1988 Irish Masters
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{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Irish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1988|03|22|1988|03|27|df=y}}
|venue=Goffs
|location=Kill
|country=Ireland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=£110,000{{cite news|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000564/19880328/140/0013|url-access=subscription|title=Davis marches to fifth title|newspaper=Dundee Courier|date=28 March 1988|page=13}}
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Terry Griffiths|WAL}} (139){{cite book |editor=Smith, Terry |date=1988 |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year (Fifth Edition) |location=Aylesbury |publisher=Pelham Books |isbn=0720718309 |chapter=Benson & Hedges Irish Masters Results|page=102}}
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
|runner_up={{flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
|score=9–4
|previous=1987
|next=1989
}}
The 1988 Irish Masters was the fourteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 22 to 27 March 1988. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Steve Davis won the title for the fourth time, beating Neal Foulds 9–4 in the final.
Main draw
{{cite web|title=Irish Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071613/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=21 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=1988 Irish Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=532|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=21 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035617/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=532|url-status=dead}}
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Round 1
Best of 9 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-team03={{Flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|IRL}} Eugene Hughes
| RD1-score04=4
| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD1-score08=3
| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD1-score12=3
| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|ENG}} Rex Williams
| RD1-score16=1
| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD2-score01=5
| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson
| RD2-score02=0
| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD2-score04=3
| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
| RD2-score05=5
| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles
| RD2-score06=3
| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD2-score07=5
| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score08=2
| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD3-score01=6
| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD3-score02=2
| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
| RD3-score03=6
| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD3-score04=4
| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Neal Foulds
| RD4-score02=4
}}
References
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{{Irish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 1987/1988}}
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