1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship

July 2020 1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship 1978 11 6 1978 11 25 y Rabat Malta International Billiards and Snooker Federation Round-robin and knockout £1,000 Joe Johnson ENG 101 Cliff Wilson WAL Joe Johnson ENG 11–5 1976 1980 The 1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the eighth edition of the world championship for amateurs, the first championship having been held in 1963.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0851123643 128–131 The 1978 tournament was played from 6 to 25 November.Everton Clive £6,000 worth of smoke in the halls 28 October 1978 The Guardian London 19 Cliff Wilson of Wales defeated Joe Johnson of England 11–5 in the final to win the title. They had finished their first session level at 5–5, then Wilson won six consecutive frames. Wilson claims snooker crown 27 November 1978 Star-Phoenix Saskatoon 21 Johnson made the highest break of the tournament, 101. Wilson received £1,000 prize money as winner. Qualifying groups Group AHale Janice 1987 Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88 Aylesbury Queen Anne Press 0356146901 300 Position Player Won Lost Frames Highest break 1 Kevin Burles AUS 6 1 26–10 69 2 Paul Mifsud MLT 6 1 26–10 62 3 Joe Johnson ENG 5 3 23–9 101 4 Jim Donnelly SCO 5 2 20–13 78 5 Donal Mc Veigh NIR 2 5 15–20 56 6 Peter Reynolds IOM 2 5 10–22 45 7 Vincent Cremona MLT 2 5 9–25 8 Mushu Mohideen CSK 0 7 8–28 Group B Position Player Won Lost Frames Highest break 1 Alwyn Lloyd WAL 6 1 26–12 65 2 Kirk Stevens CAN 5 2 23–16 94 3 Joe Grech MLT 4 4 23–16 63 4 Eugene Hughes IRE 4 4 23–21 56 5 Mohammed Lafir LKA 3 4 19–20 50 6 Dale Meredith NZL 3 4 18–20 81 7 Shyam Shroff IND 2 5 14–23 39 8 Liam McCann NIR 0 7 8–28 40 Group C Position Player Won Lost Frames Highest break 1 Cliff Wilson WAL 8 0 32–10 66 2 Robert Paquette CAN 5 3 24–14 81 3 Dale Kwok NZL 5 3 23–20 49 4 Arvind Savur IND 5 3 26–22 56 5 Ian Williamson ENG 3 5 22–24 52 6 Ron Atkins AUS 3 5 21–24 49 7 Ronnie Miller SCO 3 5 18–24 48 8 Alfred Borg MLT 2 7 15–27 44 9 Chris Cooper IOM 2 7 13–29 33 Knockout Elimination matchBest of 7 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 15 frames FinalBest of 21 frames 150 25 center Joe Grech MLT 4 Dale Kwok NZL 0 Kevin Burles AUS 5 Robert Paquette CAN 4 Joe Johnson ENG 5 Alwyn Lloyd WAL 0 Kirk Stevens CAN 5 Paul Mifsud MLT 0 Cliff Wilson WAL 5 Joe Grech MLT 4 Kevin Burles AUS 4 Joe Johnson ENG 8 Kirk Stevens CAN 2 Cliff Wilson WAL 8 Joe Johnson ENG 5 Cliff Wilson WAL 11 References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by Malta Category:1978 in snooker Category:1978 in Maltese sport Category:Sport in Rabat, Malta