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1290:
1276:
1272:
1268:
1264:
1260:
1256:
1252:
1248:
1244:
1240:
1236:
1232:
1228:
1224:
1220:
1217:
1192:
1175:Alex Higgins
1173:
1149:
1080:
1065:
1044:
1021:
973:
968:Alex Higgins
966:
944:
921:
855:
842:Alex Higgins
832:
815:
810:Alex Higgins
808:
757:
744:John Spencer
734:
723:
718:John Spencer
716:
626:John Spencer
597:
590:
558:Kirk Stevens
519:
496:
481:
458:
364:
354:John Spencer
338:Alex Higgins
336:
316:
313:1981 Masters
312:
310:
243:Alex Higgins
154:Organisation
71:
55:
38:
18:
1900:The Masters
1497:Tournaments
1315:50+ breaks
1119:Steve Davis
1097:Perrie Mans
1067:Perrie Mans
654:Ray Reardon
390:Semi-finals
332:Steve Davis
1963:Categories
1447:19 January
1349:References
1267:(136), 31–
1154:John Smyth
536:Fred Davis
506:Fred Davis
119:1981-02-01
115:1981-01-27
46:blacklist.
1895:Pot Black
1331:Total: 2
361:Main draw
257:Runner-up
1399:8 August
1243:–31, 20–
301:→
292:←
231:Champion
117: –
1890:Classic
1490:Masters
1166:England
372:Round 1
324:snooker
321:ranking
182:£20,500
170:ranking
148:England
145:Country
113: (
97:Masters
1425:3 June
1341:102 –
1335:136 –
1263:–5, 0–
1208:
1185:
1162:London
1150:Final:
1121:
1116:
1069:
1063:
1033:
1028:
933:
928:
883:
878:
844:
839:
746:
741:
692:
687:
656:
651:
560:
555:
508:
503:
470:
465:
271:
266:
245:
240:
213:
208:
192:£6,000
165:Format
140:London
44:global
1373:5 May
1271:, 51–
1259:–39,
1255:–37,
1251:–10,
1239:–38,
1235:–47,
1227:, 54–
1211:Wales
1142:Final
399:Final
283:Score
226:Final
221:(136)
172:event
159:WPBSA
127:Venue
108:Dates
92:1981
40:local
1749:2024
1744:2023
1739:2022
1734:2021
1729:2020
1724:2019
1719:2018
1714:2017
1709:2016
1704:2015
1699:2014
1694:2013
1689:2012
1684:2011
1679:2010
1674:2009
1669:2008
1664:2007
1659:2006
1654:2005
1649:2004
1644:2003
1639:2002
1634:2001
1629:2000
1624:1999
1619:1998
1614:1997
1609:1996
1604:1995
1599:1994
1594:1993
1589:1992
1584:1991
1579:1990
1574:1989
1569:1988
1564:1987
1559:1986
1554:1985
1549:1984
1544:1983
1539:1982
1534:1981
1529:1980
1524:1979
1519:1978
1514:1977
1509:1976
1504:1975
1449:2015
1427:2013
1401:2012
1375:2011
1279:–48
346:1980
311:The
299:1982
294:1980
168:Non-
137:City
1291:136
1284:75
1265:136
1261:113
1221:117
1195:–6
1125:ENG
1073:RSA
1037:CAN
937:WAL
887:AUS
848:NIR
750:ENG
696:NIR
660:WAL
564:CAN
512:ENG
474:WAL
286:9–6
275:WAL
249:NIR
217:WAL
42:or
1965::
1297:0
1277:85
1275:,
1273:62
1269:97
1257:75
1253:77
1249:69
1247:,
1245:69
1241:58
1237:99
1233:62
1231:,
1229:64
1225:69
1164:,
1160:,
1131:3
1101:4
1006:5
912:1
893:0
780:6
702:2
666:1
630:5
570:4
540:2
1827:e
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1482:e
1475:t
1468:v
1451:.
1429:.
1403:.
1377:.
1319:1
1311:1
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