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    • 1978 Masters

    Tournament Info

    Status: Professional Invitational
    Season: 1977-1978
    Dates: February 6th 1978 - February 10th 1978
    Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
    Location: England New London Theatre, London, England
    Sponsor: Benson and Hedges
    Broadcaster: None
    Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Amount 4 2 - 4 - - 10
    Frame rate 15.75 31.5 - 15.75 - - 6.3
    Players:
    Professional Amateur Total
    10 0 10
    Matches: 9
    Frames: 63
    Centuries:
    Qualifiers Venue Total
    0 0 0
    Prize fund: GBP 8,000
    Points scored: 6,724

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    Final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    7 (13) 5
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
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    Referee
    England John Street
    Frame scores
    107-17; 71-41; 94-6; 17-69; 16-104; 13-101(88); 14-62; 84(80)-29; 58-70; 68-48; 61-47; 72-15
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
    Higgins
    Thorburn
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    80
    88
    Points Scored
    675
    609
    1284
    Avg. points/frame
    56.25
    50.75
    107
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - 1 - - 1
    Thorburn - - - 1 - - 1
    Semi-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    5 (9) 1
    Wales Ray Reardon
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    Frame scores
    74-37; 95(87)-9; 72-17; 78-25; 40-72(58); 91(54)-6
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 5-1
    Higgins
    Reardon
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    87, 54
    58
    Points Scored
    450
    166
    616
    Avg. points/frame
    75
    27.67
    102.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins 1 - - 1 - - 2
    Reardon 1 - - - - - 1
    Semi-final
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    5 (9) 3
    England John Spencer
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    Frame scores
    55-63; 19-105(80); 64-47; 20-66; 79-29; 72-33; 72-59; 64-25
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
    Thorburn
    Spencer
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    80
    Points Scored
    445
    427
    872
    Avg. points/frame
    55.63
    53.38
    109
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorburn - - - - - - 0
    Spencer - - - 1 - - 1
    Quarter-final
    Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
    4 (7) 3
    Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
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    Frame scores
    64-43; 41-68; 10-90; 80-20; 69-30; 8-75; 77-25
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3
    Higgins
    Taylor
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    349
    351
    700
    Avg. points/frame
    49.86
    50.14
    100
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Higgins - - - - - - 0
    Taylor - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Wales Ray Reardon
    4 (7) 1
    England Graham Miles
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    Frame scores
    60-49; 70-31; 33-91(64); 60-58; 73-21
    Match progress
    1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1
    Reardon
    Miles
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    64
    Points Scored
    296
    250
    546
    Avg. points/frame
    59.2
    50
    109.2
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Reardon - - - - - - 0
    Miles - 1 - - - - 1
    Quarter-final
    England John Spencer
    4 (7) 2
    England John Pulman
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    Frame scores
    27-56; 89-21; 89-16; 74-31; 48-75; 59-41
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Spencer
    Pulman
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    386
    240
    626
    Avg. points/frame
    64.33
    40
    104.33
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Spencer - - - - - - 0
    Pulman - - - - - - 0
    Quarter-final
    Canada Cliff Thorburn
    4 (7) 2
    Wales Doug Mountjoy
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    Frame scores
    60-59(52); 31-66; 66-64; 66-53; 39-83(55); 67-40
    Match progress
    1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Thorburn
    Mountjoy
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    55, 52
    Points Scored
    329
    365
    694
    Avg. points/frame
    54.83
    60.83
    115.67
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Thorburn - - - - - - 0
    Mountjoy 2 - - - - - 2
    Round 1
    England Graham Miles
    4 (7) 3
    England Fred Davis
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    Frame scores
    27-72; 15-88(62); 55-22; 47-58; 66-53; 62-31; 74-29
    Match progress
    0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3
    Miles
    Davis
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    62
    Points Scored
    346
    353
    699
    Avg. points/frame
    49.43
    50.43
    99.86
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Miles - - - - - - 0
    Davis - 1 - - - - 1
    Round 1
    England John Pulman
    4 (7) 2
    Ireland Patsy Fagan
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    Frame scores
    44-59; 57-49; 57-54; 85-41; 31-84; 69-57
    Match progress
    0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2
    Pulman
    Fagan
    Total
    50+ Breaks
    Points Scored
    343
    344
    687
    Avg. points/frame
    57.17
    57.33
    114.5
    Breaks
    50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
    Pulman - - - - - - 0
    Fagan - - - - - - 0