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    • 1983 Irish Professional Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1982-1983
    Dates: March 9th 1983 - March 13th 1983
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Northern Ireland Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Sponsor: Smithwicks
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 14 10 4 1 1 2 32
    Frame rate 5.36 7.5 18.75 75 75 37.5 2.34
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    8 0 8
    Matches: 7
    Frames: 75
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 2 2
    Prize fund: GBP 15,000
    Points scored: 8,238

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    16 (31) 11
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
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    Frame scores
    110(60)-12; 110(96)-1; 27-84(60); 34-87; 91(59)-23; 37-91(67); 66-56(56); 125(78)-0; 54-39; 22-64; 21-56; 17-78; 103(66)-9; 1-82(82); 9-96(67); 64-53; 72-26; 46-66; 89-9; 50-68; 80-51; 89(71)-51; 91(56)-17; 42-92(72); 66-24; 68-40; 61-30
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 9-9, 10-9, 10-10, 11-10, 12-10, 13-10, 13-11, 14-11, 15-11, 16-11
    Higgins
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    96, 78, 71, 66, 60, 59, 56
    82, 72, 67, 67, 60, 56
    Points Scored
    1645
    1305
    2950
    Avg. points/frame
    60.93
    48.33
    109.26
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 2 2 2 - 1 - 7
    Taylor 1 3 1 1 - - 6
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
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    Frame scores
    79(66)-39; 6-103; 40-72(58); 82-35; 74(57)-39; 67-57; 93(59)-31; 87(57)-6
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Higgins
    Hughes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    66, 59, 57, 57
    58
    Points Scored
    528
    382
    910
    Avg. points/frame
    66
    47.75
    113.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 3 1 - - - - 4
    Hughes 1 - - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Frame scores
    129(128)-0; 70-21; 60-48; 67-42; 50-83; 61-33; 77(57)-25
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Taylor
    Fagan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    128, 57
    Points Scored
    514
    252
    766
    Avg. points/frame
    73.43
    36
    109.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 - - - - 1 2
    Fagan - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
    6 (11) 4
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
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    Frame scores
    30-84; 36-60; 107(65)-15; 62-29; 63-31; 67-27; 9-85; 73(66)-20; 13-69(58); 72-15
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4
    Fagan
    Murphy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    66, 65
    58
    Points Scored
    532
    435
    967
    Avg. points/frame
    53.2
    43.5
    96.7
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Fagan - 2 - - - - 2
    Murphy 1 - - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 3
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
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    Frame scores
    60-33; 140(132)-0; 73-45; 36-75; 68-34; 63-49; 59-72; 32-70; 99(75)-69
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3
    Higgins
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    132, 75
    Points Scored
    630
    447
    1077
    Avg. points/frame
    70
    49.67
    119.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - 1 - - 1 2
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Pascal Burke
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    Frame scores
    86(60)-20; 25-92(69); 58-46; 121(53,50)-17; 77-29; 96(56)-19; 23-80; 65-36
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2
    Hughes
    Burke
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    60, 56, 53, 50
    69
    Points Scored
    551
    339
    890
    Avg. points/frame
    68.88
    42.38
    111.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes 3 1 - - - - 4
    Burke - 1 - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 0
    Ireland Billy Kelly
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    Frame scores
    83-28; 68-43; 86(54)-29; 84(50)-32; 77-48; 74-26
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0
    Taylor
    Kelly
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54, 50
    Points Scored
    472
    206
    678
    Avg. points/frame
    78.67
    34.33
    113
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 2 - - - - - 2
    Kelly - - - - - - 0