1978 UK Snooker Championship
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The 1978 Coral UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston between November 22 and December 1, 1978.
1978 would be the first of 20 UK Championship competitions to be played in Preston's Guildhall. Coral Racing were the sponsors and would be until 1985.
The most dramatic match came in the qualifying rounds when Terry Griffiths, a newly turned professional was beaten 9-8 by Rex Williams after leading 8-2. The championship proper also provided plenty of surprises. Patsy Fagan, the defending UK champion went out 9-7 in the first round to David Taylor who, after a decade in the professional ranks, reached his first major final by beating Alex Higgins 9-5 in the semi-final. In the other half, Roy Andrewartha beat John Spencer 9-8 and Willie Thorne beat Ray Reardon 9-6 only to collapse 9-1 against Graham Miles, whose 139 break set a tournament record. In the semi-finals it was Miles' turn to collapse 9-1 to Doug Mountjoy who, keeping his best till last, clinched his final victory over Taylor with a break of 120. The BBC televised the final again shown on Grandstand and with Ted Lowe commentating the match.
[edit] Prize Money
Winner £3,500
Total £12,500
[edit] The Results
Qualifying Competition Best of 17 frames
Willie Thorne 9-4 Bernard Bennett
Roy Andrewartha 9-3 Pat Houihan
Doug Mountjoy 9-5 John Barrie
Rex Williams 9-8 Terry Griffiths
John Dunning 9-3 David Greaves
David Taylor 9-2 Maurice Parkin
Jim Meadowcroft 9-5 Jackie Rea 
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| David Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan |
7 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
2 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Pulman |
3 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Dunning |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
15 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Roy Andrewartha |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Roy Andrewartha |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
8 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Highest Break
139 Graham Miles
| UK Snooker Championship |
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| Full results by year |
| 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Winners and statistics |
| List of winners from 1977 to present |
