1978 Champion of Champions

October 2015 October 2015 1978 Daily Mirror Champion of Champions 1978 11 2 1978 11 3 y Wembley Conference Centre London England WPBSA Non-ranking event £4,000 £2,000 94 Ray Reardon WAL Alex Higgins NIR 11–9 1980 The 1978 Champion of Champions (officially the 1978 Daily Mirror Champion of Champions) was a professional nonranking snooker tournament held on 2 and 3 November 1978 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. Summary Four players contested the tournament which was held over two days.Daily Mirror Champion of Champions (1978) https://www.snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=1653 snooker.org 24 November 2023 16 November 2024 The event was promoted by Michael Barrett, a boxing promoter.The Times 2 November 1978 13 Snooker – World champion in semi-final faces Fagan Ray Reardon easily won the first semifinal 61 after taking a 50 lead. In the evening match Doug Mountjoy led 32 but Alex Higgins won the next four frame frames to win 63. The 8th frame was won on a respotted black.The Times 3 November 1978 22 Snooker – Higgins lives up to his 'Hurricane' tag In the final Reardon led Higgins 64 after the afternoon session. In the evening Reardon extended his lead to 95 before Higgins won the next four frames to level the match. In the 19th frame Reardon had a 77 clearance to win the frame and then won the 20th frame easily to win the match.The Times 4 November 1978 6 Snooker – Reardon repels determined rally by Higgins Brief highlights were shown on ITV's World of Sport on the following afternoon (Saturday 4 November, 3:10pm).The Times 5 November 1978 11 Weekend broadcasting – Personal choiceReardon the champion https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/159214567/ The Guardian newspapers.com Clive Everton 4 November 1978 18 November 2024 Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £2,000 Runner-up: £1,000 Semi-finals: £500 Total: £4,000 There was a £100 prize for every century break. Players The following 4 players qualified for the tournament: Player Qualified as Ray Reardon WAL 1978 World Snooker Championship winner Patsy Fagan IRL 1977 UK Championship winner Alex Higgins NIR 1978 Masters winner Doug Mountjoy WAL 1978 Pot Black winner Main draw {{Round4 | RD1= Semi-finalsBest of 11 frames(2 November) | RD2= FinalBest of 21 frames(3 November) ||Ray Reardon WAL|6|Patsy Fagan IRL|1 ||Alex Higgins NIR|6|Doug Mountjoy WAL|3 ||Ray Reardon WAL|11|Alex Higgins NIR|9 }} Final Final: Best of 21 frames. Referee: John Smyth.Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 3 November 1978. Ray Reardon 11–9 Alex Higgins Afternoon: 125–8 (52), 90–43 (90), 75–46, 28–108, 60–43, 20–114 (83), 13–101 (76), 104–19 (70), 1–140 (61, 62), 84–22Evening: 78–36, 101–18 (67), 12–100, 73–48 (61), 41–90, 51–60, 23–83 (51), 30–72, 78–46 (77), 94–12 (frame 2) 90 Highest break 83 (frame 6) 0 Century breaks 0 6 50+ breaks 5 Century breaks None. The highest break: 94''' Alex Higgins in the semifinal. References 1978 Category:1978 in snooker Category:1978 in sport in London Category:November 1978 sports events in the United Kingdom Category:International sports competitions in London Champion of Champions, 1978