Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1997 (original) (raw)
Goffs, Co. Kildare, Ireland (Mar 18-23, 1997)
Invitational tournament
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World No.1 Stephen Hendry came back from the brink of defeat to beat WelshmanDarren Morgan 9-8 and claim the �72,000 first prize. Morgan had to settle with �32,000. John Parrotthad the high break of the tournament with a 129.
Morgan was at the table when 8-7 ahead and only needed to clear up to retain his title. He missed a pink though, and Hendry won instead.
This was the Scot's 64th major title, but only his second Irish Masters win. It was his 11th successive win in a final! This once again proves the fact that he's best when there's a lot at stake. Whoever wants his World crown coming April will have to beat him in the early rounds, I think.
Results
(Players are English unless stated)
Final
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 9-8 Darren Morgan (Wales)
69-19, 126-0 (126), 96-0, 30-86, 0-100 (100), 120-12, 0-98, 64-19, 95-10, 28-92, 45-80, 21-67, 0-81, 76-5, 16-91, 80-12, 70-56
Semi-finals
Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 6-2 Ronnie O'Sullivan Darren Morgan (Wales) 6-2 Peter Ebdon
Quarter-finals
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-4 John Higgins (Scotland) Stephen Hendry (Scotland) 6-5 Jimmy White Peter Ebdon 6-1 Steve Davis Darren Morgan (Wales) 6-2 John Parrott
First round
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-5 Nigel Bond Jimmy White 6-3 Alan McManus (Scotland) Steve Davis 6-1 Ken Doherty (Ireland) John Parrott 6-5 Stephen Murphy (Ireland)
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