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| 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 |
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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.
Main draw
| 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
| 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
- None. Highest break: 88 – Doug Mountjoy
Billiards
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ 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.
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