1977 Masters (snooker) explained

Tournament Name:1977 Benson & Hedges Masters
Venue:New London Theatre
Location:London
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Non-Ranking event
Total Prize Fund:£5,200
Winners Share:£2,000
Highest Break: (88)
Score:7–6
Previous:1976
Next:1978

The 1977 Masters (officially the 1977 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between Monday 7th and Friday 11 February 1977 at the New London Theatre in London, England.[1]

Doug Mountjoy won his first professional title, defeating Ray Reardon 7–6 in the final.

Main draw

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Final

Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee:
New London Theatre, London, England, 11 February 1977.
Doug Mountjoy
7–6Ray Reardon
First session: 57–74, 21–97 (51), 74–60 (54), 49–62, 99–6 (70), 96–32 (78), 61–29, 46–73, 6–120 (56), 95–28 (88), 59–75 (75), 76–25 (76), 55–41
88Highest break75
0Century breaks0
450+ breaks4

Century breaks

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Billiards

An English billiards tournament was held alongside the snooker event. Results are below.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turner. Chris. The Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107160419/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 7 March 2012.
  2. Web site: 1977 Masters Results. Snooker Database. 5 May 2011. 7 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103847/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=95. dead.
  3. Web site: The Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60. 24 January 2013. Snooker Scene. 7 March 2012.
  4. Web site: 1977 Masters. CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. 19 January 2015.
  5. Williams beats off Davis challenge . Snooker Scene . March 1977 . 21 .