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    • 1997 Malta Grand Prix

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1997-1998
    Dates: October 30th 1997 - November 2nd 1997
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Malta Malta
    Sponsor: Rothmans
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 11 9 2 1 1 1 25
    Frame rate 5.64 6.89 31 62 62 62 2.48
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    6 2 8
    Matches: 7
    Frames: 62
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 1 1
    Prize fund: GBP 5,000
    Points scored: 5,874

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    Final
    Ireland Ken Doherty
    7 (13) 5
    Scotland John Higgins
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    Frame scores
    42-69(61); 1-115(68); 68(68)-0; 51-60; 30-81; 72-4; 88(B8)-25; 74(73)-53; 55(55)-59(51); 68(50)-0; 95(80)-8; 115(115)-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
    Doherty
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    115, 80, 73, 68, 55, 50
    68, 61, 51
    Points Scored
    759
    474
    1233
    Avg. points/frame
    63.25
    39.5
    102.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Doherty 2 1 1 1 - 1 6
    Higgins 1 2 - - - - 3
    Semi-final
    Ireland Ken Doherty
    6 (11) 2
    Malta Tony Drago
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    Frame scores
    116(65,51)-11; 61-8; 0-79(54); 61-58; 25-76(66); 73(73)-0; 130(69)-0; 83(50)-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Doherty
    Drago
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    73, 69, 65, 51, 50
    66, 54
    Points Scored
    549
    232
    781
    Avg. points/frame
    68.63
    29
    97.63
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Doherty 2 2 1 - - - 5
    Drago 1 1 - - - - 2
    Semi-final
    Scotland John Higgins
    6 (11) 4
    Malta Alex Borg
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    Frame scores
    24-59; 40-70; 66-9; 73-29; 67-26; 0-81(59); 6-70; 78(63)-32; 104(61)-21; 49-23
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4
    Higgins
    Borg
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    63, 61
    59
    Points Scored
    507
    420
    927
    Avg. points/frame
    50.7
    42
    92.7
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - 2 - - - - 2
    Borg 1 - - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Malta Alex Borg
    5 (9) 3
    Wales Mark Williams
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    Frame scores
    72-26; 41-73(51); 89-28; 70(50)-18; 23-71(55); 50-40; 22-60; 66-9
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
    Borg
    Williams
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    50
    55, 51
    Points Scored
    433
    325
    758
    Avg. points/frame
    54.13
    40.63
    94.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Borg 1 - - - - - 1
    Williams 2 - - - - - 2
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Ken Doherty
    5 (9) 4
    Malta Joe Grech
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    Frame scores
    69-29; 15-75; 62-13; 18-58; 15-61; 56-10; 14-85; 66-31; 68-6
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Doherty
    Grech
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    383
    368
    751
    Avg. points/frame
    42.56
    40.89
    83.44
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Doherty - - - - - - 0
    Grech - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Malta Tony Drago
    5 (9) 1
    Canada Alain Robidoux
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    Frame scores
    68-31; 70-36; 62-29; 47-55; 71(51)-36; 76-12
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Drago
    Robidoux
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    51
    Points Scored
    394
    199
    593
    Avg. points/frame
    65.67
    33.17
    98.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Drago 1 - - - - - 1
    Robidoux - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Scotland John Higgins
    5 (9) 4
    England Nigel Bond
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    Frame scores
    0-91(91); 20-71; 61-24; 63-10; 33-65; 52-69; 60-56; 87(65)-3; 65-1
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Higgins
    Bond
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    65
    91
    Points Scored
    441
    390
    831
    Avg. points/frame
    49
    43.33
    92.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - 1 - - - - 1
    Bond - - - - 1 - 1