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1990 Irish Masters

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Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates27 March – 1 April 1990 (1990-03-27 – 1990-04-01)
VenueGoffs
CityKill
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£150,000[1]
Winner's share£37,000[2]
Highest break John Parrott (ENG) (99)
 Willie Thorne (ENG) (99)[3]
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Score9–4
1989
1991

The 1990 Irish Masters was the sixteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 27 March to 1 April 1990. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.

Steve Davis won the title for the fifth time, beating Dennis Taylor 9–4 in the final.

Main draw

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Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
England Steve Davis 5
England Willie Thorne 5 England Willie Thorne 3
England Mike Hallett 1 England Steve Davis 6
Wales Terry Griffiths 3
Wales Terry Griffiths 5
Wales Terry Griffiths 5 England John Parrott 3
Wales Doug Mountjoy 1 England Steve Davis 9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2
Canada Cliff Thorburn 4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
England Jimmy White 5
England Jimmy White 5
England Jimmy White 5 Scotland Stephen Hendry 2
England Joe Johnson 4

References

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  1. ^ Gilleece, Dermot (15 February 1990). "£1m deal for Irish Masters". The Irish Times. p. 2.
  2. ^ Gilleece, Dermot (16 January 1990). "Special entry terms for Higgins". The Irish Times. p. 2.
  3. ^ Thornley, Gerry (2 April 1990). "Davis makes a timely return to form". The Irish Times. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  5. ^ "1990 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.