World Snooker Championship 1978
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[edit] The event
The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the April 1978.
[edit] Prize Money
- Winner £ 7,500
- Total £24,000
[edit] The Results
First Round Best of 25 frames
Perrie Mans 13-8 John Spencer 
Graham Miles 13-9 David Taylor
Patsy Fagan 13-12 Alex Higgins 
Fred Davis 13-9 Dennis Taylor
Ray Reardon 13-9 Doug Mountjoy
Bill Werbeniuk 13-4 John Pulman
Eddie Charlton 13-12 Willie Thorne
Cliff Thorburn 13-8 Pat Houlihan
Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames
Perrie Mans 13-8 Graham Miles
Fred Davis 13-10 Patsy Fagan
Ray Reardon 13-6 Bill Werbeniuk
Eddie Charlton 13-12 Cliff Thorburn
Semi-finals Best of 35 frames
Perrie Mans 18-16 Fred Davis
Ray Reardon 18-14 Eddie Charlton
Final Best of 49 frames (Referee: John Williams)
Ray Reardon 25-18 Perrie Mans
[edit] Highest Break
138 John Spencer
There were 7 centuries at the 1978 World Snooker Championship.
[edit] Trivia
This was the first championship to have daily BBC coverage. Only late night highlights were shown starting on April 17.
Ray Reardon became the oldest World Champion at the age of 45 years and 6 months while Fred Davis became the oldest semi-finalist in the championship at the age of 64 and 8 months losing to Perrie Mans 18-16.
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