1977–78 snooker season
Details | |
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Duration | 17 September 1977 – June 1978 |
Tournaments | 13 (1 ranking event) |
Triple Crown winners | |
UK Championship | ![]() |
Masters | ![]() |
World Championship | ![]() |
← 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.
Calendar
Date[n 1] | Rank | Tournament name | Venue | City | Winner | Runner-up | Score | Reference | ||
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08-17 | 09-05 | ![]() | NR | Canadian Open | Canadian National Exhibition Stadium | Toronto | ![]() | ![]() | 17–14 | [1] |
09-?? | 09-?? | ![]() | NR | Australian Professional Championship | Golden Bowl | Melbourne | ![]() | ![]() | 25–21 | [2] |
09-25 | 09-26 | ![]() | NR | Welsh Professional Championship | Club Double Diamond | Caerphilly | ![]() | ![]() | 12–8 | [3][4] |
11-26 | 12-03 | ![]() | NR | UK Championship | Tower Circus | Blackpool | ![]() | ![]() | 12–9 | [5][6] |
12-?? | 12-?? | ![]() | NR | Pot Black | BBC Studios | Birmingham | ![]() | ![]() | 2–1 | [7][8] |
12-21 | ![]() | NR | Dry Blackthorn Cup | Wembley Conference Centre | London | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [9][10] | |
02-02 | 02-04 | ![]() | NR | Irish Professional Championship | Ulster Hall | Belfast | ![]() | ![]() | 21–7 | [11][12] |
02-06 | 02-10 | ![]() | NR | The Masters | New London Theatre | London | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5 | [13][14] |
03-08 | 03-10 | ![]() | NR | Irish Masters | Goff's | Kill | ![]() | ![]() | 5–3 | [15][16] |
04-13 | 04-16 | ![]() | NR | Irish Professional Championship | Ulster Hall | Belfast | ![]() | ![]() | 21–13 | [11][17] |
04-17 | 04-29 | ![]() | WR | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre | Sheffield | ![]() | ![]() | 25–18 | [18] |
04-29 | 05-06 | ![]() | NR | Pontins Professional | Pontins | Prestatyn | ![]() | ![]() | 7–2 | [19][20][21] |
06-10 | ![]() | NR | Golden Masters | Queen's Hall | Newtownards | ![]() | ![]() | 4–2 | [9] |
WR = World ranking event |
NR = Non-ranking event |
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings.[22][23][24]
No. | Ch. | Name |
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1 | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | ![]() | ![]() |
11 | ![]() | ![]() |
12 | ![]() | ![]() |
13 | ![]() | ![]() |
14 | ![]() | ![]() |
15 | ![]() | ![]() |
16 | ![]() | ![]() |
Notes
- ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
References
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
- ^ Snooker Scene, September 1977, page 19
- ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- ^ Snooker Scene, November 1977, page 3
- ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
- ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Snooker Scene, December 1977, page 20
- ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ^ Snooker Scene, March 1978, page 7
- ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Snooker Scene, February 1978, page 25
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ Snooker Scene, June 1978, page 23
- ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Snooker Scene, March 1978, page 12
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.