1978 Irish Masters
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{{Use Irish English|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Irish Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1978|03|8|1978|03|10|df=y}}
|venue=Goffs
|location=Kill
|country=Ireland
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=
|winners_share=
|highest_break=
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
|runner_up={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
|score=5–3
|previous=1977
|next=1979
}}
The 1978 Irish Masters was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament (and the first under the Irish Masters name) which took place in March 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured five professional players.
John Spencer won the title for the third time, beating Doug Mountjoy 5–3 in the final.
Main draw
{{cite web|title=Irish Masters|url=http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071613/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=25|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 January 2013|publisher=Snooker Scene|accessdate=21 November 2017}}{{cite web|title=1979 Irish Masters Results|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=524|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=21 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035233/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=524|url-status=dead}}
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Quarter-final
1 frame
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 5 frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 9 frames
| RD1-team3={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-team4={{Flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD1-score4=0
| RD2-team1={{Flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-team2={{Flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD2-score2=1
| RD2-team3={{Flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD2-score3=3
| RD2-team4={{Flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3-team1={{Flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD3-score1=5
| RD3-team2={{Flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD3-score2=3
}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Irish Masters}}
{{Snooker season 1977/1978}}