Alex Higgins - Season 1977-1978 - Professional Results
1978 Pot Black - Professional Invitational
Group
Referee
Broadcast
Match was broadcast
Frame scores
90-53
Match progress
1-0
Higgins
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
Points Scored
90
53
143
Avg. points/frame
90
53
143
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Reardon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
1978 Pontins Professional - Professional Non-ranking
Group
Played on
1978-05-02
Referee
1978 World Championship - Professional Ranking
Last 16
Frame scores
83-37; 77(57)-52(52); 65-40; 18-92; 35-67; 60-58; 30-93; 27-89; 61-64; 19-92; 34-61; 83-34; 69-9; 64-15; 53-33; 50-73; 17-94(58); 67-55; 75-48; 47-65; 49-57; 36-92; 73-66(66); 70-58; 72-54
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 5-7, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 9-9, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 11-12, 12-12, 13-12
Fagan
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
57
66, 58, 52
Points Scored
1334
1498
2832
Avg. points/frame
53.36
59.92
113.28
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Fagan | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Higgins | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
1978 Irish Professional Championship - Professional Non-ranking
Final
Played on
1978-04-13 - 04-15
Frame scores
77-22; 58-69; 20-63; 31-80; 2-85(56); 70-41; 79-35; 55-46; 8-53; 52-70(50); 88(53)-22; 46-60; 66-67; 112(50,62)-15; 46-44; 54-38; 11-68; 89-27; 82-25; 62-45; 111(78)-6; 75-9; 30-84(69); 107(53)-24; 60-50; 64-40; 34-67; 74-37; 110(64)-23; 56-76(51); 56-39; 97-22; 13-83; 82-16
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 5-6, 5-7, 5-8, 6-8, 7-8, 8-8, 8-9, 9-9, 10-9, 11-9, 12-9, 13-9, 13-10, 14-10, 15-10, 16-10, 16-11, 17-11, 18-11, 18-12, 19-12, 20-12, 20-13, 21-13
Higgins
Fagan
Total
50+ Breaks
78, 64, 62, 53, 53, 50
69, 56, 51, 50
Points Scored
2077
1551
3628
Avg. points/frame
61.09
45.62
106.71
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
Fagan | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
1978 Irish Masters - Professional Invitational
1978 Masters - Professional Invitational
Final
Referee
Frame scores
107-17; 71-41; 94-6; 17-69; 16-104; 13-101(88); 14-62; 84(80)-29; 58-70; 68-48; 61-47; 72-15
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
Higgins
Thorburn
Total
50+ Breaks
80
88
Points Scored
675
609
1284
Avg. points/frame
56.25
50.75
107
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Thorburn | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Semi-final
Frame scores
74-37; 95(87)-9; 72-17; 78-25; 40-72(58); 91(54)-6
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1
Higgins
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
87, 54
58
Points Scored
450
166
616
Avg. points/frame
75
27.67
102.67
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Reardon | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Quarter-final
Frame scores
64-43; 41-68; 10-90; 80-20; 69-30; 8-75; 77-25
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
Higgins
Taylor
Total
50+ Breaks
Points Scored
349
351
700
Avg. points/frame
49.86
50.14
100
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Taylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
1978 Irish Professional Championship - Professional Non-ranking
Final
Played on
1978-02-02 - 02-04
Referee
Frame scores
41-68; 109-18; 96(69)-53; 72-42; 76-40; 67-43; 80(56)-34; 61-31; 38-48; 116(112)-11; 91-43; 37-69; 33-70(51); 68-64; 88(51)-23; 28-99; 89(52)-17; 131(82)-8; 102-36; 68-53; 95(81)-30; 37-89; 119(92)-16; 68-54; 34-67; 68-67(60); 89-17; 98(70)-16
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 7-2, 8-2, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 10-4, 11-4, 11-5, 12-5, 13-5, 14-5, 15-5, 16-5, 16-6, 17-6, 18-6, 18-7, 19-7, 20-7, 21-7
Higgins
Taylor
Total
50+ Breaks
112, 92, 82, 81, 70, 69, 56, 52, 51
60, 51
Points Scored
2099
1226
3325
Avg. points/frame
74.96
43.79
118.75
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Taylor | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup - Professional Invitational
Final
Frame scores
37-60; 71(52)-42; 123(62,54)-1; 40-63; 68-29; 87-39
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2
Fagan
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
62, 54, 52
Points Scored
426
234
660
Avg. points/frame
71
39
110
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Fagan | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Semi-final
