1990 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|1990|03|27|1990|04|1|df=y}}
|venue=Goffs
|location=Kill
|country= Ireland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund= £150,000{{cite news |last1=Gilleece |first1=Dermot |title=£1m deal for Irish Masters |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=15 February 1990 |page=2}}
|winners_share= £37,000{{cite news |last1=Gilleece |first1=Dermot |title=Special entry terms for Higgins |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=16 January 1990 |page=2}}
|highest_break={{flagathlete|John Parrott|ENG}} (99)
{{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}} (99){{cite news |last1=Thornley |first1=Gerry |title=Davis makes a timely return to form |newspaper=The Irish Times |date=2 April 1990 |page=5}}
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
|runner_up={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
|score=9–4
|previous=1989
|next=1991
}}
The 1990 Irish Masters was the sixteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 27 March to 1 April 1990. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Steve Davis won the title for the fifth time, beating Dennis Taylor 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=1990 Irish Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=534|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=21 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040640/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=534|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}} Willie Thorne
| RD1-score03=5
| RD1-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} Mike Hallett
| RD1-score04=1
| RD1-team07={{Flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD1-score07=5
| RD1-team08={{Flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD1-score08=1
| RD1-team11={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD1-score11=5
| RD1-team12={{Flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD1-score12=4
| RD1-team15={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score15=5
| RD1-team16={{Flagicon|ENG}} Joe Johnson
| RD1-score16=4
| RD2-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD2-score01=5
| RD2-team02={{Flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD2-score02=3
| RD2-team03={{Flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD2-score03=5
| RD2-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} John Parrott
| RD2-score04=3
| RD2-team05={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD2-score05=5
| RD2-team06={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD2-score06=2
| RD2-team07={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score07=5
| RD2-team08={{Flagicon|SCO}} Stephen Hendry
| RD2-score08=2
| RD3-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD3-score01=6
| RD3-team02={{Flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD3-score02=3
| RD3-team03={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD3-score03=6
| RD3-team04={{Flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD3-score04=5
| RD4-team01={{Flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD4-score01=9
| RD4-team02={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD4-score02=4
}}
References
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{{Irish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 1989/1990}}
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