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    • 1982 Irish Professional Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1981-1982
    Dates: March 9th 1982 - March 13th 1982
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Northern Ireland Riverside Theatre, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
    Sponsor: Smithwick
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 5 4 1 2 1 3 16
    Frame rate 14.2 17.75 71 35.5 71 23.67 4.44
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    8 0 8
    Matches: 7
    Frames: 71
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 3 3
    Prize fund: GBP 8,500
    Points scored: 7,719

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    16 (31) 13
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
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    Frame scores
    66-53; 80(80)-18; 11-90; 85-53; 64-68; 65-63; 130(129)-7; 109(61)-35; 95-30; 15-72; 82-22; 76-0; 24-73; 28-72; 67-59; 55-22; 12-54; 55-71; 0-114(74); 78-23; 60-34; 63-6; 15-77; 39-58; 37-71; 33-79(53); 39-65; 81-18; 75(56)-48
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 7-3, 8-3, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 10-5, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8, 12-8, 13-8, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13, 15-13, 16-13
    Taylor
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    129, 80, 61, 56
    74, 53
    Points Scored
    1639
    1455
    3094
    Avg. points/frame
    56.52
    50.17
    106.69
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 1 - 1 - 1 4
    Higgins 1 - 1 - - - 2
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
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    Frame scores
    58-48; 59-46; 60-44; 3-108(93); 61-43; 71-49; 83(83)-35; 126(108)-16
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1
    Higgins
    Hughes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    108, 83
    93
    Points Scored
    521
    389
    910
    Avg. points/frame
    65.13
    48.63
    113.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - 1 - 1 2
    Hughes - - - - 1 - 1
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 0
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
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    Frame scores
    60-44; 78-37; 75-40; 62-15; 90-22; 85-27
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0
    Taylor
    Murphy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    450
    185
    635
    Avg. points/frame
    75
    30.83
    105.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Murphy - - - - - - 0
    Round 2
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    6 (11) 0
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
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    Frame scores
    66-51; 39-27; 68-53; 70-15; 47-43; 71(50)-55
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0
    Hughes
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    50
    Points Scored
    361
    244
    605
    Avg. points/frame
    60.17
    40.67
    100.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes 1 - - - - - 1
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Round 2
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Frame scores
    90-26; 12-91; 97(54)-16; 73-23; 46-63; 97-33; 50-49; 73-30
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Murphy
    Fagan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54
    Points Scored
    538
    331
    869
    Avg. points/frame
    67.25
    41.38
    108.63
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Murphy 1 - - - - - 1
    Fagan - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Dessie Sheehan
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    Frame scores
    91-20; 56-68; 81-61; 65-38; 81-42; 110-20; 76-9
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Hughes
    Sheehan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    560
    258
    818
    Avg. points/frame
    80
    36.86
    116.86
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes - - - - - - 0
    Sheehan - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Billy Kelly
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    Frame scores
    70(66)-68(68); 122(68,54)-9; 61-24; 64-51; 43-78; 67-13; 102(101)-16
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Murphy
    Kelly
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    101, 68, 66, 54
    68
    Points Scored
    529
    259
    788
    Avg. points/frame
    75.57
    37
    112.57
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Murphy 1 2 - - - 1 4
    Kelly - 1 - - - - 1