualifying

Four qualifying matches were played, under a best-of-nine frames format, the winners going on to play Jimmy White, John Parrott, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry, all of whom were seeded to the quarter-final stage.

Round 1

• Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 Terry Griffiths
• Fergal O'Brien 5–1 Willie Thorne
• James Wattana 5–1 Peter Ebdon
• Alan McManus 5–2 Ken Doherty

Main draw

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Alan McManus		5
	John Parrott		2			Alan McManus		6
	Fergal O'Brien		5			Fergal O'Brien		4
	Stephen Hendry		2								Alan McManus		8
	Steve Davis		5								Steve Davis		9
	Ronnie O'Sullivan		2			Steve Davis		6
	Jimmy White		5			Jimmy White		5
	James Wattana		2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Goffs, Kildare, Ireland, 27 March 1994.
Steve Davis   England	9–8	Alan McManus   Scotland
89–1 (54), 72–30 (65), 80–0, 108–0 (105), 9–84, 12–122 (118), 69–50 (69), 102–9 (101), 37–99 (77), 62–72 (Davis 54), 75–9 (52), 19–64, 13–111 (72), 0–118 (87), 9–79 (69), 89–40, 77–39 (69)
105	Highest break	118
2	Century breaks	1
8	50+ breaks	5

Century breaks

• 141, 102 – Fergal O'Brien
• 141 – Stephen Hendry
• 120, 105, 101 – Steve Davis
• 118 – John Parrott
• 118, 106 – Alan McManus

References

1. "CueTracker - 1994 Irish Masters - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net.
2. "CueTracker - Steve Davis - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net.
3. "CueTracker - Alan McManus - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 19 March 2018.