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    • 1978 Northern Ireland Amateur Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Amateur National Championship
    Season: 1977-1978
    Dates: March 6th 1978 - March 23rd 1978
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Northern Ireland Maple Leaf Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Sponsor: Guinness
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 1 - - - - - 1
    Frame rate 28 - - - - - 28
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    0 8 8
    Matches: 7
    Frames: 28
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 0
    Points scored: 1,885

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Donal McVeigh
    4 (7) 2
    Northern Ireland Liam McCann
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1978-03-23
    Frame scores
    49-38; no score recorded for 1 frame; 68-44; 10-69; no score recorded for 1 frame; 87-37
    Match progress
    1-0, , 2-0, 2-1, , 3-1
    McVeigh
    McCann
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    214
    188
    402
    Avg. points/frame
    35.67
    31.33
    67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McVeigh - - - - - - 0
    McCann - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Liam McCann
    4 (7) 1
    Northern Ireland Jim Begley
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1978-03-20
    Frame scores
    62-54; 24-68; 91-1; 78-46; 71-2
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    McCann
    Begley
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    326
    171
    497
    Avg. points/frame
    65.2
    34.2
    99.4
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McCann - - - - - - 0
    Begley - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Donal McVeigh
    4 (7) 0
    Northern Ireland Tommy Taylor
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1978-03-21
    Frame scores
    85-17; 59-46; 60-27; 77(50)-30
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    McVeigh
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    50
    Points Scored
    281
    120
    401
    Avg. points/frame
    70.25
    30
    100.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McVeigh 1 - - - - - 1
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Liam McCann
    3 (5) 0
    Northern Ireland Andy Sharpe
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1978-03-14
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Donal McVeigh
    3 (5) 1
    Northern Ireland Eddie Swaffield
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1978-03-14
    Last 16
    Northern Ireland Jim Begley
    3 (5) 0
    Northern Ireland Jim Hawkes
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1978-03-06
    Frame scores
    62-49; 72-24; 62-28
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Begley
    Hawkes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    196
    101
    297
    Avg. points/frame
    65.33
    33.67
    99
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Begley - - - - - - 0
    Hawkes - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Northern Ireland Tommy Taylor
    3 (5) 0
    Northern Ireland Mike Osborne
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1978-03-06
    Frame scores
    51-49; 63-48; 43-34
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Taylor
    Osborne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    157
    131
    288
    Avg. points/frame
    52.33
    43.67
    96
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Osborne - - - - - - 0