1978 Irish Masters
| 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 |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (108)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Score | 5–3 |
← 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 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]| RR play-off 1 frame | Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 9 frames | ||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 1 | Alex Higgins
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 0 | John Spencer
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 2 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Top players for Irish event". The Irish Times. 3 March 1978. p. 4.
- ^ "Century Higgins in a hurry!". Evening Press. 27 March 1978. p. 26.
- ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "1979 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.