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1978 Masters (snooker)
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1978
Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1978
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | 1978 Benson & Hedges Masters |
| dates | |
| venue | New London Theatre |
| location | London |
| country | England |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £8,000 |
| winners_share | £3,000 |
| highest_break | Cliff Thorburn (88) |
| winner | Alex Higgins |
| runner_up | Cliff Thorburn |
| score | 7–5 |
| previous | 1977 |
| next | 1979 |
The 1978 Masters (officially the 1978 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 6 to Friday 10 February 1978 at the New London Theatre in London, England. It was the last time the Masters was held there, as the following year it moved to the Wembley Conference Centre. 10 players were invited for the tournament.
Alex Higgins won the first of his two Masters titles by defeating Cliff Thorburn.
Main draw
| seed-width = | team-width = 180 | score-width = Best of 7 frames Best of 7 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 13 frames | RD1-team07=John Pulman | RD1-score07=4 | RD1-team08=Patsy Fagan | RD1-score08=2 | RD1-team15=Fred Davis | RD1-score15=3 | RD1-team16=Graham Miles | RD1-score16=4 | RD2-team01=Doug Mountjoy | RD2-score01=2 | RD2-team02=Cliff Thorburn | RD2-score02=4 | RD2-team03=John Spencer | RD2-score03=4 | RD2-team04=ENG John Pulman | RD2-score04=2 | RD2-team05=Alex Higgins | RD2-score05=4 | RD2-team06=Dennis Taylor | RD2-score06=3 | RD2-team07=Ray Reardon | RD2-score07=4 | RD2-team08=ENG Graham Miles | RD2-score08=1 | RD3-team01=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD3-score01=5 | RD3-team02=ENG John Spencer | RD3-score02=3 | RD3-team03=NIR Alex Higgins | RD3-score03=5 | RD3-team04=WAL Ray Reardon | RD3-score04=1 | RD4-team01=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-team02=NIR Alex Higgins | RD4-score02=7
Final
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
|---|
Century breaks
- None. Highest break: 88 Cliff Thorburn
References
References
- Turner, Chris. "The Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- "1978 Masters Results". Snooker Database.
- "The Masters". Snooker Scene.
- "1978 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database.
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