1977 Pontins Professional

The 1977 Pontins Professional was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1977 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]

1977 Pontins Professional

Tournament information
Dates	30 April–7 May 1977
Venue	Pontin's
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Final
Champion	John Spencer
Runner-up	John Pulman
Score	7–5
← 1976 1978 →

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

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

	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

1. "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.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 146.