2009 Irish Classic

Irish Classic

Tournament information
Dates	24–26 July 2009
Venue	Celbridge Snooker Club
City	Kildare
Country	Ireland
Format	Non-ranking event
Highest break	132
Final
Champion	Joe Swail
Runner-up	Fergal O'Brien
Score	5–0
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The 2009 Irish Classic (often known as the 2009 Lucan Racing Irish Classic for sponsorship and promotion purposes) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24–26 July 2009 at the Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Ireland.^[1]

Joe Swail won in the final 5–0 against Fergal O'Brien.^[2]

Round-robin stage

^[3]

Group one

Table POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Fergal O'Brien 3 2 13 8 +5 2 2 Joe Swail 3 2 13 8 +5 2 3 Ken Doherty 3 2 12 10 +2 2 4 David Morris 3 0 3 15 −12 0

Results: Fergal O'Brien 3–5 Ken Doherty Fergal O'Brien 5–0 David Morris Joe Swail 5–2 Ken Doherty David Morris 1–5 Joe Swail David Morris 2–5 Ken Doherty Fergal O'Brien 5–3 Joe Swail

Group two

Table Table POS Player MP MW FW FL FD PTS 1 Brendan O'Donoghue 3 3 15 8 +7 3 2 Michael Judge 3 2 14 11 +3 2 3 Joe Delaney 3 1 8 14 −6 1 4 Patrick Wallace 3 0 11 15 −4 0

Results: Michael Judge 4–5 Brendan O'Donoghue Joe Delaney 3–5 Michael Judge Patrick Wallace 4–5 Brendan O'Donoghue Joe Delaney 0–5 Brendan O'Donoghue Michael Judge 5–3 Patrick Wallace Joe Delaney 5–4 Patrick Wallace

Knock-out stage

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	Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
		Fergal O'Brien	5
		Michael Judge	2
							Fergal O'Brien	0
							Joe Swail	5
		Brendan O'Donoghue	1
		Joe Swail	5

Century breaks

^[3]

• 132, 113 Fergal O'Brien
• 118, 108, 104 Joe Swail
• 115 Brendan O'Donoghue
• 106 Ken Doherty

References

1. "Lucan Racing Irish Classic 2009". Website of Fergal O'Brien. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
2. "Swail wins Irish Classic". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 30 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
3. "Lucan Racing Irish Classic 2009". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.