1978 World Snooker Championship
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| Dates | 17–29 April 1978 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £24,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £7,500[1] |
| Highest break |  John Spencer (138) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  Perrie Mans |
| Score | 25–18 |
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The 1978 Embassy World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 17 and 29 April 1978 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
The final was contested by Ray Reardon and Perrie Mans. Reardon led 5–2 after the first session, before Mans levelled the match at 8–8 after the first days play. After the third interval Reardon led 12–11 and won the 24th frame with a 64 break to lead 13–11. After the second day Reardon led 18–14, and eventually won the match 25–18.[2] This was Reardon's sixth and last world title.[3]
Tournament summary
- This was the first championship to have daily BBC coverage as highlights.[4]
- Defending champion John Spencer became the first player to suffer the Crucible Curse,[5] when he lost 8–13 to Perrie Mans in the first round.
- Ray Reardon became the oldest World Champion of the modern era at the age of 45 years and 203 days,[4][6] while Fred Davis became the oldest semi-finalist at the age of 64 years and 251 days,[7] losing 16–18 to Perrie Mans.[1]
- John Williams refereed the final.[8]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[9]
- Winner: £7,500
- Runner-up: £3,500
- Third place: £2,500
- Fourth place: £2,000
- Quarter-final: £1,000
- Last 16: £500
- Highest break: £500
- Maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £24,000
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 25 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 35 frames |
Final Best of 49 frames |
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| 18, 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Spencer (1) |
8 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (8) |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (8) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 24, 25 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
18 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
16 | |||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins (5) |
12 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (4) |
9 | |||||||||||||
| 27, 28 & 29 April | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans |
18 | |||||||||||||
| 17, 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (2) |
25 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (3) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 20, 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (3) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 17 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn (6) |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (6) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 23, 24 & 25 April | ||||||||||||||
| Pat Houlihan |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (3) |
14 | |||||||||||||
| 17, 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (2) |
18 | Third place Best of 13 frames |
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| John Pulman (7) |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | 27 & 28 April | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk |
6 | Fred Davis |
3 | |||||||||||
| 17 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (2) |
13 | Eddie Charlton (3) |
7 | |||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (2) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
9 | |||||||||||||
Qualifying
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Century breaks
There were seven century breaks at championship, the highest being 138 by John Spencer.[12][13][14][15]
- 138, 118 John Spencer
- 119, 100 Ray Reardon
- 108 Eddie Charlton
- 105 Fred Davis
- 105 Patsy Fagan
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