1978 Pontins Professional
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 April – 6 May 1978 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  John Spencer |
| Score | 7–2 |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 Pontins Professional was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place from April to May 1978 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
The tournament featured twelve professional players. Two players advance to the final while the other ten were eliminated in the group stage. All frames were played during the group stage matches.
Ray Reardon won the event, beating John Spencer 7–2 in the final.[2]
Group stage
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Fred Davis 4–1 Alex Higgins 
- Fred Davis 4–1 Perrie Mans
Patsy Fagan 3–2 Graham Miles - Patsy Fagan 3–2 Ray Reardon
- Alex Higgins 3–2 Cliff Thorburn
- Perrie Mans 4–1 Alex Higgins
- Perrie Mans 4–1 Rex Williams
- Graham Miles 3–2 Doug Mountjoy
- Graham Miles 4–1 John Pulman
- Doug Mountjoy 4–1 Dennis Taylor
- Doug Mountjoy 4–1 John Pulman
- Doug Mountjoy 4–1 Patsy Fagan
- John Pulman 3–2 Patsy Fagan
- Ray Reardon 3–2 Dennis Taylor
- Ray Reardon 4–1 Doug Mountjoy
- Ray Reardon 4–1 John Pulman
- Ray Reardon 5–0 Graham Miles
- John Spencer 3–2 Fred Davis
- John Spencer 3–2 Perrie Mans
- John Spencer 4–1 Alex Higgins
- John Spencer 4–1 Cliff Thorburn
- John Spencer 4–1 Rex Williams
- Dennis Taylor 3–2 Patsy Fagan
- Dennis Taylor 4–1 Graham Miles
- Dennis Taylor 5–0 John Pulman
- Cliff Thorburn 3–2 Fred Davis
- Cliff Thorburn 3–2 Rex Williams
- Cliff Thorburn 4–1 Perrie Mans
- Rex Williams 3–2 Fred Davis
- Rex Williams 4–1 Alex Higgins
Final
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 146.