1978 World Snooker Championship
World Snooker Championship 1978 Embassy World Snooker Championship
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Attendees: | 16 |
Venue: | Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England |
Opening: | April 17, 1978 |
Endgame: | April 29, 1978
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Winner: | Ray Reardon |
Finalist: | Perrie Mans |
Highest Break: | 138 ( John Spencer ) |
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The 1978 World Snooker Championship took place from April 17, 1978 to April 29, 1978. The venue was the Crucible Theater in Sheffield. The 1978 World Cup was the first to be televised daily by the BBC .
Ray Reardon prevailed against Perrie Mans in the final and received a prize of £ 7,500. The total prize money distributed increased by £ 7,000 to £ 24,000 compared to the previous year. Ray Reardon became the oldest world champion at the age of 45 years and 6 months, and Fred Davis was the oldest semi-finalist at 64 years and 8 months.
The highest break of the tournament was achieved by John Spencer with 138 points, who, as the reigning world champion, was eliminated in the first round against Perrie Mans.
Prize money
Prize money 1978 | Profit in £ |
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winner | 7,500 |
defeated finalist | 3,500 |
Semifinals | 2,500 |
Quarter finals | 1,000 |
Round of 16 | 500 |
Highest break | 500 |
Maximum break | 10,000 |
All in all | £ 24,000 |
game schedule
First round best of 25 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames |
Semi-final best of 35 frames |
Final Best of 49 frames |
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John Spencer | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Graham Miles | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
Graham Miles | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
David Taylor | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 18th | |||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Patsy Fagan | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Patsy Fagan | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 18th | |||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 25th | |||||||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Willie Thorne | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Cliff Thorburn | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Cliff Thorburn | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Pat Houlihan | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 14th | |||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 18th | |||||||||||||||||
John Pulman | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 9 |
qualification
1 round
First round (Best of 17 frames) | ||
Result | ||
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Maurice Parkin | 9 : 4 | Bernard Bennett |
Roy Andrewartha | 9 : 0 | Jack Karnehm |
John Barrie | 9 : 3 | David Greaves |
Pat Houlihan | 9 : 1 | Chris Ross |
2nd round
Second round (best of 17 frames) | ||
Result | ||
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Doug Mountjoy | 9 : 3 | Roy Andrewartha |
Patsy Fagan | 9 : 5 | John Dunning |
Willie Thorne | 9 : 3 | Rex Williams |
Bill Werbeniuk | 9 : 2 | Maurice Parkin |
Perrie Mans | 9 : 6 | John Barrie |
David Taylor | 9 : 7 | Paddy Morgan |
Pat Houlihan | 9 : 6 | Jim Meadowcroft |
Fred Davis | 9 : 8 | John Virgo |
Century Breaks
Seven century breaks were achieved by five different players:
John Spencer | 138 , 118 |
Ray Reardon | 119, 100 |
Eddie Charlton | 108 |
Fred Davis | 105 |
Patsy Fagan | 105 |
swell
- Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2011 edition). , Bournemouth 2011.
- Global Snooker ( Memento from February 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Chris Turner's Snooker Archive ( Memento from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )