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    • 1974 Norwich Union Open

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1974-1975
    Dates: November 18th 1974 - November 22nd 1974
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: England Piccadilly Hotel, London, England
    Sponsor: Norwich Union
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 15 12 6 3 2 1 39
    Frame rate 8.93 11.17 22.33 44.67 67 134 3.44
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    11 5 16
    Matches: 15
    Frames: 134
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 1 1
    Prize fund: GBP 4,750
    Points scored: 14,780

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    Final
    England John Spencer
    10 (19) 9
    Wales Ray Reardon
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    Frame scores
    38-77; 77-33; 59-38; 51-57; 81-31; 63-61(55); 48-56; 60-25; 70-35; 0-130(130); 77-56; 48-44; 23-81; 30-80; 5-75(70); 39-79(65); 59-31; 31-75; 66-39
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 9-8, 9-9, 10-9
    Spencer
    Reardon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    130, 70, 65, 55
    Points Scored
    925
    1103
    2028
    Avg. points/frame
    48.68
    58.05
    106.74
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - - - - - - 0
    Reardon 1 1 1 - - 1 4
    Semi-final
    Wales Ray Reardon
    9 (17) 8
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    83-40; 53-72; 87-6; 27-85; 6-104; 24-86; 74(50)-15; 47-82; 51-12; 106(68)-4; 69-66(54); 54-70; 64-58; 54(50)-66; 1-93(65); 87(79)-4; 75-23
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8
    Reardon
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    79, 68, 50, 50
    65, 54
    Points Scored
    962
    886
    1848
    Avg. points/frame
    56.59
    52.12
    108.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon 2 1 1 - - - 4
    Higgins 1 1 - - - - 2
    Semi-final
    England John Spencer
    9 (17) 7
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
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    Frame scores
    56-77(56); 14-89(62); 20-107(59); 67-40; 33-75; 8-66; 84(84)-11; 102(92)-22; 64-54; 65-33; 70-6; 78(70)-39; 7-92(74); 88-40; 43-69; 55-45
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5, 7-6, 8-6, 8-7, 9-7
    Spencer
    Thorburn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    92, 84, 70
    74, 62, 59, 56
    Points Scored
    854
    865
    1719
    Avg. points/frame
    53.38
    54.06
    107.44
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - - 1 1 1 - 3
    Thorburn 2 1 1 - - - 4
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    5 (9) 4
    Canada Bill Werbeniuk
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    Frame scores
    50-72; 52-61; 9-89; 78-44; 26-78; 83(63)-9; 64-8; 84(54)-8; 89-30
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Higgins
    Werbeniuk
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    63, 54
    Points Scored
    535
    399
    934
    Avg. points/frame
    59.44
    44.33
    103.78
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 1 1 - - - - 2
    Werbeniuk - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Wales Ray Reardon
    5 (9) 2
    England Rex Williams
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    85-33; 54-66; 61-48; 54-65; 64-51; 72(50)-48; 129(67,62)-1
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
    Reardon
    Williams
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    67, 62, 50
    Points Scored
    519
    312
    831
    Avg. points/frame
    74.14
    44.57
    118.71
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon 1 2 - - - - 3
    Williams - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    England John Spencer
    5 (9) 2
    England Graham Miles
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    Frame scores
    80(67)-41; 48-88; 27-87(87); 52-49; 68-21; 67-58; 63-51
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
    Spencer
    Miles
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    67
    87
    Points Scored
    405
    395
    800
    Avg. points/frame
    57.86
    56.43
    114.29
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - 1 - - - - 1
    Miles - - - 1 - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    5 (9) 3
    England John Pulman
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    Frame scores
    111(83)-16; 1-118(67); 7-93(63); 29-68; 64-41; 76-32; 89-8; 111(54,51)-7
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Thorburn
    Pulman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    83, 54, 51
    67, 63
    Points Scored
    488
    383
    871
    Avg. points/frame
    61
    47.88
    108.88
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorburn 2 - - 1 - - 3
    Pulman - 2 - - - - 2
    Last 16
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    5 (9) 1
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    49-41; 72-32; 28-52; 94-20; 90(77)-46; 101-32
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Higgins
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    77
    Points Scored
    434
    223
    657
    Avg. points/frame
    72.33
    37.17
    109.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - 1 - - - 1
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England Graham Miles
    5 (9) 0
    Scotland Eddie Sinclair
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    Frame scores
    70-43; 64-32; 85-31; 92-23; 97-15
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Miles
    Sinclair
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    408
    144
    552
    Avg. points/frame
    81.6
    28.8
    110.4
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Miles - - - - - - 0
    Sinclair - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England John Pulman
    5 (9) 0
    Wales Geoff Thomas
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    66-53; 77-51; 78-57; 91(64)-32; 107(72)-14
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Pulman
    Thomas
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    72, 64
    Points Scored
    419
    207
    626
    Avg. points/frame
    83.8
    41.4
    125.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Pulman - 1 1 - - - 2
    Thomas - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Wales Ray Reardon
    5 (9) 2
    Ireland Pascal Burke
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    89(55)-25; 75-17; 78-41; 58-60; 57-75(69); 91(54)-29; 110-0
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
    Reardon
    Burke
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    55, 54
    69
    Points Scored
    558
    247
    805
    Avg. points/frame
    79.71
    35.29
    115
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon 2 - - - - - 2
    Burke - 1 - - - - 1
    Last 16
    England John Spencer
    5 (9) 0
    England Ray Edmonds
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    55-46; 68-59; 85(53)-48; 67-55; 100-12
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
    Spencer
    Edmonds
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    53
    Points Scored
    375
    220
    595
    Avg. points/frame
    75
    44
    119
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer 1 - - - - - 1
    Edmonds - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    5 (9) 4
    England Fred Davis
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    47-71; 61-53; 27-76; 76-48; 55-45; 61(53)-74; 25-81(51); 72-56; 76-29
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
    Thorburn
    Davis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    53
    51
    Points Scored
    500
    533
    1033
    Avg. points/frame
    55.56
    59.22
    114.78
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorburn 1 - - - - - 1
    Davis 1 - - - - - 1
    Last 16
    Canada Bill Werbeniuk
    5 (9) 1
    England John Dunning
    View head-to-head
    Frame scores
    73-25; 76-16; 37-74; 93(92)-15; 66-45; 71-38
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
    Werbeniuk
    Dunning
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    92
    Points Scored
    416
    213
    629
    Avg. points/frame
    69.33
    35.5
    104.83
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Werbeniuk - - - - 1 - 1
    Dunning - - - - - - 0
    Last 16
    England Rex Williams
    5 (9) 3
    Wales Marcus Owen
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    Frame scores
    58-50; 38-70; 52-77; 73-34; 11-75; 70-24; 73-38; 59-50
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Williams
    Owen
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    434
    418
    852
    Avg. points/frame
    54.25
    52.25
    106.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Williams - - - - - - 0
    Owen - - - - - - 0