1977–78 snooker season

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.

1977–78 snooker season
Details
Duration17 September 1977 – June 1978
Tournaments13 (1 ranking event)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipRepublic of Ireland Patsy Fagan
MastersNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
World ChampionshipWales Ray Reardon

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
08–17 09–05  CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England John Spencer 17–14 [1]
09–?? 09–??  AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Golden Bowl Melbourne Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Paddy Morgan 25–21 [2]
09–25 09–26  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Club Double Diamond Caerphilly Wales Ray Reardon Wales Doug Mountjoy 12–8 [3][4]
11–26 12–03  ENG NR UK Championship Tower Circus Blackpool Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan Wales Doug Mountjoy 12–9 [5][6]
12–?? 12–??  ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Wales Doug Mountjoy England Graham Miles 2–1 [7][8]
12–21  ENG NR Dry Blackthorn Cup Wembley Conference Centre London Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4–2 [9][10]
02–02 02–04  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 21–7 [11][12]
02–06 02–10  ENG NR The Masters New London Theatre London Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Canada Cliff Thorburn 7–5 [13][14]
03–08 03–10  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill England John Spencer Wales Doug Mountjoy 5–3 [15][16]
04–13 04–16  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 21–13 [11][17]
04–17 04–29  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Wales Ray Reardon South Africa Perrie Mans 25–18 [18]
04–29 05–06  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 7–2 [19][20][21]
06–10  NIR NR Golden Masters Queen's Hall Newtownards Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Ray Reardon 4–2 [9]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 1977/1978

The top 16 of the world rankings.[22][23][24]

No. Ch. Name
1 Steady Wales Ray Reardon
2 Rise England John Spencer
3 Steady Australia Eddie Charlton
4 Rise Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
5 Fall Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
6 Rise Canada Cliff Thorburn
7 Rise England John Pulman
8 Fall England Graham Miles
9 Fall England Fred Davis
10 Fall South Africa Perrie Mans
11 Fall England Rex Williams
12 Rise England David Taylor
13 Fall Wales Gary Owen
14 New entry Wales Doug Mountjoy
15 Fall England Jim Meadowcroft
16 Fall England John Dunning

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format

References
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  14. Snooker Scene, February 1978, page 25
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  17. Snooker Scene, June 1978, page 23
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  21. Snooker Scene, March 1978, page 12
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