1977 Masters (snooker)

The 1977 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between Monday 7th and Friday 11 February 1977 at the New London Theatre in London, England.[1]

Benson & Hedges Masters

Tournament information
Dates	7–11 February 1977
Venue	New London Theatre
City	London
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£5,200
Winner's share	£2,000
Highest break	Doug Mountjoy (88)
Final
Champion	Doug Mountjoy
Runner-up	Ray Reardon
Score	7–6
← 1976 1978 →

Doug Mountjoy won his first professional title, defeating Ray Reardon 7–6 in the final.

Main draw

[2][3]

	Round 1 Best of 7 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 13 frames
						Ray Reardon		4
						Rex Williams		1
											Ray Reardon		5
											Graham Miles		2
						Graham Miles		4
	Dennis Taylor		2			John Spencer		1
	John Spencer		4													Ray Reardon		6
																Doug Mountjoy		7
						Fred Davis		2
	John Pulman		2			Doug Mountjoy		4
	Doug Mountjoy		4								Doug Mountjoy		5
											Alex Higgins		3
						Alex Higgins		4
						Perrie Mans		2

Final

Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee: New London Theatre, London, England, 11 February 1977.
Doug Mountjoy  Wales	7–6	Ray Reardon  Wales
First session: 57–74, 21–97 (51), 74–60 (54), 49–62, 99–6 (70), 96–32 (78), 61–29, 46–73, 6–120 (56), 95–28 (88), 59–75 (75), 76–25 (76), 55–41
88	Highest break	75
0	Century breaks	0
4	50+ breaks	4

Century breaks

[4]

• None. Highest break: 88 Doug Mountjoy

References

1. Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
2. "1977 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
3. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
4. "1977 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.