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    • 1989 Irish Professional Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1988-1989
    Dates: February 1st 1989
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Northern Ireland Antrim Forum, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Sponsor: None
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 11 5 2 3 - - 21
    Frame rate 7.55 16.6 41.5 27.67 - - 3.95
    Note: Dates tournament was held unknown. The above dates are placeholders.
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    11 0 11
    Matches: 10
    Frames: 83
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 11,850
    Points scored: 8,717

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    9 (17) 7
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
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    Frame scores
    62-63; 20-85(74); 8-68; 56-49; 90-30; 64-39; 91(83)-4; 65-30; 49-77(54); 71-35; 45-57; 29-69; 80(64)-12; 93-26; 30-66; 71(51)-24
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6, 8-7, 9-7
    Higgins
    McLaughlin
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    83, 64, 51
    74, 54
    Points Scored
    924
    734
    1658
    Avg. points/frame
    57.75
    45.88
    103.63
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 1 1 - 1 - - 3
    McLaughlin 1 - 1 - - - 2
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
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    Frame scores
    88(52)-42; 42-100(67); 82-10; 26-62; 118(53,65)-4; 69-38; 81-46; 92-11
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Higgins
    Hughes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    65, 53, 52
    67
    Points Scored
    598
    313
    911
    Avg. points/frame
    74.75
    39.13
    113.88
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 2 1 - - - - 3
    Hughes - 1 - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
    6 (11) 3
    Ireland Paddy Browne
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    Frame scores
    62-35; 33-67; 83(55)-44; 61-68; 24-62; 72-15; 69-11; 64-55; 69-14
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3
    McLaughlin
    Browne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    55
    Points Scored
    537
    371
    908
    Avg. points/frame
    59.67
    41.22
    100.89
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McLaughlin 1 - - - - - 1
    Browne - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Paddy Browne
    5 (9) 4
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
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    Frame scores
    23-94(84); 24-59; 60-29; 33-51; 65-54; 51-57; 78-18; 80(52)-18; 72(51)-15
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Browne
    Murphy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    52, 51
    84
    Points Scored
    486
    395
    881
    Avg. points/frame
    54
    43.89
    97.89
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Browne 2 - - - - - 2
    Murphy - - - 1 - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    5 (9) 2
    Ireland Paul Watchorn
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    Frame scores
    66-43; 69-55; 86-39; 57-31; 45-72; 63-75; 92-36
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
    Higgins
    Watchorn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    478
    351
    829
    Avg. points/frame
    68.29
    50.14
    118.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - - - 0
    Watchorn - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    5 (9) 1
    Ireland Tony Kearney
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    Frame scores
    77-38; 77(76)-22; 85-0; 42-86(62); 81(61)-0; 69(55)-25
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Hughes
    Kearney
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    76, 61, 55
    62
    Points Scored
    431
    171
    602
    Avg. points/frame
    71.83
    28.5
    100.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes 1 1 1 - - - 3
    Kearney - 1 - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
    5 (9) 0
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
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    Frame scores
    69-23; 82(82)-14; 80-40; 78-17; 70(51)-28
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    McLaughlin
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    82, 51
    Points Scored
    379
    122
    501
    Avg. points/frame
    75.8
    24.4
    100.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McLaughlin 1 - - 1 - - 2
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Paddy Browne
    5 (9) 2
    Ireland Dessie Sheehan
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    Frame scores
    45-65; 65-35; 71-23; 55-51; 86-42; 56-64; 79-22
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
    Browne
    Sheehan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    457
    302
    759
    Avg. points/frame
    65.29
    43.14
    108.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Browne - - - - - - 0
    Sheehan - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Tony Kearney
    5 (9) 2
    Ireland Billy Kelly
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    Frame scores
    72-39; 71-9; 59-29; 11-74; 103(50)-16; 63-77; 62-56
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
    Kearney
    Kelly
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    50
    Points Scored
    441
    300
    741
    Avg. points/frame
    63
    42.86
    105.86
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kearney 1 - - - - - 1
    Kelly - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea (Walkover)
    0 (9) 0
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Round 1
    Ireland Paul Watchorn
    5 (9) 4
    Ireland Pascal Burke
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    Frame scores
    107-7; 73-66; 27-74(59); 58-18; 42-46; 44-61; 65-46; 48-50; 62-33
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4
    Watchorn
    Burke
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    59
    Points Scored
    526
    401
    927
    Avg. points/frame
    58.44
    44.56
    103
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Watchorn - - - - - - 0
    Burke 1 - - - - - 1