UK Championship 1978
# UK Championship 1978

Die UK Championship 1978 waren ein Snookerturnier, das vom 22. November bis zum 1. Dezember 1978 in Preston ausgetragen wurde. Das Finale gewann Doug Mountjoy mit 15:9 gegen David Taylor.

## Preisgeld

* Sieger: 3500 £
* Finalist: 2000 £
* Halbfinalist: 1000 £
* Viertelfinalist: 500 £
* Achtelfinalist: 250 £
* Letzte 24: 50 £
* Höchstes Break: 500 £ (Qualifikation: 100 £)

Insgesamt: 12.500 £

## Ergebnisse

### 1. Runde

| | Ergebnis | |
| - | - | - |
| England David Taylor | 9:2 | England Maurice Parkin |
| England John Virgo | 9:4 | England Ray Edmonds |
| England John Dunning | 9:3 | England David Greaves |
| England Jim Meadowcroft | 9:5 | Nordirland Jackie Rea |
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 9:5 | England John Barrie |
| Wales Roy Andrewartha | 9:3 | England Pat Houlihan |
| England Rex Williams | 9:8 | Wales Terry Griffiths |
| England Willie Thorne | 9:4 | England Bernard Bennett |

### Finalrunde

| Achtelfinale | Achtelfinale | Viertelfinale | Viertelfinale | Halbfinale | Halbfinale | Finale | Finale |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Irland Patsy Fagan | 7 | | | | | | |
| England David Taylor | 9 | | | | | | |
| England David Taylor | 9 | England David Taylor | 9 | | | | |
| | | England John Virgo | 2 | | | | |
| England John Pulman | 3 | England John Virgo | 2 | | | | |
| England John Virgo | 9 | | | | | | |
| England John Virgo | 9 | | | England David Taylor | 9 | | |
| | | | | Nordirland Alex Higgins | 5 | | |
| England Fred Davis | 9 | | | Nordirland Alex Higgins | 5 | | |
| England John Dunning | 2 | | | | | | |
| England John Dunning | 2 | England Fred Davis | 4 | | | | |
| | | Nordirland Alex Higgins | 9 | | | | |
| Nordirland Alex Higgins | 9 | Nordirland Alex Higgins | 9 | | | | |
| England Jim Meadowcroft | 6 | | | | | | |
| England Jim Meadowcroft | 6 | | | | | England David Taylor | 9 |
| | | | | | | Wales Doug Mountjoy | 15 |
| Nordirland Dennis Taylor | 4 | | | | | Wales Doug Mountjoy | 15 |
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 9 | | | | | | |
| Wales Doug Mountjoy | 9 | Wales Doug Mountjoy | 9 | | | | |
| | | Wales Roy Andrewartha | 4 | | | | |
| England John Spencer | 8 | Wales Roy Andrewartha | 4 | | | | |
| Wales Roy Andrewartha | 9 | | | | | | |
| Wales Roy Andrewartha | 9 | | | Wales Doug Mountjoy | 9 | | |
| | | | | England Graham Miles | 1 | | |
| England Graham Miles | 9 | | | England Graham Miles | 1 | | |
| England Rex Williams | 8 | | | | | | |
| England Rex Williams | 8 | England Graham Miles | 9 | | | | |
| | | England Willie Thorne | 1 | | | | |
| Wales Ray Reardon | 6 | England Willie Thorne | 1 | | | | |
| England Willie Thorne | 9 | | | | | | |
