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Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1978 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1978 Masters (officially the 1978 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 6 to Friday 10 February 1978 at the New London Theatre in London, England. It was the last time the Masters was held there, as the following year it moved to the Wembley Conference Centre.[1] 10 players were invited for the tournament.
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Dates | 6–10 February 1978 |
Venue | New London Theatre |
City | London |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £8,000 |
Winner's share | £3,000 |
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Score | 7–5 |
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Alex Higgins won the first of his two Masters titles by defeating Cliff Thorburn.
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Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee: John Street New London Theatre, London, England, 10 February 1978. | ||
Alex Higgins![]() |
7–5 | Cliff Thorburn![]() |
First session: 107–7, 71–41, 94–6, 17–69, 16–104, 13–101 (88), 14–62, 84–29 (80), 58–70, 68–48, 61–47, 72–15 | ||
80 | Highest break | 88 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
1 | 50+ breaks | 1 |