1978 Champion of Champions


The 1978 Champion of Champions was a professional nonranking snooker tournament held on 2 and 3 November 1978 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.

Summary

Four players contested the tournament which was held over two days. The event was promoted by Michael Barrett, a boxing promoter.
Ray Reardon easily won the first semifinal 61 after taking a 50 lead. In the evening match Doug Mountjoy led 32 but Alex Higgins won the next four to win 63. The 8th frame was won on a. In the final Reardon led Higgins 64 after the afternoon. In the evening Reardon extended his lead to 95 before Higgins won the next four frames to level the match. In the 19th frame Reardon had a 77 to win the frame and then won the 20th frame easily to win the match.
Brief highlights were shown on ITV's World of Sport on the following afternoon.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
  • Winner: £2,000
  • Runner-up: £1,000
  • Semi-finals: £500
  • Total: £4,000
There was a £100 prize for every century break.

Players

The following 4 players qualified for the tournament:
PlayerQualified as
Ray Reardon|WAL

Main draw

Final

Century breaks

None. The highest break: 94 Alex Higgins in the semifinal.