1978 Irish Masters

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Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates8–10 March 1978 (1978-03-08 – 1978-03-10)
VenueGoffs
CityKill
CountryRepublic of Ireland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
ChampionEngland John Spencer
Runner-upWales Doug Mountjoy
Score5–3
1977
1979

The 1978 Irish Masters was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament (and the first under the Irish Masters name) which took place in March 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured five professional players.

John Spencer won the title for the third time, beating Doug Mountjoy 5–3 in the final.

Main draw[edit]

[1][2]

Quarter-final
1 frame
Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
Final
Best of 9 frames
England John Spencer 3
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 1 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 1
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 0 England John Spencer 5
Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
Wales Ray Reardon 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  2. ^ "1979 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2017.