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    • 1972 Men Of The Midlands

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional League
    Season: 1971-1972
    Dates: January 1st 1972
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: England Various, Various, England
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 2 3 - - - - 5
    Frame rate 41 27.33 - - - - 16.4
    Note: Dates tournament was held unknown. The above dates are placeholders.
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    8 0 8
    Matches: 15
    Frames: 82
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 825
    Points scored: 7,377

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    4 (7) 2
    England John Spencer
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    57-47; 50-71; 70-37; 71-48; 28-77(58); 84-37
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Higgins
    Spencer
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    58
    Points Scored
    360
    317
    677
    Avg. points/frame
    60
    52.83
    112.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - - - 0
    Spencer 1 - - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    4 (7) 1
    Wales Ray Reardon
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    6-73; 88(67)-15; 71-31; 78-32; 65(58)-61
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Higgins
    Reardon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    67, 58
    Points Scored
    308
    212
    520
    Avg. points/frame
    61.6
    42.4
    104
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 1 1 - - - - 2
    Reardon - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    England John Spencer
    4 (7) 0
    England Graham Miles
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    66-37; 96(69)-32; 81-44; 77-52
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Spencer
    Miles
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    69
    Points Scored
    320
    165
    485
    Avg. points/frame
    80
    41.25
    121.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - 1 - - - - 1
    Miles - - - - - - 0
    Group
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
    4 (7) 1
    Wales Ray Reardon
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    56-47; 12-98; 90-12; 50-48; 103-15
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Geoffrey Thompson
    Reardon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    311
    220
    531
    Avg. points/frame
    62.2
    44
    106.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Geoffrey Thompson - - - - - - 0
    Reardon - - - - - - 0
    Group
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    4 (7) 1
    England David Taylor
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    41-60; 68-28; 64-39; 71(69)-34; 53-51
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Higgins
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    69
    Points Scored
    297
    212
    509
    Avg. points/frame
    59.4
    42.4
    101.8
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - 1 - - - - 1
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Group
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    4 (7) 0
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    101-20; 76-29; 85-9; 69-25
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Higgins
    Geoffrey Thompson
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    331
    83
    414
    Avg. points/frame
    82.75
    20.75
    103.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - - - 0
    Geoffrey Thompson - - - - - - 0
    Group
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    4 (7) 1
    Wales Ray Reardon
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    54-36; 80-36; 36-72; 81-30; no scores recorded for 1 frame
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1,
    Higgins
    Reardon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    251
    174
    425
    Avg. points/frame
    50.2
    34.8
    85
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - - - 0
    Reardon - - - - - - 0
    Group
    England Graham Miles (Walkover)
    0 (7) 0
    England John Pulman
    View head-to-head
    Group
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
    4 (7) 3
    England Graham Miles
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    98-16; 22-68; 57-37; 86-36; 18-84; 8-112; 65-44
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
    Rea
    Miles
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    354
    397
    751
    Avg. points/frame
    50.57
    56.71
    107.29
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Miles - - - - - - 0
    Group
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea (Walkover)
    0 (7) 0
    England John Pulman
    View head-to-head
    Group
    Wales Ray Reardon
    4 (7) 0
    England David Taylor
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    105-27; 76-34; 60-58; 69-25
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Reardon
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    310
    144
    454
    Avg. points/frame
    77.5
    36
    113.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon - - - - - - 0
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Group
    England John Spencer
    4 (7) 3
    England Graham Miles
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    49-18; 75-3; 79-39; 85-25; 84-9; 88-21; 97-7
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 7-0
    Spencer
    Miles
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    557
    122
    679
    Avg. points/frame
    79.57
    17.43
    97
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - - - - - - 0
    Miles - - - - - - 0
    Group
    England John Spencer
    4 (7) 2
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    126-6; 83-41; 32-72; 71-41; 32-99; 85-24
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Spencer
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    429
    283
    712
    Avg. points/frame
    71.5
    47.17
    118.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - - - - - - 0
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Group
    England John Spencer
    4 (7) 1
    England John Pulman
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    76-25; 73-46; 68-40; 54-73; 73-44
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1
    Spencer
    Pulman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    344
    228
    572
    Avg. points/frame
    68.8
    45.6
    114.4
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - - - - - - 0
    Pulman - - - - - - 0
    Group
    England David Taylor
    4 (7) 2
    England Ernest Geoffrey Thompson
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    63-57; 113-11; 73-13; 52-63; 45-57; 92-9
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Taylor
    Geoffrey Thompson
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    438
    210
    648
    Avg. points/frame
    73
    35
    108
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Geoffrey Thompson - - - - - - 0