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session finished with Reardon one frame ahead at 12–11. He increased his advantage by taking the first three frames in the next session. Sports historian Ian Morrison later wrote that at 15–11, "for the first time since the opening session, the scoreboard reflected the true difference between the two players." With each player winning three of the next six frames, Reardon was still four frames up, at 18–14. On the third day, Mans narrowed the gap to a single frame, but a 100 break by Reardon in the 36th frame doubled that deficit, and the session finished with Reardon four frames in front again, at 22–18. In the concluding session, Reardon made an 81 break in winning the opening frame, and added the next two frames to secure victory at 25–18.
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felt that the pair were generally evenly matched, but "temperament, allied to superlative technique, seemed always on Reardon's side. Whereas Mans seemed in just too much of a hurry between strokes Reardon took a measured tread round the table, gathering his thoughts and concentration on the way." He
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Charlton won five successive frames to recover from 8–12 and win 13–12 against Thorburn. He compiled a 108 break in the 16th frame. Reardon's four frame advantage in the initial session was maintained during the second session as he went from 6–2 to 10–6. In the third session he won three successive
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April, each match played over three sessions as the best of 25 frames. Mans took a lead of 9–7 into the last session against Miles, and went on to win 13–7. Davis made a 105 break in the fifth frame, and held a one-frame lead after the nine frames of their first session. Fagan levelled at 7–7 with a
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was "a remarkable testimony to the grip that the world professional championship took on the British public during the preceding fortnight." He predicted that "One way and another the game is not likely to be the same again." Everton, who made his BBC commentary debut for the match between Charlton
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as referee. Reardon and Mans were level at 2–2 but Reardon finished the first session 5–2 ahead. Mans levelled by taking the first three frames of the second session; Reardon later led 7–5, but the session finished with the score at 8–8. During the third session, they were level again at 10–10; the
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April, both matches played over five sessions as the best of 35 frames. Davis became the oldest championship semi-finalist, at the age of 64 years and 251 days. He lost 16–18 to Mans. Davis reflected afterwards that, "If I left him anything at all in the open, no matter how far away, he invariably
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Reardon won four of the seven frames in each of the first two sessions against Charlton. Charlton took six of seven frames in the next session to lead 12–9, but then lost all seven frames in the fourth session. This was the only time in the main tournament that year in which a player won all the
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won the title aged 46 years and 148 days. It was Reardon's sixth and last world championship title. In a post-match interview, Reardon stated that he felt he had "played well throughout", and praised Mans's ability to pot balls, commenting that "He makes shots that I would not even dream of
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frames in a complete session. Reardon said afterwards that "The previous day I'd felt wonderful and couldn't hit a ball. This time I felt tired and listless and played marvellous." Reardon won 18–14. A third-place playoff was over two sessions on 27 and 28
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and Thorne, suggested in 1993 that the BBC's decision to screen daily coverage of the tournament was "the single most influential decision ever made in the history of snooker, broadening its commercial horizons forever."
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wrote that "snooker finally managed its coming out party at the grand old age of 103." Hennessy felt that the substitution of snooker in place of the scheduled coverage of horse racing in the BBC's
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break of 105 in the 14th frame, and the pair were again tied at 8–8. Davis took the first three frames of the concluding session for 11–8, and secured his passage into the semi-finals at 13–10.
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12–9, and lost the match 12–13. Houlihan made his only appearance in the World Championship at the Crucible, aged 48. He lost 8–13 to Thorburn, who later described him as "a smooth player
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and Dennis Taylor saw them each win four frames; in the second session Davis moved into an 11–6 lead, and he eventually won 13–9. Thorne missed at an attempt to pot the
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attempting." Mans said that "I felt good when I won the first three frames. But then Ray made a century. He found his rhythm and I just couldn't do anything about it."
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April, each match played over three sessions as the best of 25 frames. Defending champion Spencer became the first player to experience the so-called "
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potted it". Fred's brother Joe Davis, aged 77, who was watching in the audience, was taken ill during the match. According to snooker historian
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April. It was the second time that the event was staged at the Crucible, which as of 2023 has remained the venue for the annual tournament.
