2009 Irish Classic

Irish Classic

Tournament information
Dates	24–26 July 2009 (2009-07-24 – 2009-07-26)
Venue	Celbridge Snooker Club
City	Kildare
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation	RIBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Highest break	Fergal O'Brien (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 and 26 July 2009 at the Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare, Republic of 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

[3]

	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 17 May 2011. 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 28 December 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.