Dry Blackthorn Cup
Dry Blackthorn Cup 1977
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 4th |
| Venue: | Wembley Conference Center , London , England |
| Opening: | December 21, 1977 |
| Endgame: | December 21, 1977
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| Winner: |
 Patsy Fagan
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| Finalist: |
 Alex Higgins
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| Highest Break: | 77 ( Ray Reardon )
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The 1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup was a one-time snooker invitation tournament of the 1977/78 season . It was held on December 21, 1977 at the Wembley Conference Center in London , England . The winner was Irishman Patsy Fagan , who defeated Northern Irishman Alex Higgins 4-2 in the final. Welshman Ray Reardon played the highest break of the tournament with a 77 break.
Prize money
The name-giving sponsor of the tournament was Dry Blackthorn . The total prize money paid out was £ 4,000 , half of which went to the winner.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 2,000 |
| finalist | £ 1,000 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 500 |
| All in all | £ 4,000 |
Tournament course
The tournament, which was invented by boxing promoter Mike Barrett and was the first snooker tournament to be held at Wembley Conference Center , three of the leading players of the time were invited: Alex Higgins , Ray Reardon and John Spencer . The field of participants was completed by Irishman Patsy Fagan , who had previously won the first edition of the UK Championship . All games were played in the best of 7 frames mode, so it happened that all games ended with a 4: 2.
The tournament was played only once and replaced with the Champion of Champions the following year .
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Semi-final best of 7 frames |
Final best of 7 frames |
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| Patsy Fagan
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4th | |||||
 John Spencer
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2 | |||||
| Patsy Fagan
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4th | |||||
| Alex Higgins
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2 | |||||
| Alex Higgins
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4th | |||||
| Ray Reardon
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2 | |||||
final
In the final, Patsy Fagan and Alex Higgins, an Irishman and a Northern Irishman , met during the conflict in Northern Ireland . Both had won their semi-finals 4-2 and after an initial lead from Higgins, Fagan took a 2-1 lead before Higgins equalized. However, Fagan won the following two frames and thus the game and the tournament with 4: 2.
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Final: Best of 7 Frames Wembley Conference Center , London , England , December 21, 1977 |
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Patsy Fagan
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4 : 2 |
Alex Higgins
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| 37: 60 , 71 : 42 (52), 123 : 1 (62, 54), 40: 63 , 68 : 29, 87 : 39 | ||
| 62 | Highest break | - |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | - |
Individual evidence
- ^ Ron Florax: 1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 28, 2019 .
- ^ A b Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events - First held before 1980 *. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on July 28, 2019 (English).
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1977 Dry Blackthorn Cup. CueTracker.net, accessed on July 28, 2019 .