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into the first round, where they each faced an opponent from the qualifying competition, which was held across two rounds at Romiley Forum,
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Reardon became the oldest ever World Champion at the age of 45 years and 203 days, a record that lasted until 2022 when
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defeated Andrewartha 9–3 after losing the opening two frames. In the other qualifying matches, Houlihan won 9–7 against
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shots and attempting fewer of the audacious pots that he had been playing throughout the tournament. Television critic
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in the first round, despite making breaks of 138 and 118. David Taylor won the first three frames against
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The 1978 championship featured sixteen professional players competing in one-on-one snooker matches in a
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The qualifying competition was held across two rounds at Romiley Forum, Stockport, from 27 March to 7
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speculated that Mans had lost his nerve towards the end of the match, as shown in him playing more
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magazine concluded that "the standard of play was not really appropriate to a world championship".
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The results of the qualifying competition are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.
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and the winners of a pre-tournament qualification stage. The tournament was promoted by
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at the Crucible will fail to retain the title the following year. He lost 8–13 to
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frames, to defeat Werbeniuk 13–6, and compiled a break of 119 in the 18th frame.
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The 1978 World Snooker Championship main tournament took place between 17 and 20
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Numbers in parentheses indicate seedings. Players in bold are match winners.
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April 1978 at the Crucible Theatre. The top eight players from that season's
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The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History
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for the third consecutive year. It was the first championship to have daily
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Weird Sports and Wacky Games around the World: From Buzkashi to Zorbing
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commented on how "this nation has been taking an extraordinary interest
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The Complete International Directory of Snooker Players – 1927 to 2018
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9–4, in a match where the highest break was just 31. The report in
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in Birmingham, England. Since 1977, the event has been held at the
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April as the best of 13 frames. Charlton won 7–3 against Davis.
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April. Matches were played as the best of 17 frames, across two
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Hennessy, John (3 May 1978). "Fortnight of top table manners".
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April, played over six sessions as the best of 49 frames, with
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tournament that took place between 17 and 29 April 1978 at the
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13–4. Reardon trailed Mountjoy 2–7, but went on to win 13–9.
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at the championship, the highest being 138 by John Spencer.
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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
