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    • 1938 Irish Open Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Amateur Event
    Season: 1937-1938
    Dates: January 10th 1938 - January 22nd 1938
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Ireland Burroughes & Watts Hall, Dublin, Ireland
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 1 1 - - - - 2
    Frame rate 78 78 - - - - 39
    Note: This is the inaugural edition of this tournament.
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    0 16 16
    Matches: 15
    Frames: 78
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 0
    Points scored: 7,678

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    Final
    Ireland Seamus Fenning
    5 (9) 1
    Ireland J Mulvaney
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-22
    Frame scores
    60-50; 28-72; 78-27; 64-23; 54-44; 68-34
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Fenning
    Mulvaney
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    352
    250
    602
    Avg. points/frame
    58.67
    41.67
    100.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Fenning - - - - - - 0
    Mulvaney - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Ireland Seamus Fenning
    4 (7) 2
    Ireland Peter Merrigan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-20
    Frame scores
    40-45; 80-46; 42-72; 86-35; 82-44; 72-42
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2
    Fenning
    Merrigan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    402
    284
    686
    Avg. points/frame
    67
    47.33
    114.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Fenning - - - - - - 0
    Merrigan - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Ireland J Mulvaney
    4 (7) 3
    Ireland Harry Johnson
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-21
    Frame scores
    34-47; 39-28; 38-66; 51-30; 14-60; 64-58; 66-47
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Mulvaney
    Johnson
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    306
    336
    642
    Avg. points/frame
    43.71
    48
    91.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Mulvaney - - - - - - 0
    Johnson - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Seamus Fenning
    4 (7) 1
    Ireland W Bollard
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-17
    Frame scores
    60-47; 48-68; 67-31; 86-15; 82-39
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Fenning
    Bollard
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    343
    200
    543
    Avg. points/frame
    68.6
    40
    108.6
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Fenning - - - - - - 0
    Bollard - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Harry Johnson
    4 (7) 2
    Ireland R Rylands
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-14
    Frame scores
    61-14; 66-33; 74-31; 39-52; 58-65; 56-46
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Johnson
    Rylands
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    354
    241
    595
    Avg. points/frame
    59
    40.17
    99.17
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Johnson - - - - - - 0
    Rylands - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Peter Merrigan
    4 (7) 3
    Ireland E Jordan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-18
    Frame scores
    48-59; 54-62; 28-64; 76-23; 66-26; 58-3; 70-42
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Merrigan
    Jordan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    400
    279
    679
    Avg. points/frame
    57.14
    39.86
    97
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Merrigan - - - - - - 0
    Jordan - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland J Mulvaney
    4 (7) 3
    England Tony Casey
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-19
    Frame scores
    50-51; 51-48; 32-57; 17-87(54); 64-23; 57-45; 62-61
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Mulvaney
    Casey
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54
    Points Scored
    333
    372
    705
    Avg. points/frame
    47.57
    53.14
    100.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Mulvaney - - - - - - 0
    Casey 1 - - - - - 1
    Last 16
    Ireland W Bollard
    3 (5) 1
    Ireland M Nolan
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-10
    Frame scores
    60-29; 33-64; 66-34; 80-23
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    Bollard
    Nolan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    239
    150
    389
    Avg. points/frame
    59.75
    37.5
    97.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Bollard - - - - - - 0
    Nolan - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England Tony Casey
    3 (5) 2
    Ireland M Brady
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-11
    Frame scores
    34-65; 49-19; 78-48; 23-83; 93-9
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2
    Casey
    Brady
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    277
    224
    501
    Avg. points/frame
    55.4
    44.8
    100.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Casey - - - - - - 0
    Brady - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Ireland Seamus Fenning
    3 (5) 0
    Ireland D Keane
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-13
    Frame scores
    84-18; 75-15; 77-25
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Fenning
    Keane
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    236
    58
    294
    Avg. points/frame
    78.67
    19.33
    98
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Fenning - - - - - - 0
    Keane - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Ireland Harry Johnson
    3 (5) 1
    Ireland Tom Bassett
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-13
    Frame scores
    31-72; 81-0; 68-14; 42-21
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    Johnson
    Bassett
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    222
    107
    329
    Avg. points/frame
    55.5
    26.75
    82.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Johnson - - - - - - 0
    Bassett - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Ireland E Jordan
    3 (5) 2
    Ireland Frank Cullen
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-12
    Frame scores
    48-42; 68-18; 42-52; 26-65; 73-31
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2
    Jordan
    Cullen
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    257
    208
    465
    Avg. points/frame
    51.4
    41.6
    93
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Jordan - - - - - - 0
    Cullen - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Ireland Peter Merrigan
    3 (5) 2
    Ireland J McIlvenny
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-11
    Frame scores
    36-72; 47-53; 80(60)-33; 60-18; 67-34
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2
    Merrigan
    McIlvenny
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    290
    210
    500
    Avg. points/frame
    58
    42
    100
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Merrigan - 1 - - - - 1
    McIlvenny - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Ireland J Mulvaney
    3 (5) 1
    Northern Ireland PJ O'Connor
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-12
    Frame scores
    22-69; 51-44; 56-47; 58-34
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    Mulvaney
    O'Connor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    187
    194
    381
    Avg. points/frame
    46.75
    48.5
    95.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Mulvaney - - - - - - 0
    O'Connor - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Ireland R Rylands
    3 (5) 1
    Ireland Joe Fox
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1938-01-10
    Frame scores
    42-53; 62-38; 57-25; 63-27
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    Rylands
    Fox
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    224
    143
    367
    Avg. points/frame
    56
    35.75
    91.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Rylands - - - - - - 0
    Fox - - - - - - 0