1977 Masters (snooker)
{{short description|Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1977}}
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{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=1977 Benson & Hedges Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1977|02|7|1977|02|11|df=y}}
|venue=New London Theatre
|location=London
|country=England
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=£5,200
|winners_share=£2,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Doug Mountjoy|WAL}} (88)
|winner={{flagathlete|Doug Mountjoy|WAL}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|Ray Reardon|WAL}}
|score=7–6
|previous=1976
|next=1978
}}
The 1977 Masters (officially the 1977 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between Monday 7th and Friday 11 February 1977 at the New London Theatre in London, England.{{cite web|last=Turner|first=Chris|title=The Masters|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107160419/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/masters.html|archivedate=7 January 2012|work=cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=7 March 2012}}
Doug Mountjoy won his first professional title, defeating Ray Reardon 7–6 in the final.
Main draw
{{cite web|title=1977 Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=95|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=5 May 2011|archive-date=7 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103847/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=95|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=The Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60|archivedate=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=7 March 2012}}
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| seed-width =
| team-width = 180
| score-width =
| RD1=Round 1
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 13 frames
| RD1-team07={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}
| RD1-score07=2
| RD1-team08={{flagathlete|John Spencer|ENG}}
| RD1-score08=4
| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|John Pulman|ENG}}
| RD1-score11=2
| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Doug Mountjoy|WAL}}
| RD1-score12=4
| RD2-team01={{flagathlete|Ray Reardon|WAL}}
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-team02={{flagathlete|Rex Williams|ENG}}
| RD2-score02=1
| RD2-team03={{flagathlete|Graham Miles|ENG}}
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-team05={{flagathlete|Fred Davis|ENG}}
| RD2-score05=2
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD2-score06=4
| RD2-team07={{flagathlete|Alex Higgins|NIR}}
| RD2-score07=4
| RD2-team08={{flagathlete|Perrie Mans|RSA|1928}}
| RD2-score08=2
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD3-score01=5
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Graham Miles
| RD3-score02=2
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD3-score03=5
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD3-score04=3
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD4-score01=6
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD4-score02=7
}}
Final
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" |
| colspan="3" align="center" bgcolor="#ffd700" | Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee: New London Theatre, London, England, 11 February 1977. |
| width="230" align="right" | Doug Mountjoy {{WAL}} | width="100" align="center" | 7–6 | width="230" | Ray Reardon |
| colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 100%" | First session: 57–74, 21–97 (51), 74–60 (54), 49–62, 99–6 (70), 96–32 (78), 61–29, 46–73, 6–120 (56), 95–28 (88), 59–75 (75), 76–25 (76), 55–41 |
| align="right" | 88
| align="center" | Highest break | 75 |
| align="right" | 0
| align="center" | Century breaks | 0 |
| align="right" | 4
| align="center" | 50+ breaks | 4 |
Century breaks
Billiards
An English billiards tournament was held alongside the snooker event. Results are below.{{cite magazine |title=Williams beats off Davis challenge |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=March 1977 |page=21 }}
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
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30 minutes
| RD2=Second Round
30 minutes
| RD3=Third Round
45 minutes
| RD4=Final
45 minutes
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| RD1-team11={{flagathlete|Alex Higgins|NIR}}
| RD1-score11=140
| RD1-team12={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}
| RD1-score12=133
| RD1-team13={{flagathlete|John Pulman|ENG}}
| RD1-score13=162
| RD1-team14={{flagathlete|Doug Mountjoy|WAL}}
| RD1-score14=90
| RD1-team15={{flagathlete|Fred Davis|ENG}}
| RD1-score15=150
| RD1-team16={{flagathlete|Graham Miles|ENG}}
| RD1-score16=86
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| RD2-team05={{flagathlete|John Spencer|ENG}}
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| RD2-team06={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
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| RD2-team07={{flagathlete|John Pulman|ENG}}
| RD2-score07=66
| RD2-team08={{flagathlete|Fred Davis|ENG}}
| RD2-score08=175
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| RD3-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD3-score03=74
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Davis
| RD3-score04=392
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|ENG}} Rex Williams
| RD4-score01=277
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|ENG}}Fred Davis
| RD4-score02=153
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References
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{{Masters (snooker)}}
{{Snooker season 1976/1977}}