1977–78 snooker season

none January 2024 July 2013 17 September 1977 – June 1978 13 (1 ranking event) IRL Patsy Fagan NIR Alex Higgins WAL Ray Reardon 1976–77 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 DateDates use the mm-dd date format. Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference 08-17 09-05 CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto NIR Alex Higgins ENG John Spencer 17–14 Turner Chris Canadian Open, Canadian Masters http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html 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 09-?? 09-?? AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Golden Bowl Melbourne AUS Eddie Charlton AUS Paddy Morgan 25–21 Turner Chris Other National Professional Championships http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/natpro.html 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 09–25 09–26 WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Club Double Diamond Caerphilly WAL Ray Reardon WAL Doug Mountjoy 12–8 Turner Chris Welsh Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/welshpro.html 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 2011Snooker Scene, September 1977, page 19 11–26 12–03 ENG NR UK Championship Tower Circus Blackpool IRL Patsy Fagan WAL Doug Mountjoy 12–9 Turner Chris UK Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html 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 2011Snooker Scene, November 1977, page 3 12-?? 12-?? ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham WAL Doug Mountjoy ENG Graham Miles 2–1 Pot Black History http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm Global Snooker Centre https://web.archive.org/web/20081224154719/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/History/tourn_hist_potblack.htm 24 December 2008http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216154927/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/PotBlack.html 16 February 2012 Pot Black, Junior Pot Black cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 17 May 2010 12–21 ENG NR Dry Blackthorn Cup Wembley Conference Centre London IRL Patsy Fagan NIR Alex Higgins 4–2 Turner Chris Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html 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 2013Snooker Scene, December 1977, page 20 02-02 02–04 NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast NIR Alex Higgins NIR Dennis Taylor 21–7 Turner Chris Irish Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishpro.html 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 2013Snooker Scene, March 1978, page 7 02–06 02–10 ENG NR The Masters New London Theatre London NIR Alex Higgins CAN Cliff Thorburn 7–5 Turner Chris The Masters http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html 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 2012Snooker Scene, February 1978, page 25 03–08 03–10 IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill ENG John Spencer WAL Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Turner Chris Irish Masters http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/irishmast.html 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 2010Turner Chris On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title http://www.eurosport.yahoo.com/16022010/58/week-hallett-wins-english-pro-title.html 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 04–13 04–16 NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast NIR Alex Higgins IRL Patsy Fagan 21–13 Snooker Scene, June 1978, page 23 04–17 04–29 ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield WAL Ray Reardon RSA 1928 Perrie Mans 25–18 Turner Chris World Professional Championship Chris Turner's Snooker Archive http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130416080933/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 16 April 2013 2 May 2011 04–29 05–06 WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn WAL Ray Reardon ENG John Spencer 7–2 Pontin's Roll of Honour http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Pontins/pontins-roll-of-honour.htm 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 2008Turner Chris Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html 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 2013Snooker Scene, March 1978, page 12 06–10 NIR NR Golden Masters Queen's Hall Newtownards WAL Doug Mountjoy WAL Ray Reardon 4–2 WR = World ranking event NR = Non-ranking event Official rankings Snooker world rankings 1977/1978 The top 16 of the world rankings.Turner Chris Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90 http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/HistoricRank1.html 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 2011Ranking History http://www.snooker.org/rnk/history.asp?sort=1977/1978&order=asc Snooker.org 6 February 2011Hayton Eric The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker 2004 Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 0-9548549-0-X 119–123 No. Ch. Name 1 Wales Ray Reardon 2 England John Spencer 3 Australia Eddie Charlton 4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6 Canada Cliff Thorburn 7 England John Pulman 8 England Graham Miles 9 England Fred Davis 10 South Africa 1928 Perrie Mans 11 England Rex Williams 12 England David Taylor 13 Wales Gary Owen 14 14 Wales Doug Mountjoy 15 England Jim Meadowcroft 16 England John Dunning Notes n References 1977 Season 1978 Season 1977