UK Championship 1978
UK Championship 1978
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| Venue: | Guild Hall, Preston |
| Opening: | November 22, 1978 |
| Endgame: | December 1, 1978
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| Winner: |
 Doug Mountjoy
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| Highest Break: | 139 ( Graham Miles )
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The 1978 UK Championship was a snooker tournament that was held in Preston from November 22 to December 1, 1978 . Doug Mountjoy won the final 15: 9 against David Taylor .
Prize money
- Winner: £ 3,500
- Finalist: £ 2000
- Semi-finalist: £ 1000
- Quarter-finalist: £ 500
- Round of 16: £ 250
- Last 24: 50 pounds
- Highest Break: £ 500 (Qualifying: £ 100)
Total: £ 12,500
Results
1 round
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David Taylor
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9 : 2 |
Maurice Parkin
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John Virgo
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9 : 4 |
Ray Edmonds
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John Dunning
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9 : 3 |
David Greaves
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Jim Meadowcroft
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9 : 5 |
 Jackie Rea
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Doug Mountjoy
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9 : 5 |
John Barrie
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Roy Andrewartha
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9 : 3 |
Pat Houlihan
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Rex Williams
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9 : 8 |
Terry Griffiths
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Willie Thorne
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9 : 4 |
Bernard Bennett
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Final round
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan
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7th | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor
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9 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor
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9 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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2 | |||||||||||||
| John Pulman
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3 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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9 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
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9 | |||||||||||||
| John Dunning
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft
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6th | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
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15th | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Roy Andrewartha
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4th | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer
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8th | |||||||||||||
| Roy Andrewartha
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams
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8th | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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9 | |||||||||||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ Final round results . Snooker Database. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
