1978 Irish Masters

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Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates8–10 March 1978 (1978-03-08 1978-03-10)
VenueGoffs
City Kill
CountryIreland
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg John Spencer
Runner-up Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy
Score5–3
1977
1979

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 in March 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured six professional players. 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

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RR play-off
1 frame
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 3
Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 1 Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 1
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 0 Flag of England.svg John Spencer 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 3
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 2

References

  1. "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. "1979 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.