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1738:Categories
1517:1984 (Pro)
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1130:Vera Selby
1074:Anne Jones
898:Vera Selby
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53:1976-04-09
49:1976-04-07
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277:Australia
270:billiards
210:in 1976.
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241:, was
103:Format
337:Final
293:frame
287:Selby
176:Score
137:Final
118:£1030
61:Venue
42:Dates
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1687:2023
1682:2022
1677:2019
1672:2018
1667:2017
1662:2016
1657:2015
1652:2014
1647:2013
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1527:1986
1522:1985
1507:1983
1502:1981
1497:1980
1492:1976
1411:ISBN
239:seed
198:The
186:1980
71:City
179:4–0
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