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and his missed black in the final frame, and notes his manager is not concerned who should win the upcoming 1986 Championship, "because he's got the rest of us signed up!" Somewhat ironically, the player who won the
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328:Producer(s)
263:Theme Song"
209:Joe Johnson
196:Steve Davis
185:Barry Hearn
157:Steve Davis
120:Producer(s)
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443:References
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271:April 1987
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487:BBC Sport
406:Four Away
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268:Released
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135:" is a
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