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25–21 in the final. Spencer lost 8–13 in the first round to
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World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
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The tournament was promoted by 4598: 3980: 3964:from the original on 5 September 2020 3927:Snooker: records, facts and champions 3771:from the original on 5 September 2020 3608: 3580: 3576:. AAP-Reuter. 1 May 1978. p. 21. 3439: 3382: 3303: 3272:from the original on 29 February 2016 3081: 3014: 2317:Qualifying round (Best of 17 frames) 2024: 1927: 1843: 1838: 1796: 1762: 1696: 1694: 1621: 1549: 1474: 1405: 1403: 1331: 1260: 1192: 1123: 1121: 1048: 975: 923: 917: 910: 482: 4661:Australian Professional Championship 3832:The History of Snooker and Billiards 3390:"'Impossible dream' eludes Charlton" 3208: 2963: 2961: 2959: 2957: 2950:. Birmingham. April 1979. p. 3. 2559: 2080: 1001: 390:coverage throughout the main event. 337:the first World Championship in 1927 201: 3834:. Haywards Heath: Partridge Press. 3257: 2999: 2944:"World championship prospects...". 2853: 789:During the final, Peter Fiddick of 433:, was the top seed, and top-ranked 303:won his seventh world title at the 13: 3754:A Billiards and Snooker Compendium 2970:"Virgo's chance to join the stars" 2968:Everton, Clive (13 January 1978). 2874:from the original on 18 April 2019 741:The final took place from 27 to 29 632:but won three close frames – on a 14: 4761: 3851:The Embassy Book of World Snooker 2954: 2864:"History of Snooker – a Timeline" 2761: 2639: 1529: 694: 4745:Sports competitions in Sheffield 4578: 3887:Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). 3870:Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards 3218:Everton, Clive (12 April 1978). 2829:Fiddick, Peter (29 April 1978). 2730: 2702: 2678: 2650: 2626: 2598: 2574: 2546: 2522: 2494: 2470: 2442: 2418: 2390: 2366: 2338: 2320:Venue: Romiley Forum, Stockport 2304: 2291: 2263: 2239: 2211: 2187: 2159: 2135: 2107: 2089:Venue: Romiley Forum, Stockport 2037: 1991: 1963: 1941: 1907: 1892: 1856: 1808: 1776: 1741: 1708: 1661: 1635: 1596: 1563: 1516: 1488: 1454: 1418: 1373: 1345: 1311: 1275: 1230: 1206: 1168: 1135: 1088: 1062: 1024: 988: 945: 343:, the final match being held at 188: 162: 130: 3714: 3674:. 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Barrie won 9–3. 483:Tournament summary 360:single-elimination 235:Snooker tournament 98:Single elimination 18: 4717: 4716: 4592: 4591: 3957:978-1-61069-639-5 3936:978-0-85112-364-6 3917:978-0-9931433-1-1 3898:978-0-9548549-0-4 3879:978-1-78057-568-1 3860:978-0-7475-1610-1 3841:978-1-85225-013-3 3764:978-1-899820-46-7 2925:on 15 August 2020 2766:There were seven 2758: 2757: 2751: 2750: 2312: 2311: 2070: 2069: 852:Best of 49 frames 845:Best of 35 frames 838:Best of 25 frames 831:Best of 25 frames 761:John Hennessy of 755:Ronnie O'Sullivan 640:, then the final 453:Runner-up: £3,500 378:on behalf of the 301:Ronnie O'Sullivan 273:on behalf of the 233: 232: 4757: 4619: 4612: 4605: 4596: 4595: 4583: 4582: 4581: 4551:Crucible Theatre 4529:Related articles 4001: 3994: 3987: 3978: 3977: 3973: 3971: 3969: 3940: 3921: 3902: 3883: 3864: 3845: 3826: 3820: 3812: 3809:Crucible Almanac 3803: 3797: 3789: 3786:Crucible Almanac 3780: 3778: 3776: 3738: 3737: 3735: 3733: 3718: 3712: 3706: 3700: 3694: 3688: 3687: 3685: 3683: 3668: 3662: 3656: 3650: 3644: 3638: 3637: 3625: 3619: 3618: 3606: 3600: 3599: 3591: 3578: 3577: 3566: 3560: 3559: 3557: 3555: 3546:. 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Championship 4644: 4628: 4623: 4593: 4588: 4579: 4577: 4570: 4541:List of players 4536:List of winners 4524: 4268: 4217: 4169: 4126: 4010: 4005: 3967: 3965: 3958: 3937: 3918: 3899: 3880: 3861: 3842: 3814: 3813: 3791: 3790: 3774: 3772: 3765: 3742: 3741: 3731: 3729: 3720: 3719: 3715: 3707: 3703: 3699:, pp. 6–7. 3695: 3691: 3681: 3679: 3670: 3669: 3665: 3657: 3653: 3645: 3641: 3626: 3622: 3607: 3603: 3592: 3581: 3568: 3567: 3563: 3553: 3551: 3538: 3537: 3533: 3523: 3521: 3506: 3502: 3492: 3490: 3475: 3471: 3461: 3459: 3444: 3440: 3432: 3413: 3405: 3401: 3388: 3387: 3383: 3375: 3371: 3363: 3359: 3346: 3345: 3338: 3328: 3326: 3311: 3304: 3296: 3285: 3275: 3273: 3256: 3252: 3248:, pp. 6–7. 