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    • 1997 Irish Masters

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1996-1997
    Dates: March 18th 1997 - March 23rd 1997
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Ireland Goffs, Kill, Ireland
    Sponsor: Benson and Hedges
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 13 17 10 9 2 8 59
    Frame rate 8.23 6.29 10.7 11.89 53.5 13.38 1.81
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    12 0 12
    Matches: 11
    Frames: 107
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 8 8
    Prize fund: GBP 195,000
    Points scored: 10,785

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    Final
    Scotland Stephen Hendry
    9 (17) 8
    Wales Darren Morgan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-23
    Frame scores
    69-19; 126(126)-0; 96(96)-0; 30-85(82); 0-100(100); 120(79)-12; 0-98(68); 64(54)-19; 95(59)-10; 28-92; 45-80(56); 21-67; 0-81(80); 76(67)-5; 15-91(69); 80-12; 70-56(52)
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8
    Hendry
    Morgan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    126, 96, 79, 67, 59, 54
    100, 82, 80, 69, 68, 56, 52
    Points Scored
    935
    827
    1762
    Avg. points/frame
    55
    48.65
    103.65
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hendry 2 1 1 - 1 1 6
    Morgan 2 2 - 2 - 1 7
    Semi-final
    Scotland Stephen Hendry
    6 (11) 2
    England Ronnie O'Sullivan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-22
    Frame scores
    71(71)-69(69); 107(83)-12; 89(81)-48; 69-21; 0-126(118); 0-92(63); 59-47; 95(91)-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Hendry
    O'Sullivan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    91, 83, 81, 71
    118, 69, 63
    Points Scored
    490
    415
    905
    Avg. points/frame
    61.25
    51.88
    113.13
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hendry - - 1 2 1 - 4
    O'Sullivan - 2 - - - 1 3
    Semi-final
    Wales Darren Morgan
    6 (11) 2
    England Peter Ebdon
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-22
    Frame scores
    31-82(73); 76-57; 62-35; 71-0; 135(100)-0; 64-40; 27-65; 71(71)-39
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2
    Morgan
    Ebdon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    100, 71
    73
    Points Scored
    537
    318
    855
    Avg. points/frame
    67.13
    39.75
    106.88
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Morgan - - 1 - - 1 2
    Ebdon - - 1 - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    England Peter Ebdon
    6 (11) 1
    England Steve Davis
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-21
    Frame scores
    69-61; 0-73; 59(54)-50; 89-0; 125(65,60)-0; 85(84)-4; 86-30
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Ebdon
    Davis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    84, 65, 60, 54
    Points Scored
    513
    218
    731
    Avg. points/frame
    73.29
    31.14
    104.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Ebdon 1 2 - 1 - - 4
    Davis - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Scotland Stephen Hendry
    6 (11) 5
    England Jimmy White
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-20
    Frame scores
    81-0; 62-55; 73-35; 9-76; 5-71; 50-79(68); 2-62; 78(74)-47; 19-68; 70-52; 127(127)-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5
    Hendry
    White
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    127, 74
    68
    Points Scored
    576
    545
    1121
    Avg. points/frame
    52.36
    49.55
    101.91
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hendry - - 1 - - 1 2
    White - 1 - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Wales Darren Morgan
    6 (11) 2
    England John Parrott
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-21
    Frame scores
    78(69)-21; 102(65)-21; 87-4; 60-19; 27-65(51); 76(50)-0; 56(56)-69(62); 57-16
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2
    Morgan
    Parrott
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    69, 65, 56, 50
    62, 51
    Points Scored
    543
    215
    758
    Avg. points/frame
    67.88
    26.88
    94.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Morgan 2 2 - - - - 4
    Parrott 1 1 - - - - 2
    Quarter-final
    England Ronnie O'Sullivan
    6 (11) 4
    Scotland John Higgins
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-20
    Frame scores
    86-31; 117(101)-7; 125(121)-0; 7-65; 86(69)-41; 1-84(61); 1-78; 3-78; 73(52)-28; 101-4
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4
    O'Sullivan
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    121, 101, 69, 52
    61
    Points Scored
    600
    416
    1016
    Avg. points/frame
    60
    41.6
    101.6
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    O'Sullivan 1 1 - - - 2 4
    Higgins - 1 - - - - 1
    Last 12
    England Steve Davis
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Ken Doherty
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-19
    Frame scores
    63-46; 32(72)-0; 70-43; 44-28; 0-93(81); 67-14; 74(73)-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Davis
    Doherty
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    73, 72
    81
    Points Scored
    350
    224
    574
    Avg. points/frame
    50
    32
    82
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - 2 - - - 2
    Doherty - - - 1 - - 1
    Last 12
    England Ronnie O'Sullivan
    6 (11) 5
    England Nigel Bond
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-18
    Frame scores
    54-55; 80(80)-0; 82(81)-0; 69(89)-31; 0-94(64); 0-74; 59-49; 0-78(76); 77-58; 28-61; 64-28
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5
    O'Sullivan
    Bond
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    89, 81, 80
    76, 64
    Points Scored
    513
    528
    1041
    Avg. points/frame
    46.64
    48
    94.64
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    O'Sullivan - - - 3 - - 3
    Bond - 1 1 - - - 2
    Last 12
    England John Parrott
    6 (11) 5
    Ireland Stephen Murphy
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-19
    Frame scores
    43-75(54); 52-59; 77-7; 81-1; 13-60; 134(129)-0; 67(67)-0; 43-72(53); 73-42; 19-69; 69(51)-17
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5
    Parrott
    Murphy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    129, 67, 51
    54, 53
    Points Scored
    671
    402
    1073
    Avg. points/frame
    61
    36.55
    97.55
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Parrott 1 1 - - - 1 3
    Murphy 2 - - - - - 2
    Last 12
    England Jimmy White
    6 (11) 3
    Scotland Alan McManus
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1997-03-18
    Frame scores
    111(63)-5; 97(78)-0; 85(67)-11; 82-45; 43-46; 58-65; 77(76)-34; 4-82; 63(53)-41
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3
    White
    McManus
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    78, 76, 67, 63, 53
    Points Scored
    620
    329
    949
    Avg. points/frame
    68.89
    36.56
    105.44
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    White 1 2 2 - - - 5
    McManus - - - - - - 0