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1977 UK Championship

FieldValue
tournament_name1977 Super Crystalate UK Championship
dates
venueTower Circus
locationBlackpool
countryEngland
organisationWPBSA
formatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£7,000
winners_share£2,000
highest_breakAlex Higgins (129)
winnerPatsy Fagan
runner_upDoug Mountjoy
score12–9
next[1978](1978-uk-championship)

The 1977 UK Championship (officially the 1977 Super Crystalate UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Tower Circus in Blackpool between 26 November and 3 December 1977.

Mike Watterson instituted this new championship with sponsorship from manufacturers of the Super Crystalate balls. The inaugural UK Championship was held in Blackpool, but the following year the tournament moved to the Guild Hall in Preston, where it remained for twenty years.

The event was won by Patsy Fagan, a London-based Dubliner, who had been a professional for less than a year. The final was televised and shown on BBC One's Grandstand programme. Retired English snooker player Joe Davis presented Fagan with the trophy.

Fagan earned £2,000 out of the £7,000 total prize money.

Main draw

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Final

**7**50+ breaks1

Century breaks

  • 129 Alex Higgins

References

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  2. Everton, Clive. (1985). "Guinness Snooker - The Records". Guinness Superlatives Ltd.
  3. . (3 December 1977). "Saturday TV". *The Times (London)*.
  4. "1977 UK Championships Final Patsy Fagan vs Doug Mountjoy rare snooker video".
  5. "1977 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database.
  6. "1977 UK Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database.
  7. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene.
  8. "1977 UK Championship". Global Snooker Centre.
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