Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26–31 March 1996 |
Venue | Goffs |
City | Kill |
Country | Republic of Ireland |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Final | |
Champion | Darren Morgan |
Runner-up | Steve Davis |
Score | 9–8 |
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The 1996 Irish Masters was the twenty-second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 26 to 31 March 1996. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Darren Morgan won the title for the first time, beating Steve Davis 9–8 in the final.
Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
Darren Morgan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Darren Morgan | 6 | Peter Ebdon | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Alan McManus | 4 | Darren Morgan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joe Swail | 6 | Ronnie O'Sullivan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
John Parrott | 4 | Darren Morgan | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
James Wattana | 6 | James Wattana | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
John Higgins | 4 | Steve Davis | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ken Doherty | 6 | Stephen Hendry | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Jimmy White | 3 |
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