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.

Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates22–27 March 1994 (1994-03-22 – 1994-03-27)
VenueGoffs
CityKill
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£190,000[1]
Winner's share£48,000[2]
Highest break141 (Fergal O'Brien and Stephen Hendry)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upScotland Alan McManus
Score9–8
1993
1995

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

Qualifying

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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

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Main draw

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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

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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

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References

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  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.