| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–27 March 1994 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £190,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £48,000[2] |
| Highest break | 141 (Fergal O'Brien and Stephen Hendry) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |  Alan McManus |
| Score | 9–8 |
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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.
Steve Davis won the title for the eighth time, beating Alan McManus 9–8 in the final.[3]
Qualifying
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
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5–1 
Terry Griffiths
Fergal O'Brien 5–1 Willie Thorne
James Wattana 5–1 Peter Ebdon
Alan McManus 5–2 Ken Doherty
Main draw
| 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
| 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
- 141, 102 – Fergal O'Brien
- 141 – Stephen Hendry
- 120, 105, 101 – Steve Davis
- 118 – John Parrott
- 118, 106 – Alan McManus
References
- ^ "CueTracker - 1994 Irish Masters - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net.
- ^ "CueTracker - Steve Davis - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net.
- ^ "CueTracker - Alan McManus - Season 1993-1994 - Professional Results - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
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