World Snooker Championship 1978
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[edit] The event
The 1978 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 17 and 29 April 1978.
[edit] Notable Moments
- This was the first championship to have daily BBC coverage, as late night highlights, starting on April 17.
- Defending champion John Spencer became the first player to suffer the so-called Crucible Curse, when he lost 8-13 to Perrie Mans in the first round.
- Ray Reardon became the oldest World Champion at the age of 45 years and 6 months, while Fred Davis became the oldest semi-finalist in the championship at the age of 64 years and 8 months, losing 18-16 to Perrie Mans.
- Fred's brother, Joe Davis, attended his semi-final match with Mans, which was so gripping that he collapsed and fell ill. He died two months later.
- John Williams refereed the final.
- There were 7 century breaks at the 1978 World Snooker Championship.
[edit] Highest Break
138 John Spencer
[edit] Prize Money
- Winner £ 7,500
- Total £24,000
[edit] The Results
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Best of 25 frames | ||||||||||||||
 Perrie Mans |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 25 frames | ||||||||||||||
 John Spencer |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 35 frames | ||||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
18 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
16 | |||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan |
13 | |||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 49 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Ray Reardon |
25 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
18 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
13 | |||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk |
13 | |||||||||||||
| John Pulman |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
18 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton |
14 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton |
13
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| Cliff Thorburn |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Pat Houlihan |
8 | |||||||||||||
| World Snooker Championship |
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| The early years |
| 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
| Post-War to decline |
| 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 |
| Challenge Matches |
| 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1968 |
| The modern era pre-Crucible |
| 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| The Crucible Theatre |
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Winners and statistics |
| List of winners from 1927 to present |
