1977 Masters (snooker)

1977 Benson & Hedges Masters

Tournament information
Dates	7–11 February 1977 (1977-02-07 – 1977-02-11)
Venue	New London Theatre
City	London
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£5,200
Winner's share	£2,000
Highest break	Doug Mountjoy  (WAL) (88)
Final
Champion	Doug Mountjoy  (WAL)
Runner-up	Ray Reardon  (WAL)
Score	7–6
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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]

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

Main draw

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	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
											Ray Reardon		5
											Graham Miles		2
						Graham Miles  (ENG)		4
	Dennis Taylor  (NIR)		2			John Spencer		1
	John Spencer  (ENG)		4													Ray Reardon		6
																Doug Mountjoy		7
						Fred Davis  (ENG)		2
	John Pulman  (ENG)		2			Doug Mountjoy		4
	Doug Mountjoy  (WAL)		4								Doug Mountjoy		5
											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

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• None. Highest break: 88– Doug Mountjoy

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

Rex Williams

277

Fred Davis

153

John Spencer  (ENG)

w.o.

Alex Higgins  (NIR)

140

Alex Higgins

Dennis Taylor  (NIR)

133

John Spencer

74

John Pulman  (ENG)

162

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. 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. "1977 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
3. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
4. "1977 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
5. "Williams beats off Davis challenge". Snooker Scene. March 1977. p. 21.