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tournament that took place between 24 and 26 July 2009 at the Celbridge Snooker Club in

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won in the final 5–0 against

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Round-robin stage

Group one

Table 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 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

Century breaks

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*118, 108, 104

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Ken Doherty Kenneth Joseph Doherty (born 17 September 1969) is an Irish professional snooker player who also works as a commentator and pundit on televised snooker broadcasts. From Ranelagh in Dublin, he is the sport's only World Snooker Championship, wor ...

References

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Irish Classic

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