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
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Eddie Charlton 3–1 Doug Mountjoy 
- Eddie Charlton 3–1 Fred Davis
- Fred Davis 3–0 Cliff Thorburn
- Fred Davis 3–2 Rex Williams
Perrie Mans 3–1 Dennis Taylor 
- Perrie Mans 3–1 Willie Thorne
- Graham Miles 3–0 Willie Thorne
- Graham Miles 3–0 Ray Reardon
- Graham Miles 3–1 Perrie Mans
- Doug Mountjoy 3–1 Fred Davis
- Doug Mountjoy 3–1 Rex Williams
- John Pulman 3–0 Eddie Charlton
- John Pulman 3–1 Doug Mountjoy
- John Pulman 3–1 Rex Williams
- John Pulman 3–2 Fred Davis
- Ray Reardon 3–0 Dennis Taylor
- Ray Reardon 3–1 Graham Miles
- Ray Reardon 3–1 Perrie Mans
- John Spencer 3–0 Ray Reardon
- John Spencer 3–1 Graham Miles
- John Spencer 3–1 Perrie Mans
- Dennis Taylor 3–0 Willie Thorne
- Dennis Taylor 3–1 Graham Miles
- Dennis Taylor 3–1 John Spencer
- Cliff Thorburn 3–0 John Pulman
- Cliff Thorburn 3–1 Doug Mountjoy
- Cliff Thorburn 3–1 Eddie Charlton
- Cliff Thorburn 3–2 Rex Williams
- Willie Thorne 3–1 John Spencer
- Rex Williams 3–1 Eddie Charlton
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.