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1978–79 snooker season

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The 1978–79 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1978 and June 1979. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

DurationAugust 1978 – June 1979
Tournaments16 (1 ranking event)
UK ChampionshipWales Doug Mountjoy
MastersSouth Africa Perrie Mans
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1978–79 snooker season
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DurationAugust 1978 – June 1979
Tournaments16 (1 ranking event)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipWales Doug Mountjoy
MastersSouth Africa Perrie Mans
World ChampionshipWales Terry Griffiths
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New professional players

Terry Griffiths became a professional player on 1 June 1978 after he was accepted as a member by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) at its meeting during the 1978 World Snooker Championship. At the same meeting, South African players Mannie Francisco, Silvino Francisco, Jimmy van Rensberg, Roy Amdor and Derek Mienie were recognised as professionals.[1] Ray Edmonds was accepted later that month, while Steve Davis and Mark Wildman were rejected.[2][3] Later that year, Davis was accepted, with effect from 17 September 1978.[4] In December, Kirk Stevens was accepted, but Wildman and Eddie Sinclair were refused.[5]

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
08-?? 08-?? RSA NR South African Professional Championship South Africa Perrie Mans South Africa Silvino Francisco 9–5 [6]
08–16 09–04 CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn England Tony Meo 17–15 [7]
11–02 11–03 ENG NR Champion of Champions Wembley Conference Centre London Wales Ray Reardon Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 11–9 [8]
11–22 12–01 ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Wales Doug Mountjoy England David Taylor 15–9 [9][10]
12–04 12–15 AUS NR Australian Professional Championship Grafton Services Club Grafton Australia Eddie Charlton Australia Ian Anderson [n 2] [6]
12-?? 12-?? ENG NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Wales Ray Reardon Wales Doug Mountjoy 2–1 [11][12]
01–14 01–17 ENG NR Holsten Lager International Fulcrum Centre Slough England John Spencer England Graham Miles 11–7 [8][13][14]
01–22 01–26 ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London South Africa Perrie Mans Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 8–4 [15][16][17]
10–23 01–28 ENG NR Forward Chemicals Tournament Royal Exchange Theatre[n 3] Manchester Wales Ray Reardon England John Spencer 9–6 [8][16][18]
02–01 02–03 IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Ray Reardon 6–5 [19]
02–10 02–14 IND NR Bombay International Bombay Gymkhana Bombay England John Spencer Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor [n 4] [8]
02–20 02–21 ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Ray Reardon 5–4 [20]
03–20 03–22 NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 21–12 [21][22]
04–16 04–28 ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Wales Terry Griffiths Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 24–16 [23][24]
05-05 05–12 WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Wales Doug Mountjoy England Graham Miles 8–4 [25][26][27]
06–09 NIR NR Golden Masters Queen's Hall Newtownards Wales Ray Reardon England Graham Miles 4–2 [8]
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WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event

Official rankings

Main article: Snooker world rankings 1978/1979

The top 16 of the world rankings.[28][29][30]

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No. Ch. Name
1 Steady Wales Ray Reardon
2 Rise South Africa Perrie Mans
3 Steady Australia Eddie Charlton
4 Fall England John Spencer
5 Rise Canada Cliff Thorburn
6 Rise England Fred Davis
7 Fall Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
8 Fall Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
9 Fall England Graham Miles
10 Fall England John Pulman
11 Rise Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan
12 Rise Canada Bill Werbeniuk
13 Fall England David Taylor
14 Steady Wales Doug Mountjoy
15 Rise England Willie Thorne
16 Fall England Jim Meadowcroft
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Notes

  1. [1]
    Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. [2]
    The result of the final is unknown.
  3. [3]
    Played at various venues throughout the country under a round robin system, with the top two players meeting at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
  4. [4]
    No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.

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