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    • 1981 Irish Masters

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1980-1981
    Dates: February 25th 1981 - February 28th 1981
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: Ireland Goffs, Kill, Ireland
    Sponsor: Benson and Hedges
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 15 4 3 - 3 - 25
    Frame rate 4.73 17.75 23.67 - 23.67 - 2.84
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    10 0 10
    Matches: 9
    Frames: 71
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 15,300
    Points scored: 7,928

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    Final
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    9 (17) 7
    Wales Ray Reardon
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    Frame scores
    64(64)-80; 58-67; 90(60)-13; 70-29; 51-55; 68-58; 66-57; 35-59; 86(51)-48; 30-95; 55-69; 71-29; 83-29; 37-63(54); 98(53)-29; 93-0
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 8-7, 9-7
    Griffiths
    Reardon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    64, 60, 53, 51
    54
    Points Scored
    1055
    780
    1835
    Avg. points/frame
    65.94
    48.75
    114.69
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Griffiths 2 2 - - - - 4
    Reardon 1 - - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    6 (11) 5
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
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    Frame scores
    95(52)-16; 43-60; 107(62)-2; 13-78(78); 52-72(57); 70-60; 67(58)-57; 21-94(53); 0-65; 127(93)-0; 96(91)-27
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5
    Griffiths
    Thorburn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    93, 91, 62, 58, 52
    78, 57, 53
    Points Scored
    691
    531
    1222
    Avg. points/frame
    62.82
    48.27
    111.09
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Griffiths 2 1 - - 2 - 5
    Thorburn 2 - 1 - - - 3
    Semi-final
    Wales Ray Reardon
    6 (11) 5
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
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    Frame scores
    66-54; 119(90)-0; 26-67; 59-65; 58-71; 73-29; 66-21; 67-57; 49-71; 55-58; 60-7
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-5
    Reardon
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    90
    Points Scored
    698
    500
    1198
    Avg. points/frame
    63.45
    45.45
    108.91
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon - - - - 1 - 1
    Higgins - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Wales Terry Griffiths
    4 (7) 0
    Canada Kirk Stevens
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    Frame scores
    74-34; 56-52; 68-52; 64-51
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Griffiths
    Stevens
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    262
    189
    451
    Avg. points/frame
    65.5
    47.25
    112.75
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Griffiths - - - - - - 0
    Stevens - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    4 (7) 2
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
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    Frame scores
    57-39; 95(30)-14; 48-78; 73-49; 38-65; 75-54
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Higgins
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    30
    Points Scored
    386
    299
    685
    Avg. points/frame
    64.33
    49.83
    114.17
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - - - 0
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Wales Ray Reardon
    4 (7) 2
    England Steve Davis
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    Frame scores
    29-73; 82(61)-19; 85(50)-31; 80-50; 40-68; 69-57(57)
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Reardon
    Davis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    61, 50
    57
    Points Scored
    385
    298
    683
    Avg. points/frame
    64.17
    49.67
    113.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon 1 1 - - - - 2
    Davis 1 - - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    4 (7) 0
    Wales Doug Mountjoy
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    Frame scores
    102-17; 83-29; 74-45; 77-34
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0
    Thorburn
    Mountjoy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    336
    125
    461
    Avg. points/frame
    84
    31.25
    115.25
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorburn - - - - - - 0
    Mountjoy - - - - - - 0
    Round 1
    England Steve Davis
    4 (7) 3
    England John Virgo
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    Frame scores
    47-59; 1-113(54); 69-56; 43-60(51); 63-43; 56-24; 79(55)-5
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Davis
    Virgo
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    55
    54, 51
    Points Scored
    358
    360
    718
    Avg. points/frame
    51.14
    51.43
    102.57
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Davis 1 - - - - - 1
    Virgo 2 - - - - - 2
    Round 1
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    4 (7) 2
    England John Spencer
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    Frame scores
    65-56; 37-74; 74(74)-17; 98(50)-12; 60-51(51); 74(74)-57(57)
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Taylor
    Spencer
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    74, 74, 50
    57, 51
    Points Scored
    408
    267
    675
    Avg. points/frame
    68
    44.5
    112.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Taylor 1 - 2 - - - 3
    Spencer 2 - - - - - 2