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    • 1988 Irish Professional Championship

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Non-ranking
    Season: 1987-1988
    Dates: February 8th 1988 - February 10th 1988
    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 14 8 4 - 2 5 33
    Frame rate 8.14 14.25 28.5 - 57 22.8 3.45
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    14 0 14
    Matches: 13
    Frames: 114
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 5 5
    Prize fund: GBP 14,000
    Points scored: 11,949

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
    9 (17) 4
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-02-12
    Frame scores
    52-64; 67-43; 87(71)-38; 69-15; 26-67; 110(71)-15; 17-85; 71-61; 68-20; 72-20; 6-82(62); 69-29; 77-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3, 7-4, 8-4, 9-4
    McLaughlin
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    71, 71
    62
    Points Scored
    791
    539
    1330
    Avg. points/frame
    60.85
    41.46
    102.31
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McLaughlin - - 2 - - - 2
    Taylor - 1 - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
    6 (11) 4
    Ireland Joe O'Boye
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    Frame scores
    25-87; 79-1; 72-18; 21-63; 8-91(66); 0-77(53); 112(112)-14; 60-1; 88-22; 77-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4
    McLaughlin
    O'Boye
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    112
    66, 53
    Points Scored
    542
    374
    916
    Avg. points/frame
    54.2
    37.4
    91.6
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McLaughlin - - - - - 1 1
    O'Boye 1 1 - - - - 2
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 5
    Ireland Paddy Browne
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    48-53; 68-16; 15-70; 68-2; 1-102(102); 42-65; 80(63)-1; 139(131)-0; 54-79(63); 72-35; 78-25
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5
    Taylor
    Browne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    131, 63
    102, 63
    Points Scored
    665
    448
    1113
    Avg. points/frame
    60.45
    40.73
    101.18
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - 1 - - - 1 2
    Browne - 1 - - - 1 2
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Paddy Browne
    6 (11) 5
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
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    Frame scores
    71-29; 22-97(97); 69-65(52); 77-38; 68-43; 38-71; 77-18; 16-115(107); 38-66; 44-65; 64-35
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5
    Browne
    Murphy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    107, 97, 52
    Points Scored
    584
    642
    1226
    Avg. points/frame
    53.09
    58.36
    111.45
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Browne - - - - - - 0
    Murphy 1 - - - 1 1 3
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
    6 (11) 5
    Ireland Paul Watchorn
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    Frame scores
    37-95; 21-99(58); 76-7; 63-51; 95-26; 3-88; 62-53; 15-71; 38-63; 52-43; 75-16
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5
    McLaughlin
    Watchorn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    58
    Points Scored
    537
    612
    1149
    Avg. points/frame
    48.82
    55.64
    104.45
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McLaughlin - - - - - - 0
    Watchorn 1 - - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Ireland Joe O'Boye
    6 (11) 4
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
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    Frame scores
    29-74; 69-30; 67-52(52); 49-23; 76-67(58); 16-70; 30-63; 91(54)-0; 41-80; 91(57)-45
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4
    O'Boye
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    57, 54
    58, 52
    Points Scored
    559
    504
    1063
    Avg. points/frame
    55.9
    50.4
    106.3
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    O'Boye 2 - - - - - 2
    Higgins 2 - - - - - 2
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    6 (11) 3
    Ireland Tony Kearney
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    Frame scores
    26-73; 64-48; 1-61; 132(53,32)-6; 73-44; 105(51)-1; 74-45; 39-61; 76-19
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3
    Taylor
    Kearney
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    53, 51, 32
    Points Scored
    590
    358
    948
    Avg. points/frame
    65.56
    39.78
    105.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 2 - - - - - 2
    Kearney - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Paddy Browne
    5 (9) 0
    Northern Ireland Jackie Rea
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    Frame scores
    95(52)-10; 96-7; 81-35; 84-4; 86-13
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Browne
    Rea
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    52
    Points Scored
    442
    69
    511
    Avg. points/frame
    88.4
    13.8
    102.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Browne 1 - - - - - 1
    Rea - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Tony Kearney
    5 (9) 3
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Frame scores
    58-44; 67-83; 51-52; 64-13; 81(52)-13; 54-56; 72-11; 94(66)-8
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Kearney
    Fagan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    66, 52
    Points Scored
    541
    280
    821
    Avg. points/frame
    67.63
    35
    102.63
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Kearney 1 1 - - - - 2
    Fagan - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Northern Ireland Jack McLaughlin
    5 (9) 3
    Ireland Pascal Burke
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    Frame scores
    30-65; 79-13; 78-20; 80(52)-30; 57-45; 50-60; 56-64; 95(95)-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
    McLaughlin
    Burke
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    95, 52
    Points Scored
    525
    297
    822
    Avg. points/frame
    65.63
    37.13
    102.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    McLaughlin 1 - - - 1 - 2
    Burke - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy
    5 (9) 1
    Ireland Billy Kelly
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    Frame scores
    44-56; 63-42; 92(59)-18; 91(72)-34; 98(70)-7; 120(102)-15
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Murphy
    Kelly
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    102, 72, 70, 59
    Points Scored
    508
    172
    680
    Avg. points/frame
    84.67
    28.67
    113.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Murphy 1 - 2 - - 1 4
    Kelly - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Joe O'Boye
    5 (9) 0
    Ireland Dessie Sheehan
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    69(61)-53; 75(55)-37; 66(66)-58; 67-19; 75-19
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    O'Boye
    Sheehan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    66, 61, 55
    Points Scored
    352
    186
    538
    Avg. points/frame
    70.4
    37.2
    107.6
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    O'Boye 1 2 - - - - 3
    Sheehan - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    Ireland Paul Watchorn
    5 (9) 2
    Ireland Eugene Hughes
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    Frame scores
    65-55; 75-73(67); 58-69; 71-28; 82-38; 24-96; 77-21
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
    Watchorn
    Hughes
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    67
    Points Scored
    452
    380
    832
    Avg. points/frame
    64.57
    54.29
    118.86
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Watchorn - - - - - - 0
    Hughes - 1 - - - - 1