Alex Higgins - Year 1973 - Professional Results
1973 Norwich Union Open - Professional Invitational
3rd Place Playoff
Frame scores
80-59(51); 61-58; 23-78; 31-60; 67-45; 38-61; 79-35; 120(62)-2; 64-42; 45-79; 33-87; 78-10; 61-50
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-5, 8-5
Charlton
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
62
51
Points Scored
780
666
1446
Avg. points/frame
60
51.23
111.23
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Charlton | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Higgins | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Semi-final
Frame scores
66-54; 91-13; 79-32; 15-70(63); 103(70)-2; 126-5; 79(65)-34; 113(50)-10; 45-54; 74(74)-49
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 7-2, 8-2
Spencer
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
74, 70, 65, 50
63
Points Scored
791
323
1114
Avg. points/frame
79.1
32.3
111.4
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Spencer | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
Higgins | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Quarter-final
Frame scores
62-48; 86-32; 42-55; 16-59(52); 70(56)-28; 73-56
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2
Higgins
Thorburn
Total
50+ Breaks
56
52
Points Scored
349
278
627
Avg. points/frame
58.17
46.33
104.5
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Thorburn | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Last 16
Frame scores
28-85(53); 60-43; 77(60)-32; 45-56; 87(57)-11; 21-87; 95-28
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
Higgins
Taylor
Total
50+ Breaks
60, 57
53
Points Scored
413
342
755
Avg. points/frame
59
48.86
107.86
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Taylor | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
1973 World Championship - Professional Non-ranking
Semi-final
Frame scores
63(56)-42; 76(68)-15; 63-42; 66-62; 66(52)-22; 77-20; 17-83; 57-44; 69-40; 71-61; 20-70(55); 62-10; 73-31; 33-82(64); 77-41; 83(61)-11; 43-56; 41-67; 57-24; 58-0; 75-33; 61-71; 60-36; 60-33; 63-40; 81(62)-27; 50-69; 48-69; 83-13; 18-57; 57-8; 83-17
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, 6-1, 7-1, 8-1, 9-1, 9-2, 10-2, 11-2, 11-3, 12-3, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 14-5, 15-5, 16-5, 16-6, 17-6, 18-6, 19-6, 20-6, 20-7, 20-8, 21-8, 21-9, 22-9, 23-9
Charlton
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
68, 62, 61, 56, 52
64, 55
Points Scored
1911
1296
3207
Avg. points/frame
59.72
40.5
100.22
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Charlton | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
Higgins | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Quarter-final
Frame scores
55-46; 39-83(56); 25-84; 13-109; 19-76; 69-67(21); 37-69; 69-70; 99(56)-39; 77(76)-26; 69(56)-54; 45-69(59); 65-33; 59-19; 75-45; 21-84; 66-39; 41-64; 94(93)-37; 33-81(50); 20-64; 27-97; 78-40; 33-66; 85-27; 72-28; 23-75(60); 79-50; 65-47; 64-46
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 5-7, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 8-8, 9-8, 9-9, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 11-12, 11-13, 12-13, 13-13, 13-14, 14-14, 15-14, 16-14
Higgins
Davis
Total
50+ Breaks
93, 76, 56, 56
60, 59, 56, 50, 21
Points Scored
1616
1734
3350
Avg. points/frame
53.87
57.8
111.67
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
Davis | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
Last 16
Frame scores
77(52)-39; 21-65; 56-3; 66-43; 72-18; 71-16; 96-29; 86(78)-8; 80-30; 64-55; 85-48; 69-1; 53-19; 73-24; 33-76; 89(52)-38; 52-60; 122(63,59)-7
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 7-1, 8-1, 9-1, 10-1, 11-1, 12-1, 13-1, 13-2, 14-2, 14-3, 15-3
Higgins
Houlihan
Total
50+ Breaks
78, 63, 59, 52, 52
Points Scored
1265
579
1844
Avg. points/frame
66.58
30.47
97.05
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
Houlihan | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
1973 Men of the Midlands - Professional League
Final
Frame scores
75-5; 56-58; 75-48; 82-38; 31-77; 82-39; 49-72; 86-52
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
Higgins
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
Points Scored
536
389
925
Avg. points/frame
67
48.63
115.63
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Reardon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
1973 Pot Black - Professional Invitational
Group 1
Referee
Frame scores
101-50
Match progress
1-0
Higgins
Pulman
Total
50+ Breaks
Points Scored
101
50
151
Avg. points/frame
101
50
151
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Pulman | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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: 18
Played: 18
Won: 9 (50%)
Lost: 9 (50%)
Drawn: 0 (0%)
Lost: 9 (50%)
Drawn: 0 (0%)
Frames
Played: 170
Played: 170
Won: 82 (48.24%)
Lost: 88 (51.76%)
Lost: 88 (51.76%)
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: 4Category | Winner | Final | Semi | Quarter | Last 16 | Last 32 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ranking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minor Ranking | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Non-ranking | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Invitational | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tour Qualifier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6-reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Match Statistics
This year | ||
---|---|---|
Deciding frames: | Played: 5 | Won: 2 (40%) |
Whitewashes: | Played: 4 | Won: 1 (25%) |
First match in tournament: | Played: 4 | Won: 3 (75%) |
Points scored: |
For: 6,565 | Against: 6,854 |
Average shot time: |
High: 0 | Low: 0 |
Biggest single prize: | GBP 500 - Semi-final 1973 World Championship |
Match lengths played:
Best of | Played | Won |
---|---|---|
45 | 1 | 0 (0%) |
31 | 2 | 2 (100%) |
15 | 2 | 0 (0%) |
9 | 7 | 4 (57.14%) |
7 | 2 | 2 (100%) |
1 | 4 | 1 (25%) |
Rounds played:
Round | Played | Won |
---|---|---|
Final | 1 | 1 (100%) |
3rd Place Playoff | 1 | 0 (0%) |
Semi-final | 2 | 0 (0%) |
Quarter-final | 2 | 2 (100%) |
Last 16 | 2 | 2 (100%) |
Group | 6 | 3 (50%) |
Group 1 | 4 | 1 (25%) |
Breaks
50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Breaks | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 16 |
Frame rate | 18.89 | 42.5 | 85 | - | 170 | - | 10.63 |
Centuries
Tournament | Centuries | Rate |
---|---|---|
Total | 0 | 0 |
Prize money
Tournament | Finish | Prize Money (GBP) |
---|---|---|
1973 Norwich Union Open | Semi-final | 200 |
1973 World Championship | Semi-final | 500 |
1973 Men of the Midlands | Winner | 500 |
1973 Pot Black | Group | 0 |
Total | 1,200 |