The 1978–79 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between August 1978 and June 1979. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events. __TOC__
New professional players Terry Griffiths became a professional player on 1 June 1978 after he was accepted as a member by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) at its meeting during the 1978 World Snooker Championship. At the same meeting, South African players Mannie Francisco, Silvino Francisco, Jimmy van Rensberg, Roy Amdor and Derek Mienie were recognised as professionals. Ray Edmonds was accepted later that month, while Steve Davis and Mark Wildman were rejected. Later that year, Davis was accepted, with effect from 17 September 1978. In December, Kirk Stevens was accepted, but Wildman and Eddie Sinclair were refused.
Calendar DateDates use the mm-dd date format. Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference NR Perrie Mans Silvino Francisco 9–5 08–16 09–04 NR Canadian Open Toronto Cliff Thorburn Tony Meo 17–15 11–02 11–03 NR Champion of Champions Wembley Conference Centre London Ray Reardon Alex Higgins 11–9 11–22 12–01 NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Doug Mountjoy David Taylor 15–9 Snooker Scene, November 1978, page 6 12–04 12–15 NR Australian Professional Championship Grafton Services Club Grafton Eddie Charlton Ian Anderson The result of the final is unknown. 12-?? 12-?? NR Pot Black BBC Studios Birmingham Ray Reardon Doug Mountjoy 2–1 01–14 01–17 NR Holsten Lager International Fulcrum Centre Slough John Spencer Graham Miles 11–7 Snooker Scene, January 1979, page 7 01–22 01–26 NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Perrie Mans Alex Higgins 8–4 Snooker Scene, December 1978, page 13 10–23 01–28 NR Forward Chemicals Tournament Royal Exchange TheatrePlayed at various venues throughout the country under a round robin system, with the top two players meeting at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Manchester Ray Reardon John Spencer 9–6 Snooker Scene, October 1978, page 27 02–01 02–03 NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Doug Mountjoy Ray Reardon 6–5 02–10 02–14 NR Bombay International Bombay Gymkhana Bombay John Spencer Dennis Taylor No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only. 02–20 02–21 NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich Alex Higgins Ray Reardon 5–4 03–20 03–22 NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Alex Higgins Patsy Fagan 21–12 Snooker Scene, May 1979, page 28 04–16 04–28 WR Crucible Theatre Sheffield Terry Griffiths Dennis Taylor Snooker Scene, March 1979, page 18 05-05 05–12 NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Doug Mountjoy Graham Miles 8–4 Snooker Scene, April 1979, page 24 06–09 NR Golden Masters Queen's Hall Newtownards Ray Reardon Graham Miles 4–2
WR = World ranking event NR = Non-ranking event
Official rankings
The top 16 of the world rankings.
No. Ch. Name 1 Ray Reardon 2 Perrie Mans 3 Eddie Charlton 4 John Spencer 5 Cliff Thorburn 6 Fred Davis 7 Alex Higgins 8 Dennis Taylor 9 Graham Miles 10 John Pulman 11 Patsy Fagan 12 Bill Werbeniuk 13 David Taylor 14 Doug Mountjoy 15 Willie Thorne 16 Jim Meadowcroft
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