Tournament information | |
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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 |
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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]
Doug Mountjoy won his first professional title, defeating Ray Reardon 7–6 in the final.
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: 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 |
An 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 |