2019 Seniors Irish Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–6 January 2019 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | World Seniors Snooker |
| Format | Seniors event |
| Total prize fund | €14,000 |
| Winner's share | €7,500 |
| Highest break |  Jimmy White (101) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Jimmy White |
| Runner-up |  Rodney Goggins |
| Score | 4–1 |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Ken Doherty | 1 | |||||||||
| Rodney Goggins | 3 | |||||||||
| Rodney Goggins | 3 | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 0 | |||||||||
| Joe Johnson | 3 | |||||||||
 Dennis Taylor | 1 | |||||||||
| Rodney Goggins | 1 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White | 4 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White | 3 | |||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 0 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White | 3* | |||||||||
| Patrick Wallace | 2 | |||||||||
 Aaron Canavan | 0 | |||||||||
| Patrick Wallace | 3 | |||||||||
- 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Total: 1
- 101 – Jimmy White
References[edit]
- ^ "World Seniors Calendar 2018/2019" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Steve Davis Crowned Seniors Irish Masters Champion". Snookerhq.com. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "White Wins At Goffs". World Snooker. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "World Seniors Snooker Tour Prize Money Schedule 2018/19" (PDF). Snooker Legends. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
- ^ "Insuremyvan.ie Seniors Irish Masters". www.snooker.org. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
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