Rex Williams
Male;
(England);
Born: 20 Jul 1933 (91 years)
Status: Amateur;
First season as pro: 1951;
Last season as pro: 1994;
Best performance: SF World Championship (1969, 1972, 1974; Runner-up Grand Prix 1986
Other: At the 1986 Grand Prix, aged 53, he became the oldest player to reach a ranking tournament final. He lost the match 6-10 to Jimmy White after leading 6-4.
In 1968 he initiated the revival of the Professional Billiards Players Association (known as the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association from 1970). He chaired the association, barring a few weeks in 1983, until 1987, and again from 1997 to 1999.
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1991/1992
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World Championship Qual (21-30 Mar 1992)
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| Q Rd 2 |
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Jon Wright (a) |
10 | - | 2 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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World Seniors Championship (18-22 Sep 1991)
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| Rd 1 |
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Cliff Wilson (a) |
5 | - | 0 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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1990/1991
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World Championship Qual (22 Mar - 1 Apr 1991)
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| Q Rd 3 |
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Ken Doherty (a) |
10 | - | 4 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Classic (1-12 Jan 1991)
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| Rd 1 |
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Doug Mountjoy (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Grand Prix (8-21 Oct 1990)
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| Rd 1 |
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Dene O'Kane (a) |
5 | - | 0 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Shoot-Out (26-28 Sep 1990)
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| Rd 1 |
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Jonathan Birch (a) |
77 | - | 33 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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1989/1990
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Classic (2-13 Jan 1990)
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| Rd 2 |
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Steve Davis (a) |
5 | - | 0 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Eddie Sinclair (a) |
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Grand Prix (9-22 Oct 1989)
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| Rd 1 |
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Les Dodd (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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1988/1989
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Classic (1-15 Jan 1989)
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| Rd 1 |
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Jon Wright (a) |
5 | - | 0 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Grand Prix (10-23 Oct 1988)
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| QF |
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Alex Higgins (a) |
5 | - | 4 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| Rd 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Ray Edmonds (a) |
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| Rd 2 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Gary Wilkinson (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Paul Medati (a) |
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1987/1988
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World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1988)
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| Rd 1 |
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Steve James (a) |
10 | - | 6 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Masters (24-31 Jan 1988)
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| Rd 1 |
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Cliff Thorburn (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Classic (1-10 Jan 1988)
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| Rd 1 |
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Ken Owers (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Grand Prix (17-25 Oct 1987)
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| Rd 1 |
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Ray Edmonds (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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1986/1987
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World Championship (18 Apr - 4 May 1987)
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| Rd 1 |
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Murdo MacLeod (a) |
10 | - | 5 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Masters (25 Jan - 1 Feb 1987)
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| Rd 1 |
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Cliff Thorburn (a) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Grand Prix (18-26 Oct 1986)
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| Final |
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Jimmy White (a) |
10 | - | 6 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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11-72 (53), 57-47, 130-3 (101), 54-73, 44-84, 44-74, 0-126 (125), 90-4 (73), 83-24, 0-76, 72-16, 79-39 (68), 79-23, 63-61, 88-8 (51), 79-8 (72) Referee: John WilliamsWhite was 4-6 down.
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| SF |
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Rex Williams (a) |
9 | - | 8 |
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Neal Foulds (a) |
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| QF |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Steve Davis (a) |
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| Rd 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Alex Higgins (a) |
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| Rd 2 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Mark Wildman (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Jim Bear (a) |
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1985/1986
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World Championship (19 Apr - 5 May 1986)
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| Rd 1 |
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Silvino Francisco (a) |
10 | - | 4 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Classic (3-12 Jan 1986)
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| SF |
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Jimmy White (a) |
9 | - | 7 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| QF |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Alex Higgins (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Tony Knowles (a) |
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Grand Prix (19-27 Oct 1985)
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| Rd 2 |
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Dennis Taylor (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Mike Watterson (a) |
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1984/1985
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World Championship (12-28 Apr 1985)
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| Rd 1 |
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Terry Griffiths (a) |
10 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Classic (4-13 Jan 1985)
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| Rd 1 |
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Terry Griffiths (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Grand Prix (20-28 Oct 1984)
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| Rd 2 |
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Kirk Stevens (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 0 |
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Dave Chalmers (a) |
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1983/1984
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World Championship (21 Apr - 7 May 1984)
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| Rd 1 |
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Jimmy White (a) |
10 | - | 6 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Classic (8-15 Jan 1984)
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| Rd 1 |
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Tony Meo (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Professional Players Tournament (10-21 Oct 1983)
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| Rd 2 |
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Tony Knowles (a) |
5 | - | 4 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 1 |
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Dessie Sheehan (a) |
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1982/1983
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World Championship (16 Apr - 2 May 1983)
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| Rd 1 |
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Steve Davis (a) |
10 | - | 4 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Professional Players Tournament (11-22 Oct 1982)
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| Rd 2 |
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Eddie Charlton (a) |
5 | - | 2 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| Rd 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 0 |
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Chris Ross (a) |
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1981/1982
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World Championship (30 Apr - 16 May 1982)
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| Rd 1 |
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Doug Mountjoy (a) |
10 | - | 3 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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1976/1977
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World Championship (18-30 Apr 1977)
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| Rd 1 |
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Cliff Thorburn (a) |
13 | - | 6 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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Masters (7-11 Feb 1977)
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| QF |
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Ray Reardon (a) |
4 | - | 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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1975/1976
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Masters (26-30 Jan 1976)
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| QF |
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Eddie Charlton (a) |
4 | - | 1 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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1974/1975
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Masters (13-17 Jan 1975)
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| SF |
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Ray Reardon (a) |
5 | - | 4 |
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Rex Williams (a) |
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| QF |
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Rex Williams (a) |
5 | - | 3 |
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Alex Higgins (a) |
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