1977 Pontins Professional
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April – 7 May 1977 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up | John Pulman |
| Score | 7–5 |
← 1976 1978 → | |
The 1977 Pontins Professional was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1977 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
The tournament featured twelve professional players. Eight players were eliminated in the group stage, with the other four advancing to the group play-offs.
John Spencer won the event, beating John Pulman 7–5 in the final.[2]
Group stage
[edit]Eddie Charlton 3–1 Doug Mountjoy
Fred Davis 3–0 Cliff Thorburn
Perrie Mans 3–1 Dennis Taylor
Doug Mountjoy 3–1 Fred Davis
Dennis Taylor 3–0 Willie Thorne
Cliff Thorburn 3–0 John Pulman
Knockout stage
[edit]| Group play-offs Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | ||||||||
| John Spencer
| 2 | ||||||||
| Graham Miles
| 0 | ||||||||
| John Spencer
| 7 | ||||||||
| John Pulman
| 5 | ||||||||
| John Pulman
| 2 | ||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn
| 1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 146.