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    • 1988 Norwich Union Grand Prix

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1988-1989
    Dates: September 17th 1988 - December 18th 1988
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Various, Various, Various
    Sponsor: Norwich Union
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 9 8 3 5 - 4 29
    Frame rate 8.33 9.38 25 15 - 18.75 2.59
    Note: Qualifiers played in Brussels, Paris, Madrid, and Milan; semi-finals and final played at the Beach Plazza Hotel, Monte Carlo, Monaco.
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    8 0 8
    Matches: 15
    Frames: 75
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 4 4
    Prize fund: GBP 135,000
    Points scored: 7,393

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    Final
    England Steve Davis
    5 (9) 4
    England Jimmy White
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-12-18
    Frame scores
    8-97(66); 16-91; 136(136)-0; 58-59; 16-69; 40-30; 83(60)-10; 59-55; 60-41
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Davis
    White
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    136, 60
    66
    Points Scored
    476
    452
    928
    Avg. points/frame
    52.89
    50.22
    103.11
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - 1 - - - 1 2
    White - 1 - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    England Steve Davis
    3 (5) 1
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-12-17
    Frame scores
    89(52)-18; 44-72(53); 80-26; 70(55)-12
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    Davis
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    55, 52
    53
    Points Scored
    283
    128
    411
    Avg. points/frame
    70.75
    32
    102.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis 2 - - - - - 2
    Taylor 1 - - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    England Jimmy White
    3 (5) 1
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-12-17
    Frame scores
    66(66)-1; 76(61)-26; 30-66; 70-9
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1
    White
    Griffiths
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    66, 61
    Points Scored
    242
    102
    344
    Avg. points/frame
    60.5
    25.5
    86
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    White - 2 - - - - 2
    Griffiths - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Steve Davis
    5 (9) 3
    England Neal Foulds
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-10-02
    Frame scores
    34-47; 73-54; 11-89; 25-88(75); 77(78)-1; 81-21; 76(52)-13; 73-24
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Davis
    Foulds
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    78, 52
    75
    Points Scored
    450
    337
    787
    Avg. points/frame
    56.25
    42.13
    98.38
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis 1 - 1 - - - 2
    Foulds - - 1 - - - 1
    Pre-qualifying 2
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    5 (9) 4
    England Steve Davis
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-12-04
    Frame scores
    13-65; 109(63)-1; 80(80)-19; 22-71; 13-93(87); 97(60)-10; 13-97; 69-9; 67-46
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Griffiths
    Davis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    80, 63, 60
    87
    Points Scored
    483
    411
    894
    Avg. points/frame
    53.67
    45.67
    99.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Griffiths - 2 - 1 - - 3
    Davis - - - 1 - - 1
    Pre-qualifying 2
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    5 (9) 1
    England Willie Thorne
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-09-18
    Frame scores
    123(123)-1; 84(53)-32; 89-4; 18-75(75); 64-11; 72-35
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Taylor
    Thorne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    123, 53
    75
    Points Scored
    450
    158
    608
    Avg. points/frame
    75
    26.33
    101.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 - - - - 1 2
    Thorne - - 1 - - - 1
    Pre-qualifying 2
    England Jimmy White
    5 (9) 3
    England Willie Thorne
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-11-13
    Frame scores
    0-81(81); 34-64; 59-57; 63(54)-11; 71(52)-31; 2-102(102); 60-6; 62-48
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    White
    Thorne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54, 52
    102, 81
    Points Scored
    351
    400
    751
    Avg. points/frame
    43.88
    50
    93.88
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    White 2 - - - - - 2
    Thorne - - - 1 - 1 2
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Steve Davis
    3 (5) 1
    England Tony Meo
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-12-03
    Frame scores
    55-10; 10-65; 65-51; 61-27
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    Davis
    Meo
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    191
    153
    344
    Avg. points/frame
    47.75
    38.25
    86
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - - 0
    Meo - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Steve Davis
    3 (5) 0
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-10-01
    Frame scores
    80-30; 92-16; 67-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Davis
    Griffiths
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    239
    46
    285
    Avg. points/frame
    79.67
    15.33
    95
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis - - - - - - 0
    Griffiths - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Neal Foulds
    3 (5) 0
    England Tony Meo
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-10-01
    Frame scores
    71-41; 68(68)-50; 91-11
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Foulds
    Meo
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    68
    Points Scored
    230
    102
    332
    Avg. points/frame
    76.67
    34
    110.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Foulds - 1 - - - - 1
    Meo - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 1
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    3 (5) 0
    England Willie Thorne
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-12-03
    Frame scores
    89-25; 79-69(62); 79-45
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Griffiths
    Thorne
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    62
    Points Scored
    247
    139
    386
    Avg. points/frame
    82.33
    46.33
    128.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Griffiths - - - - - - 0
    Thorne - 1 - - - - 1
    Pre-qualifying 1
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    3 (5) 0
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-09-17
    Frame scores
    58-20; 66-54; 74-34
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Taylor
    Thorburn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    198
    108
    306
    Avg. points/frame
    66
    36
    102
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Thorburn - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Willie Thorne
    3 (5) 1
    England Neal Foulds
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-11-12
    Frame scores
    71-18; 54(54)-57; 54(54)-26; 54-38
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    Thorne
    Foulds
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54, 54
    Points Scored
    233
    139
    372
    Avg. points/frame
    58.25
    34.75
    93
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorne 2 - - - - - 2
    Foulds - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Willie Thorne
    3 (5) 0
    England Jimmy White
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-09-17
    Frame scores
    63-16; 141(101)-0; 88(87)-1
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0
    Thorne
    White
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    101, 87
    Points Scored
    292
    17
    309
    Avg. points/frame
    97.33
    5.67
    103
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorne - - - 1 - 1 2
    White - - - - - - 0
    Pre-qualifying 1
    England Jimmy White
    3 (5) 1
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    View head-to-head
    Played on
    1988-11-12
    Frame scores
    9-72; 58-24; 87(87)-4; 60-22
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1
    White
    Thorburn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    87
    Points Scored
    214
    122
    336
    Avg. points/frame
    53.5
    30.5
    84
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    White - - - 1 - - 1
    Thorburn - - - - - - 0