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| 比賽信息 | |
|---|---|
| 日期 | 18–30 April 1977 |
| 場館 | Crucible Theatre |
| 城市 | Sheffield |
| 國家/地區 | England |
| 組織 | WPBSA |
| 比賽形式 | Ranking event |
| 總獎金 | £17,000[1] |
| 冠軍獎金 | £6,000[1] |
| 單杆最高分 | 118 |
| 決賽 | |
| 冠軍 |  John Spencer |
| 亞軍 |  Cliff Thorburn |
| 比分 | 25–21 |
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The 1977 Embassy World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 18 and 30 April 1977 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
John Spencer won in the final 25–21 against Cliff Thorburn.[2]
Tournament summary
- This was the first time that the World Championship was held at the Crucible Theatre. It was staged there by promoter Mike Watterson, who chose the venue after his wife saw a play there.[2][3]
- This was also the first world championship to be played since the world rankings were introduced.[2]
- Spencer won his third World title by defeating Thorburn 25–21 in the final.[2] He was the first player to win the title with a two-piece cue, after his previous cue was smashed in a car accident.[4][5]
- Patsy Fagan, John Virgo, Doug Mountjoy and Willie Thorne made their World Championship debut.[6][7][8][9]
- The final was refereed by John Smyth.[10]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[11]
- Winner: £6,000
- Runner-up: £2,000
- Semi-final: £1,200
- Quarter-final: £750
- Last 16: £350
- Highest break: £500
- Total: £17,000
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 | |||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
 Ray Reardon (1) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
 John Spencer (8) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (8) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 24, 25, 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (8) | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Pulman | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (5) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (5) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Pulman | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (4) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 28, 29, & 30 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Pulman | 13 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (8) | 25 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn | 21 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (3) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
| David Taylor | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (3) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams (6) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 24, 25, 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 18 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor | 16 | |||||||||||||
 Perrie Mans (7) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (2) | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 13 | |||||||||||||
Qualifying
| Round 1 (Best of 21 frames) | ||
| John Virgo |
11–1 | Roy Andrewartha
|
| Round 2 (Best of 21 frames) | ||
| Patsy Fagan |
11–9 | Jim Meadowcroft
|
| John Virgo |
11–6 | John Dunning
|
| Willie Thorne |
11–4 | Bernard Bennett
|
| John Pulman |
w/o–w/d |  n/a
|
| David Taylor |
11–0 | David Greaves
|
| Cliff Thorburn |
11–0 |  Chris Ross
|
| Dennis Taylor |
11–0 | Jack Karnehm
|
| Doug Mountjoy |
11–9 | Jackie Rea
|
Century breaks
There were six century breaks at the championship. The highest break of the tournament was 135 made by John Spencer.[16][17][18]
- 135, 105 John Spencer
- 111, 100 Cliff Thorburn
- 105 Eddie Charlton
- 102 Doug Mountjoy
參考資料
- ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 World Championship 1977. Global Snooker. [28 October 2010].
- ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Turner, Chris. World Professional Championship. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. [24 February 2011]. （原始內容存檔於16 April 2013）.
- ^ World Snooker Championship Trivia. Embassy Snooker. [25 May 2012]. （原始內容存檔於4 December 2012）.
- ^ Then and Now: John Spencer. Eurosport UK. [11 May 2012]. （原始內容存檔於11 May 2012）.
- ^ Kastner, Hugo. SNOOKER – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update): Sammelsurium von World Championship Highlights. [27 May 2012]. （原始內容 (PDF)存檔於27 May 2012） （German）.
- ^ Patsy Fagan at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [17 September 2012].
- ^ John Virgo at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [17 September 2012].
- ^ Doug Mountjoy at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [17 September 2012].
- ^ Willie Thorne at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [17 September 2012].
- ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 143.
- ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 130.
- ^ 1977 World Championships Results Grid. Snooker Database. [28 October 2010].
- ^ Embassy World Championship. Snooker Scene. [9 May 2012]. （原始內容存檔於24 January 2013）.
- ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 4–5.
- ^ 15.0 15.1 Eric, Hayton. The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. London: Rose Villa Publications. 2004: 146. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
- ^ Kastner, Hugo. Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update): Crucible Records – bis 2011. [27 May 2012]. （原始內容 (PDF)存檔於27 May 2012） （German）.
- ^ 2004 Embassy World Championship Information. Global Snooker Centre. [9 May 2012]. （原始內容存檔於8 December 2004）.
- ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 146.