Frame scores
79-53; 78-49; 36-91(77); 82(64)-47; 42-66; 65-48
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
Higgins
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
64
77
Points Scored
382
354
736
Avg. points/frame
63.67
59
122.67
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Reardon | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
1977 UK Championship - Professional Non-ranking
Semi-final
Frame scores
0-139(129); 88-15; 97(96)-21; 59-31; 73(55)-26; 27-66; 72-30; 52-32; 77(61)-41; 79(52)-7; 68-64(52)
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 8-2, 9-2
Mountjoy
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
96, 61, 55, 52
129, 52
Points Scored
692
472
1164
Avg. points/frame
62.91
42.91
105.82
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Mountjoy | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
Higgins | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
Quarter-final
Frame scores
80-1; 109(69)-18; 69-49; 77-8; 108(80)-12
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
Higgins
Dunning
Total
50+ Breaks
80, 69
Points Scored
443
88
531
Avg. points/frame
88.6
17.6
106.2
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
Dunning | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Last 16
Frame scores
69-49; 65-34; 24-48; 32-55; 35-90; 65-9; 63-80; 94-32; 84(74)-0
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
Higgins
Taylor
Total
50+ Breaks
74
Points Scored
531
397
928
Avg. points/frame
59
44.11
103.11
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Taylor | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
1977 Canadian Open - Professional Non-ranking
Player Information
Country: | Northern Ireland |
Date of birth: | March 18th 1949 |
Date of death: | July 24th 2010 (age 61) |
Turned professional: | 1971 |
Seasons as professional: | 26 |
Matches & Frames
Matches
Played: 25
Played: 25
Won: 15 (60%)
Lost: 10 (40%)
Drawn: 0 (0%)
Lost: 10 (40%)
Drawn: 0 (0%)
Frames
Played: 254
Played: 254
Won: 142 (55.91%)
Lost: 112 (44.09%)
Lost: 112 (44.09%)
Additional Pages
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Career Total Statistics
Tournament Record
Most Frequent Opponents
Rounds Reached
Century Frequency
Centuries per Season Graph
Ranking History
Prize Money History
Finishes
Tournaments played: 10Category | Winner | Final | Semi | Quarter | Last 16 | Last 32 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minor Ranking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-ranking | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Invitational | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tour Qualifier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6-reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Match Statistics
This season | ||
---|---|---|
Deciding frames: | Played: 8 | Won: 5 (62.5%) |
Whitewashes: | Played: 5 | Won: 3 (60%) |
First match in tournament: | Played: 10 | Won: 7 (70%) |
Points scored: |
For: 9,300 | Against: 7,247 |
Average shot time: |
High: 0 | Low: 0 |
Biggest single prize: | GBP 3333 - Winner 1977 Canadian Open |
Match lengths played:
Best of | Played | Won |
---|---|---|
41 | 2 | 2 (100%) |
33 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
25 | 1 | 0 (0%) |
17 | 4 | 3 (75%) |
13 | 1 | 1 (100%) |
9 | 3 | 3 (100%) |
7 | 3 | 2 (66.67%) |
5 | 6 | 1 (16.67%) |
1 | 4 | 2 (50%) |
Rounds played:
Round | Played | Won |
---|---|---|
Final | 5 | 4 (80%) |
Semi-final | 5 | 3 (60%) |
Quarter-final | 3 | 3 (100%) |
Last 16 | 3 | 2 (66.67%) |
Play-off | 1 | 1 (100%) |
Group | 8 | 2 (25%) |
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breaks | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 28 |
Frame rate | 25.4 | 42.33 | 84.67 | 50.8 | 254 | 84.67 | 9.07 |
Centuries
Tournament | Centuries | Rate |
---|---|---|
1978 Irish Masters | 1 | 5 |
1978 Irish Professional Championship | 1 | 28 |
1977 UK Championship | 1 | 25 |
Total | 3 | 84.67 |
Prize money
Tournament | Finish | Prize Money (GBP) |
---|---|---|
1978 Pot Black | Group | 0 |
1978 Pontins Professional | Group | 0 |
1978 World Championship | Last 16 | 500 |
1978 Irish Professional Championship | Winner | 0 |
1978 Irish Masters | Semi-final | 0 |
1978 Masters | Winner | 3,000 |
1978 Irish Professional Championship | Winner | 1,000 |
1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup | Final | 1,000 |
1977 UK Championship | Semi-final | 800 |
1977 Canadian Open | Winner | 3,333 |
Total | 9,733 |