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
Dates	26 November – 3 December 1977
Venue	Tower Circus
City	Blackpool
Country	England
Organisation(s)	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
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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

• 129 Alex Higgins

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.

External links

• Last Frame of the final and trophy presentation (YouTube)