1978 Irish Masters
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–10 March 1978 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £3,100[1] |
| Winner's share | £1,000[1] |
| Highest break | File:Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins (NIR) (108)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | England John Spencer |
| Runner-up | Wales Doug Mountjoy |
| Score | 5–3 |
← 1977 1979 → | |
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The 1978 Irish Masters was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament (and the first under the Irish Masters name) which took place from 8 to 10 March 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured six professional players.[1] The first round was played in two groups : Reardon, Spencer and Miles in Group A, Higgins, Mountjoy and Dennis Taylor in Group B. John Spencer won the title for the third time, beating Doug Mountjoy 5–3 in the final.
Main draw
[edit | edit source]| RR play-off 1 frame | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
| England John Spencer | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | 1 | Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | 1 | |||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | 0 | England John Spencer | 5 | |||||||||||
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wales Ray Reardon | 2 | |||||||||||||
References
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