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2019 Seniors Irish Masters

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Seniors Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates5–6 January 2019 (2019-01-05 – 2019-01-06)
VenueGoffs
CityKill
CountryIreland
OrganisationWorld Seniors Snooker
FormatSeniors event
Total prize fund14,000
Winner's share€7,500
Highest breakEngland Jimmy White (101)
Final
ChampionEngland Jimmy White
Runner-upRepublic of Ireland Rodney Goggins
Score4–1
2018
2020

The 2019 Seniors Irish Masters was a senior snooker tournament that took place from 5 to 6 January 2019 at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland.[1] It was the second event on the 2018/2019 World Seniors Tour.

Patrick Wallace and Rodney Goggins qualified for the event through qualification tournaments in Celbridge and Dublin respectively. They took their places in the tournament alongside 2018 World Seniors Champion Aaron Canavan and five legends of the sport.

Steve Davis won the 2018 event, beating Jonathan Bagley 4–0 in the final, but chose not to defend his title.[2]

Jimmy White won the event with a 4–1 victory in the final against Rodney Goggins.[3]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[4]

  • Winner: 7,500
  • Runner-up: €2,500
  • Semi-finals: €1,000
  • Highest break: €500
  • Total: €14,000

Main draw

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Ken Doherty1
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins3
 
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins3
 
 
 
England Joe Johnson0
 
England Joe Johnson3
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor1
 
Republic of Ireland Rodney Goggins1
 
 
 
England Jimmy White4
 
England Jimmy White3
 
 
 
England Willie Thorne0
 
England Jimmy White3*
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace2
 
Jersey Aaron Canavan0
 
 
Northern Ireland Patrick Wallace3
 
  • All matches played with a 30-second shot clock, with players having two time-outs per match
  • *Re-spotted black replaced final frame deciders

Final

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Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Michaela Tabb.
Goffs, Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, 6 January 2019.
 Ireland
Rodney Goggins
1–4  England
Jimmy White
59–46 (52), 1–71, 25–83, 3–103 (96), 1–67
52 Highest break 96
0 Century breaks 0
1 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

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Total: 1

References

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  1. ^ "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Steve Davis Crowned Seniors Irish Masters Champion". Snookerhq.com. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  3. ^ "White Wins At Goffs". World Snooker. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ^ "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Insuremyvan.ie Seniors Irish Masters". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 5 January 2019.