1977 UK Championship

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.

1977 Super Crystalate UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates26 November – 3 December 1977
VenueTower Circus
CityBlackpool
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-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
Score12–9
1978 →

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

[5][6][7][8][2]

  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
                                               
10 Doug Mountjoy 5     1 John Spencer 3  
Roy Andrewartha 2     10 Doug Mountjoy 5  
  10 Doug Mountjoy 5  
  15 Willie Thorne 4  
15 Willie Thorne 5 8 Rex Williams 4
Bernard Bennett 4     15 Willie Thorne 5  
  10 Doug Mountjoy 9  
  4 Alex Higgins 2  
12 John Dunning 5     5 John Pulman w/d  
Maurice Parkin 4     12 John Dunning w/o  
  12 John Dunning 0
  4 Alex Higgins 5  
9 David Taylor 5 4 Alex Higgins 5
David Greaves 4     9 David Taylor 4  
  10 Doug Mountjoy 9
  14 Patsy Fagan 12
13 John Virgo w/o     3 Dennis Taylor 2  
John Barrie w/d     13 John Virgo 5  
  13 John Virgo 5
  6 Graham Miles 2  
16 Jack Karnehm 4 6 Graham Miles 5
Chris Ross 5     Chris Ross 1  
  13 John Virgo 8
  14 Patsy Fagan 9  
14 Patsy Fagan 5     7 Fred Davis 0  
Jackie Rea 1     14 Patsy Fagan 5  
  14 Patsy Fagan 5
  11 Jim Meadowcroft 4  
11 Jim Meadowcroft 5 2 Ray Reardon 4
Pat Houlihan 4     11 Jim Meadowcroft 5  

Final
Final: Best of 23 frames. Referee: John Williams
Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, 2 and 3 December 1977.
Patsy Fagan
 Ireland		 12–9 Doug Mountjoy
 Wales
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

References
  1. 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.
  2. Everton, Clive (1985). Guinness Snooker - The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 60. ISBN 0851124488.
  3. "Saturday TV". The Times (London). 3 December 1977. p. 10 – via The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. 1977 UK Championships Final Patsy Fagan vs Doug Mountjoy rare snooker video. 18 minutes in. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "1977 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  6. "1977 UK Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  7. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  8. "1977 UK Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 1 September 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
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