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    • 1986 Irish Professional Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1985-1986
    Dates: May 9th 1986 - May 13th 1986
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Northern Ireland Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Sponsor: Strongbow
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 16 8 2 1 3 - 30
    Frame rate 6.25 12.5 50 100 33.33 - 3.33
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    14 0 14
    Matches: 13
    Frames: 100
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 21,100
    Points scored: 10,523

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    10 (19) 7
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
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    Frame scores
    15-57; 53-55; 71(50)-17; 5-65; 70-43; 74-9; 9-68(50); 72(64)-15; 90(56)-40; 69(60)-42; 71-44; 70(53)-56; 59-71; 49-74(63); 90(90)-14; 22-76; 64(63)-5
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 9-6, 9-7, 10-7
    Taylor
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    90, 64, 63, 60, 56, 53, 50
    63, 50
    Points Scored
    953
    751
    1704
    Avg. points/frame
    56.06
    44.18
    100.24
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 3 3 - - 1 - 7
    Higgins 1 1 - - - - 2
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
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    Frame scores
    72-59; 68-45; 113(54)-10; 17-77; 75(50)-52; 60-31; 34-89; 96(83)-22
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2
    Higgins
    Hughes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    83, 54, 50
    Points Scored
    535
    385
    920
    Avg. points/frame
    66.88
    48.13
    115
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 2 - - 1 - - 3
    Hughes - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 3
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
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    Frame scores
    65-64; 78(77)-31; 74-14; 88(63)-41; 17-78(54); 10-88; 62-10; 26-63; 90(57)-35
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3
    Taylor
    Murphy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    77, 63, 57
    54
    Points Scored
    510
    424
    934
    Avg. points/frame
    56.67
    47.11
    103.78
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 1 1 - - - 3
    Murphy 1 - - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 2
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
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    Frame scores
    Higgins docked 1 frame; 88-13; 94-0; 63-28; 65-29; 96(96)-33; 28-73(58); 69-23
    Match progress
    , 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 5-1, 6-1
    Higgins
    McLaughlin
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    96
    58
    Points Scored
    503
    199
    702
    Avg. points/frame
    62.88
    24.88
    87.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - 1 - 1
    McLaughlin 1 - - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    6 (11) 3
    Ireland Pascal Burke
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    Frame scores
    60-39; 29-74; 74-62; 73-17; 47-66; 99-7; 55-75; 74-24; 65-19
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3
    Hughes
    Burke
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    576
    383
    959
    Avg. points/frame
    64
    42.56
    106.56
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes - - - - - - 0
    Burke - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Tony Kearney
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    Frame scores
    16-78; 57-56; 22-83(54); 67-41; 83(54)-9; 63-44; 76(68)-36; 63-17
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Murphy
    Kearney
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    68, 54
    54
    Points Scored
    447
    364
    811
    Avg. points/frame
    55.88
    45.5
    101.38
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Murphy 1 1 - - - - 2
    Kearney 1 - - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Billy Kelly
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    Frame scores
    111(95)-18; 29-86; 97(69)-7; 108(50)-4; 83-27; 63-50; 70-48
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Taylor
    Kelly
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    95, 69, 50
    Points Scored
    561
    240
    801
    Avg. points/frame
    80.14
    34.29
    114.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 1 - - 1 - 3
    Kelly - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Pascal Burke
    5 (9) 4
    Ireland Paddy Browne
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    Frame scores
    64-37; 36-69; 24-81(54); 54-59; 23-59; 76-62; 58-50; 67-2; 72-34
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Burke
    Browne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54
    Points Scored
    474
    453
    927
    Avg. points/frame
    52.67
    50.33
    103
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Burke - - - - - - 0
    Browne 1 - - - - - 1
    Round 1
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    5 (9) 0
    Ireland Dessie Sheehan
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    Frame scores
    78-30; 97(65)-36; 108(72)-6; 77-37; 65-58
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Hughes
    Sheehan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    72, 65
    Points Scored
    425
    167
    592
    Avg. points/frame
    85
    33.4
    118.4
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes - 1 1 - - - 2
    Sheehan - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Tony Kearney
    5 (9) 0
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Frame scores
    66(55)-47; 70-43; 91-18; 68-57; 65-19
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Kearney
    Fagan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    55
    Points Scored
    360
    184
    544
    Avg. points/frame
    72
    36.8
    108.8
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kearney 1 - - - - - 1
    Fagan - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Billy Kelly
    5 (9) 0
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
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    Frame scores
    62-33; 69-21; 56-49; 75-25; 60-50
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Kelly
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    322
    178
    500
    Avg. points/frame
    64.4
    35.6
    100
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kelly - - - - - - 0
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
    5 (9) 0
    Ireland Paul Watchorn
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    Frame scores
    65-51; 73-59; 79-26; 68-39; 82-23
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    McLaughlin
    Watchorn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    367
    198
    565
    Avg. points/frame
    73.4
    39.6
    113
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McLaughlin - - - - - - 0
    Watchorn - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
    5 (9) 0
    Ireland Joe O'Boye
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    Frame scores
    75-59(51); 73-22; 87-18; 112(56)-10; 69-39
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Murphy
    O'Boye
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    56
    51
    Points Scored
    416
    148
    564
    Avg. points/frame
    83.2
    29.6
    112.8
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Murphy 1 - - - - - 1
    O'Boye 1 - - - - - 1