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    • 1987 Irish Professional Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1986-1987
    Dates: February 1st 1987
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Northern Ireland Antrim Forum, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Sponsor: Matchroom
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 12 4 5 3 1 2 27
    Frame rate 7.83 23.5 18.8 31.33 94 47 3.48
    Note: Dates tournament was held unknown. The above dates are placeholders.
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    13 0 13
    Matches: 12
    Frames: 94
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 2 2
    Prize fund: GBP 23,000
    Points scored: 9,675

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    9 (17) 2
    Ireland Joe O'Boye
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    Frame scores
    68-41; 81(50)-22; 31-71; 55-72(50); 76(52)-53; 69-21; 58-6; 73-55; 79(53)-1; 69-31; 58-32
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 8-2, 9-2
    Taylor
    O'Boye
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    53, 52, 50
    50
    Points Scored
    717
    405
    1122
    Avg. points/frame
    65.18
    36.82
    102
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 3 - - - - - 3
    O'Boye 1 - - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Ireland Joe O'Boye
    6 (11) 3
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
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    Frame scores
    62-23; 64(54)-68; 38-64; 82-9; 40-74; 79-40; 87(82)-4; 74-8; 76(51)-3
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3
    O'Boye
    Hughes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    82, 54, 51
    Points Scored
    602
    293
    895
    Avg. points/frame
    66.89
    32.56
    99.44
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    O'Boye 2 - - 1 - - 3
    Hughes - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Paddy Browne
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    Frame scores
    77(70)-13; 64-45; 22-75; 81(57)-5; 133(129)-0; 91(61)-13
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Taylor
    Browne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    129, 70, 61, 57
    Points Scored
    468
    151
    619
    Avg. points/frame
    66.86
    21.57
    88.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 1 1 - - 1 4
    Browne - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Paddy Browne
    6 (11) 2
    Ireland Pascal Burke
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    Frame scores
    44-24; 64-44; 32-68; 112(100)-22; 52-41; 26-48; 63-31; 68-42
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2
    Browne
    Burke
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    100
    Points Scored
    461
    320
    781
    Avg. points/frame
    57.63
    40
    97.63
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Browne - - - - - 1 1
    Burke - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Tony Kearney
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    Frame scores
    63-46; 16-92(75); 66(56)-31; 115(60)-4; 99(77)-17; 65-19; 91(87)-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1
    Hughes
    Kearney
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    87, 77, 60, 56
    75
    Points Scored
    515
    209
    724
    Avg. points/frame
    73.57
    29.86
    103.43
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes 1 1 1 1 - - 4
    Kearney - - 1 - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Joe O'Boye (Walkover)
    0 (11) 0
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
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    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 3
    Ireland Dessie Sheehan
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    Frame scores
    90(62)-33; 55-78; 98-12; 76-37; 56-48; 1-96(96); 63-57; 15-69; 32-72; 55-33
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4
    Taylor
    Sheehan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    62
    96
    Points Scored
    541
    535
    1076
    Avg. points/frame
    60.11
    59.44
    119.56
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - 1 - - - - 1
    Sheehan - - - - 1 - 1
    Round 1
    Ireland Paddy Browne
    5 (9) 3
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
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    Frame scores
    37-62; 72-45; 70-32; 58-66; 38-61; 62-34; 61-51; 61-53
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Browne
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    459
    404
    863
    Avg. points/frame
    57.38
    50.5
    107.88
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Browne - - - - - - 0
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Pascal Burke
    5 (9) 3
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Frame scores
    43-64; 67-26; 18-97(59); 61-44; 74-51; 58-6; 30-70; 69-40
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
    Burke
    Fagan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    59
    Points Scored
    420
    398
    818
    Avg. points/frame
    52.5
    49.75
    102.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Burke - - - - - - 0
    Fagan 1 - - - - - 1
    Round 1
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
    5 (9) 2
    Ireland Paul Watchorn
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    Frame scores
    41-76; 63-4; 81-10; 41-54; 83(75)-7; 82-36; 50-61; 65-41
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
    Hughes
    Watchorn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    75
    Points Scored
    506
    289
    795
    Avg. points/frame
    72.29
    41.29
    113.57
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Hughes - - 1 - - - 1
    Watchorn - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Tony Kearney
    5 (9) 1
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
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    Frame scores
    54-69; 91-17; 73-41; 76-13; 64-4; 85(50)-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Kearney
    Murphy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    50
    Points Scored
    443
    144
    587
    Avg. points/frame
    73.83
    24
    97.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kearney 1 - - - - - 1
    Murphy - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Joe O'Boye
    5 (9) 0
    Ireland Billy Kelly
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    Frame scores
    97(63)-24; 94(83)-7; 55-11; 78(78)-9; 66-24
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    O'Boye
    Kelly
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    83, 78, 63
    Points Scored
    390
    75
    465
    Avg. points/frame
    78
    15
    93
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    O'Boye - 1 1 1 - - 3
    Kelly - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Dessie Sheehan
    5 (9) 4
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
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    Frame scores
    57-48; 24-76; 80-24; 49-38; 71(55)-54; 0-104; 13-75(51); 37-85; 85-10
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4
    Sheehan
    McLaughlin
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    55
    51
    Points Scored
    416
    514
    930
    Avg. points/frame
    46.22
    57.11
    103.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Sheehan 1 - - - - - 1
    McLaughlin 1 - - - - - 1