World Championship 1978
Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
Prize Fund £24,000 First prize £7,500
Competitors 28
FIRST QUALIFYING ROUND:
M Parkin beat B Bennett 9-4
R Andrewartha beat J Karnehm 9-0
J Barrie beat D Greaves 9-3
P Houlihan C Ross 9-1
SECOND QUALIFYING ROUND:
D Mountjoy beat Andrewartha 9-3
P Fagan beat J Dunnning 9-5
W Thorne beat R Williams 9-3
B Werbeniuk beat M Parkin 9-2
P Mans beat Barrie 9-6
David Taylor beat P Morgan 9-7
Houlihan beat J Meadowcroft 9-6
F Davis beat J Virgo 9-8
ROUND 1:
E. Charlton bt W. Thorne 13-12
F. Davis bt Dennis Taylor 13-9
P. Fagan bt A. Higgins 13-12
P. Mans bt J. Spencer 13-8
G. Miles bt David Taylor 13-10
R. Reardon bt D. Mountjoy 13-9
C. Thorburn bt P. Houlihan 13-8
B. Werbeniuk bt J. Pulman 13-4
QUARTER-FINALS:
E. Charlton bt C. Thorbum 13-12
F. Davis bt P. Fagan 13-10
P. Mans bt G. Miles 13-7
R. Reardon bt B. Werbeniuk 13-6
SEMI-FINALS:
P. Mans bt F. Davis 18-16
R. Reardon bt E. Charlton 18-14
FINAL:
R. Reardon bt P. Mans 25-18
