1979 Masters

Tournament Info

Status: Professional Invitational
Season: 1978-1979
Dates: January 22nd 1979 - January 26th 1979
Qualifying dates: No qualifier dates available
Location: England Wembley Conference Centre, London, England
Sponsor: Benson and Hedges
Broadcaster: None
Breaks 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Amount 3 2 2 1 - 2 10
Frame rate 23.33 35 35 70 - 35 7
Players:
Professional Amateur Total
10 0 10
Matches: 9
Frames: 70
Centuries:
Qualifiers Venue Total
0 2 2
Prize fund: GBP 6,000
Points scored: 7,767

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Final
Played on
1979-01-26
Referee
Frame scores
28-97; 43-69; 75-60; 69-37; 97-18; 72-29; 71-23; 87-28; 74-67; 21-90; 36-76; 62-38
Match progress
0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-4
Mans
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
Points Scored
735
632
1367
Avg. points/frame
61.25
52.67
113.92
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Mans - - - - - - 0
Higgins - - - - - - 0
Semi-final
Played on
1979-01-25
Frame scores
58-39; 23-87(50); 74-43; 73-5; 109(77)-13; 77-30
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
Higgins
Mountjoy
Total
50+ Breaks
77
50
Points Scored
414
217
631
Avg. points/frame
69
36.17
105.17
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Higgins - - 1 - - - 1
Mountjoy 1 - - - - - 1
Semi-final
Played on
1979-01-25
Frame scores
60-62; 66-22; 66-48; 57-53; 14-79(50); 15-75; 77-14; 83-38
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
Mans
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
50
Points Scored
438
391
829
Avg. points/frame
54.75
48.88
103.63
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Mans - - - - - - 0
Reardon 1 - - - - - 1
Quarter-final
Played on
1979-01-22
Frame scores
91-14; 48-80; 76-36; 81-36; 132(132)-6; 45-74; 78-23
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
Higgins
Charlton
Total
50+ Breaks
132
Points Scored
551
269
820
Avg. points/frame
78.71
38.43
117.14
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Higgins - - - - - 1 1
Charlton - - - - - - 0
Quarter-final
Played on
1979-01-24
Frame scores
69-39; 88-34; 62-53; 26-68; 92-31; 27-101; 22-82(82); 46-56; 67-32
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4
Mans
Thorburn
Total
50+ Breaks
82
Points Scored
499
496
995
Avg. points/frame
55.44
55.11
110.56
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Mans - - - - - - 0
Thorburn - - - 1 - - 1
Quarter-final
Played on
1979-01-24
Frame scores
138(111)-0; 93-8; 94-28; 83-35; 66-27
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
Mountjoy
Spencer
Total
50+ Breaks
111
Points Scored
474
98
572
Avg. points/frame
94.8
19.6
114.4
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Mountjoy - - - - - 1 1
Spencer - - - - - - 0
Quarter-final
Played on
1979-01-24
Frame scores
67-36; 68-16; 112(30)-22; 42-74; 50-60; 72-48; 83-28
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
Reardon
Taylor
Total
50+ Breaks
30
Points Scored
494
284
778
Avg. points/frame
70.57
40.57
111.14
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Reardon - - - - - - 0
Taylor - - - - - - 0
Round 1
Played on
1979-01-22
Frame scores
39-81; 54-43; 25-102(69); 69(56)-48; 79(79)-48; 84-25; 69-35
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
Mountjoy
Davis
Total
50+ Breaks
79, 56
69
Points Scored
419
382
801
Avg. points/frame
59.86
54.57
114.43
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Mountjoy 1 - 1 - - - 2
Davis - 1 - - - - 1
Round 1
Played on
1979-01-23
Frame scores
50-61; 59-44; 74-30; 26-82; 31-74; 27-88; 64-27; 76(68)-35; 97-29
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
Taylor
Fagan
Total
50+ Breaks
68
Points Scored
504
470
974
Avg. points/frame
56
52.22
108.22
Breaks
50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s Total
Taylor - 1 - - - - 1
Fagan - - - - - - 0