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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–11 February 1977 |
| 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 |
← 1976 1978 → | |
Doug Mountjoy won his first professional title, defeating Ray Reardon 7–6 in the final.
Main draw
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- None. Highest break: 88 – Doug Mountjoy
Billiards
editAn 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "1977 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "1977 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Williams beats off Davis challenge". Snooker Scene. March 1977. p. 21.