The 1978 Masters (officially the 1978 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 6 to Friday 10 February 1978 at the New London Theatre in London, England. It was the last time the Masters was held there, as the following year it moved to the Wembley Conference Centre.[1] 10 players were invited for the tournament.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–10 February 1978 |
| Venue | New London Theatre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £8,000 |
| Winner's share | £3,000 |
| Highest break |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (88) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Runner-up | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) |
| Score | 7–5 |
← 1977 1979 → | |
Alex Higgins won the first of his two Masters titles by defeating Cliff Thorburn.
Main draw
edit| Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | ||||||||||||||||
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 John Spencer
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman (ENG)
| 4 | John Pulman
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan (IRL)
| 2 | Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (NIR)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (WAL)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (ENG)
| 3 | Graham Miles
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (ENG)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final
edit| Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee: John Street New London Theatre, London, England, 10 February 1978. | ||
| Alex Higgins Northern Ireland
|
7–5 | Cliff Thorburn Canada
|
| First session: 107–7, 71–41, 94–6, 17–69, 16–104, 13–101 (88), 14–62, 84–29 (80), 58–70, 68–48, 61–47, 72–15 | ||
| 80 | Highest break | 88 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
edit- None. Highest break: 88 – Cliff Thorburn
References
edit- ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ "1978 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "1978 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.