1978 Masters (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 6–10 February 1978 |
| Venue | New London Theatre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £8,000 |
| Winner's share | £3,000 |
| Highest break | 88 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Score | 7–5 |
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The 1978 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 6th to Friday 10th February 1978 at the New London Theatre in London, England. It was the last time the Masters was held there, as the following year it moved to the Wembley Conference Centre.[1] 10 players who were invited for the tournament.
Alex Higgins won the first of his two Masters titles by defeating Cliff Thorburn.
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 7 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 9 frames |
Final Best of 13 frames |
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 Doug Mountjoy |
2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
 John Spencer |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Pulman |
4 | John Pulman |
2 | |||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan |
2 | Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
3 | Graham Miles |
1 | |||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
4 | |||||||||||||||||
Century breaks
- None. Highest break: 88 Cliff Thorburn
