1977–78 snooker season explained

Duration:17 September 1977 – June 1978
Tournaments:13 (1 ranking event)
Uk: Patsy Fagan
Masters: Alex Higgins
Worldchamps: Ray Reardon
Previous:1976–77
Next:1978–79

The 1977–78 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between September 1977 and June 1978. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.__TOC__

Calendar

Date[1] Rankwidth=235 Tournament namewidth=180 Venuewidth=90 Citywidth=160Winnerwidth=160Runner-upwidth=40Scorewidth=20Reference
CanadaNRCanadian OpenToronto Alex Higgins John Spencer17–14[2]
09-??09-??NR Golden BowlMelbourne Paddy Morgan25–21[3]
09-2509-26NR Club Double DiamondCaerphilly Ray Reardon12–8[4] [5]
11-2612-03NRUK ChampionshipTower CircusBlackpool Patsy Fagan Doug Mountjoy12–9[6] [7]
12-??12-??NR Pot BlackBBC StudiosBirmingham Doug Mountjoy Graham Miles2–1[8] [9]
12-21NRDry Blackthorn CupWembley Conference CentreLondon Patsy Fagan Alex Higgins4–2[10] [11]
02-0202-04NR Irish Professional ChampionshipUlster HallBelfast Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor21–7[12] [13]
02-0602-10NRThe MastersNew London TheatreLondon Alex Higgins Cliff Thorburn7–5[14] [15]
03-0803-10 IrelandNRIrish MastersGoff'sKill John Spencer Doug Mountjoy5–3[16] [17]
04-1304-16NR Irish Professional ChampionshipUlster HallBelfast Alex Higgins Patsy Fagan21–13[18]
04-1704-29WRCrucible TheatreSheffield Ray Reardon Perrie Mans[19]
04-2905-06NRPontins ProfessionalPontinsPrestatyn Ray Reardon John Spencer7–2[20] [21] [22]
06-10NRGolden MastersQueen's HallNewtownards Ray Reardon4–2
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

See main article: article and Snooker world rankings 1977/1978.

The top 16 of the world rankings.[23] [24] [25]

No.Ch.width=165 Name
1 Ray Reardon
2 John Spencer
3 Eddie Charlton
4 Dennis Taylor
5 Alex Higgins
6 Cliff Thorburn
7 John Pulman
8 Graham Miles
9 Fred Davis
10 Perrie Mans
11 Rex Williams
12 David Taylor
13 Gary Owen
14 Doug Mountjoy
15 Jim Meadowcroft
16 John Dunning

Notes and References

  1. Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. Web site: Turner. Chris. Canadian Open, Canadian Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155138/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 3 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other National Professional Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161810/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html. 7 January 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Turner. Chris. Welsh Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155654/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/welshpro.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 12 October 2011.
  5. Snooker Scene, September 1977, page 19
  6. Web site: Turner . Chris . UK Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html. 16 February 2012 . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive . 1 March 2011.
  7. Snooker Scene, November 1977, page 3
  8. Web site: Pot Black History. Global Snooker Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm. 24 December 2008.
  9. Web site: Pot Black, Junior Pot Black. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 17 May 2010.
  10. Web site: Turner. Chris. Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 3 June 2013.
  11. Snooker Scene, December 1977, page 20
  12. Web site: Turner. Chris. Irish Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155813/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishpro.html. 16 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 4 February 2013.
  13. Snooker Scene, March 1978, page 7
  14. 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. 10 July 2012.
  15. Snooker Scene, February 1978, page 25
  16. Web site: Turner. Chris. Irish Masters. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155735/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishmast.html. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 18 November 2010.
  17. Web site: Turner. Chris. On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title. Eurosport UK. 22 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305133133/http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html. dead. 5 March 2014.
  18. Snooker Scene, June 1978, page 23
  19. Web site: Turner . Chris . World Professional Championship . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive . https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html. 16 April 2013 . 2 May 2011.
  20. Web site: Pontin's Roll of Honour. Global Snooker Centre. 19 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20080406235708/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/pontins-roll-of-honour.htm. 6 April 2008.
  21. Web site: Turner. Chris. Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html. 28 February 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 6 February 2013.
  22. Snooker Scene, March 1978, page 12
  23. Web site: Turner. Chris. Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90. https://web.archive.org/web/20120608214119/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank1.html. 8 June 2012. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 24 October 2011.
  24. Web site: Ranking History. Snooker.org. 6 February 2011.
  25. Book: Hayton, Eric. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. 2004. Rose Villa Publications. Lowestoft. 0-9548549-0-X. 119–123.

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