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    • 1978 Champion Of Champions

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1978-1979
    Dates: November 2nd 1978 - November 3rd 1978
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: England Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
    Sponsor: Daily Mirror
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 3 5 4 1 2 - 15
    Frame rate 12 7.2 9 36 18 - 2.4
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    4 0 4
    Matches: 3
    Frames: 36
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 4,000
    Points scored: 4,286

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    Final
    Wales Ray Reardon
    11 (21) 9
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
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    Frame scores
    125(52)-8; 90(90)-43; 75-46; 28-108; 60-43; 20-114(83); 13-101(76); 104(70)-19; 1-140(61,62); 84-22; 78-36; 101(67)-18; 12-100; 73(61)-48; 41-90; 51-60; 23-83(51); 30-72; 78(77)-46; 94-12
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 7-4, 8-4, 8-5, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 10-9, 11-9
    Reardon
    Higgins
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    90, 77, 70, 67, 61, 52
    83, 76, 62, 61, 51
    Points Scored
    1181
    1209
    2390
    Avg. points/frame
    59.05
    60.45
    119.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon 1 2 2 - 1 - 6
    Higgins 1 2 1 1 - - 5
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    6 (11) 3
    Wales Doug Mountjoy
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    Frame scores
    44-70; 82-36; 47-69; 81-40; 53-71; 110(94)-9; 105(67)-32; 68-61; 77(77)-23
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3
    Higgins
    Mountjoy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    94, 77, 67
    Points Scored
    667
    411
    1078
    Avg. points/frame
    74.11
    45.67
    119.78
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - 1 1 - 1 - 3
    Mountjoy - - - - - - 0
    Semi-final
    Wales Ray Reardon
    6 (11) 1
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Frame scores
    108-1; 95-33; 109(54)-14; 89-30; 74-47; 17-76; 77-48
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0, 5-1, 6-1
    Reardon
    Fagan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    54
    Points Scored
    569
    249
    818
    Avg. points/frame
    81.29
    35.57
    116.86
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon 1 - - - - - 1
    Fagan - - - - - - 0