1977_Masters_(snooker)

1977 Masters (snooker)

1977 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1977

The 1977 Masters (officially the 1977 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between Monday 7th and Friday 11 February 1977 at the New London Theatre in London, England.[1]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Doug Mountjoy won his first professional title, defeating Ray Reardon 7–6 in the final.

Main draw

[2][3]

Round 1
Best of 7 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 13 frames
 Ray Reardon (WAL) 4
 Rex Williams (ENG) 1
Wales Ray Reardon 5
England Graham Miles 2
 Graham Miles (ENG) 4
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 2 England John Spencer 1
 John Spencer (ENG) 4 Wales Ray Reardon 6
Wales Doug Mountjoy 7
 Fred Davis (ENG) 2
 John Pulman (ENG) 2 Wales Doug Mountjoy 4
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 4 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 3
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 4
 Perrie Mans (RSA) 2

Final

Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee:
New London Theatre, London, England, 11 February 1977.
Doug Mountjoy
 Wales		 7–6 Ray Reardon
 Wales
First session: 57–74, 21–97 (51), 74–60 (54), 49–62, 99–6 (70), 96–32 (78), 61–29, 46–73, 6–120 (56), 95–28 (88), 59–75 (75), 76–25 (76), 55–41
88 Highest break 75
0 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 4

Century breaks

[4]

Billiards

An English billiards tournament was held alongside the snooker event. Results are below.[5]

First Round
30 minutes 		Second Round
30 minutes 		Third Round
45 minutes 		Final
45 minutes
England Rex Williams 277
EnglandFred Davis 153
 John Spencer (ENG) w.o.
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 140 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) 133 England John Spencer 74
 John Pulman (ENG) 162 England Fred Davis 392
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 90  John Pulman (ENG) 66
 Fred Davis (ENG) 150  Fred Davis (ENG) 175
 Graham Miles (ENG) 86

References

  1. [1]
    Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  2. [2]
    "1977 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. [3]
    "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  4. [4]
    "1977 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Williams beats off Davis challenge". Snooker Scene. March 1977. p. 21.
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