1977 UK Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 November – 3 December 1977 |
| Venue | Tower Circus |
| City | Blackpool |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £7,000 |
| Winner's share | £2,000 |
| Highest break |  Alex Higgins (129) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Patsy Fagan |
| Runner-up |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Score | 12–9 |
1978 → | |
The 1977 UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Tower Circus in Blackpool between 26 November and 3 December 1977.
Mike Watterson instituted this new championship with sponsorship from manufacturers of the Super Crystalate balls.[1][2] The inaugural UK Championship was held in Blackpool, but the following year the tournament moved to the Guild Hall in Preston, where it remained for twenty years.[1]
The event was won by Patsy Fagan, a London-based Dubliner, who had been a professional for less than a year.[1][2] The final was televised and shown on BBC One's Grandstand programme.[3] Retired English snooker player Joe Davis presented Fagan with the trophy.[4]
Fagan earned £2,000 out of the £7,000 total prize money.[2]
Main draw
| Last 24 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 23 frames | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  John Spencer | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 5 | 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Andrewartha | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Willie Thorne | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Rex Williams | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Willie Thorne | 5 | 15 | Willie Thorne | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Bennett | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Higgins | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | John Pulman | w/d | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | John Dunning | 5 | 12 | John Dunning | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | John Dunning | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Parkin | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | David Taylor | 5 | 9 | David Taylor | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Greaves | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Patsy Fagan | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Dennis Taylor | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | John Virgo | w/o | 13 | John Virgo | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | John Virgo | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Barrie | w/d | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Graham Miles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Graham Miles | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Jack Karnehm | 4 |  Chris Ross | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | John Virgo | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Ross | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Patsy Fagan | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fred Davis | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Patsy Fagan | 5 | 14 | Patsy Fagan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Patsy Fagan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Jim Meadowcroft | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ray Reardon | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Jim Meadowcroft | 5 | 11 | Jim Meadowcroft | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pat Houlihan | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 23 frames. Referee: John Williams Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, 2 and 3 December 1977. | ||
| Patsy Fagan Ireland
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12–9 | Doug Mountjoy Wales
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| First session: 57–21, 34–81, 48–47, 48–57, 40–68, 45–13, 68–31 (53), 64–57 Second session: 64–43 (57), 48–73, 52–79 (Fagan 52, Mountjoy 51), 38–73, 41–70, 98–0 (68), 58–57, 37–87, 34–72, 75–16 (53), 73–55 (52), 47–39, 80–28 (63) | ||
| 68 | Highest break | 51 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
- 129
Alex Higgins
References
- ^ a b c Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker - The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 0851124488.
- ^ "Saturday TV". The Times (London). 3 December 1977. p. 10 – via The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ 1977 UK Championships Final Patsy Fagan vs Doug Mountjoy rare snooker video. 18 minutes in. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "1977 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ^ "1977 UK Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "1977 UK Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2012.