3244: 3231: 3216: 3209: 3201: 3197: 3189: 3185: 3177: 3173: 3163: 3162: 3158: 3150: 3146: 3136: 3134: 3132:Yorkshire Press 3124: 3120: 3110: 3109: 3082: 3072: 3071: 3048: 3038: 3036: 3027: 3026: 3015: 3004: 3000: 2985: 2981: 2966: 2955: 2943: 2942: 2938: 2928: 2926: 2915: 2911: 2903: 2899: 2891: 2887: 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Bournemouth. 3781: 3763: 3740: 3739: 3728:on 23 May 2011 3713: 3711:, p. 146. 3701: 3689: 3663: 3651: 3639: 3620: 3601: 3579: 3561: 3531: 3500: 3469: 3438: 3411: 3409:, p. 143. 3399: 3381: 3379:, p. 121. 3369: 3367:, p. 134. 3357: 3336: 3325:on 10 May 2023 3302: 3300:, p. 119. 3283: 3250: 3229: 3207: 3205:, p. 209. 3195: 3193:, p. 126. 3191:Kobylecky 2019 3183: 3181:, p. 130. 3171: 3156: 3144: 3118: 3080: 3046: 3013: 2998: 2979: 2953: 2936: 2909: 2897: 2885: 2852: 2850:, p. 286. 2840: 2815: 2814: 2807: 2804: 2803: 2802: 2796: 2790: 2788:Eddie Charlton 2784: 2778: 2768:century breaks 2763: 2762:Century breaks 2760: 2756: 2755: 2749: 2748: 2727: 2721: 2697: 2696: 2675: 2669: 2645: 2644: 2623: 2617: 2593: 2592: 2571: 2565: 2541: 2540: 2530:Maurice Parkin 2519: 2513: 2502:Bill Werbeniuk 2489: 2488: 2467: 2461: 2437: 2436: 2415: 2409: 2385: 2384: 2363: 2357: 2333: 2332: 2329: 2326: 2313: 2310: 2309: 2288: 2282: 2258: 2257: 2236: 2230: 2206: 2205: 2184: 2178: 2154: 2153: 2132: 2126: 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Charlton 652:deciding frame 618:world champion 610:Crucible curse 601: 598: 587:Bill Werbeniuk 506:Maurice Parkin 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 478: 477:Total: £24,000 475: 469: 466: 463: 460: 457: 454: 451: 450:Winner: £7,500 447: 442: 439: 427:Cliff Thorburn 404:world rankings 395: 392: 376:Mike Watterson 316: 313: 289:Cliff Thorburn 271:Mike Watterson 234: 231: 230: 224: 218: 215: 214: 211: 207: 206: 185: 181: 180: 159: 155: 154: 150: 149: 127: 121: 120: 117: 115:Winner's share 111: 110: 107: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 85: 79: 78: 75: 71: 70: 65: 61: 60: 55: 51: 50: 36: 32: 31: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4762: 4751: 4748: 4746: 4743: 4741: 4738: 4736: 4733: 4731: 4728: 4727: 4725: 4710: 4707: 4706: 4703: 4697: 4694: 4692: 4689: 4687: 4684: 4682: 4681:Irish Masters 4679: 4677: 4674: 4672: 4669: 4667: 4664: 4662: 4659: 4657: 4656:Canadian Open 4654: 4653: 4651: 4647: 4641: 4638: 4637: 4635: 4631: 4627: 4620: 4615: 4613: 4608: 4606: 4601: 4600: 4597: 4587: 4586: 4573: 4567: 4564: 4562: 4559: 4557: 4554: 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3434:Morrison 1989 3430: 3428: 3426: 3424: 3422: 3420: 3418: 3416: 3408: 3403: 3395: 3391: 3385: 3378: 3373: 3366: 3361: 3353: 3349: 3343: 3341: 3324: 3320: 3316: 3309: 3307: 3299: 3294: 3292: 3290: 3288: 3271: 3267: 3266: 3261: 3254: 3247: 3242: 3240: 3238: 3236: 3234: 3226:. p. 21. 3225: 3221: 3214: 3212: 3204: 3199: 3192: 3187: 3180: 3175: 3167: 3166:Snooker Scene 3160: 3154:, p. 50. 3153: 3148: 3133: 3129: 3122: 3114: 3113:Snooker Scene 3107: 3105: 3103: 3101: 3099: 3097: 3095: 3093: 3091: 3089: 3087: 3085: 3076: 3075:Snooker Scene 3069: 3067: 3065: 3063: 3061: 3059: 3057: 3055: 3053: 3051: 3034: 3030: 3024: 3022: 3020: 3018: 3009: 3008:Snooker Scene 3002: 2995:. p. 26. 2994: 2990: 2983: 2976:. p. 17. 2975: 2971: 2964: 2962: 2960: 2958: 2949: 2948: 2947:Snooker Scene 2940: 2924: 2920: 2913: 2907:, p. 36. 2906: 2901: 2895:, p. 23. 2894: 2889: 2873: 2869: 2865: 2859: 2857: 2849: 2848:Williams 2015 2844: 2837:. p. 17. 2836: 2832: 2825: 2823: 2821: 2816: 2813: 2812: 2801: 2797: 2795: 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Index

Embassy
World Snooker Championship
Crucible Theatre
Sheffield
WPBSA
Single elimination
John Spencer
Ray Reardon
Perrie Mans
1977
1979
ranking
snooker
Crucible Theatre
Sheffield
Stockport
Mike Watterson
World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
John Spencer
1977 event
Cliff Thorburn
Perrie Mans
Ray Reardon
Ronnie O'Sullivan
2022 event
Embassy
cue sport
snooker
British Army
Joe Davis

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