1978 Irish Masters

Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates8–10 March 1978 (1978-03-08 – 1978-03-10)
VenueGoffs
CityKill
CountryIreland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£3,100
Winner's share£1,000
Highest break Alex Higgins (NIR) (108)
Final
ChampionEngland John Spencer
Runner-upWales 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 from 8 to 10 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

RR play-off
1 frame 		Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames 		Final
Best of 9 frames
England John Spencer 3
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 1 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 1
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 0 England John Spencer 5
Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
Wales Ray Reardon 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Top players for Irish event". The Irish Times. 3 March 1978. p. 4.
  2. ↑ "Century Higgins in a hurry!". Evening Press. 27 March 1978. p. 26.
  3. ↑ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "1979 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.