# 1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship

The 1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the eighth edition of the world championship for amateurs, the first championship having been held in 1963. The 1978 tournament was played from 6 to 25 November.
Cliff Wilson of Wales defeated Joe Johnson of England 11–5 in the final to win the title. They had finished their first session level at 5–5, then Wilson won six consecutive frames. Johnson made the highest break of the tournament, 101. Wilson received £1,000 prize money as winner.

## Qualifying groups

Group A
| Position | Player | Won | Lost | Frames | Highest break |
| 1 | K. Burles (AUS) | 6 | 1 | 26–10 | 69 |
| 2 | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | 6 | 1 | 26–10 | 62 |
| 3 | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 5 | 3 | 23–9 | 101 |
| 4 | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 5 | 2 | 20–13 | 78 |
| 5 | D. Mc Veigh (NIR) | 2 | 5 | 15–20 | 56 |
| 6 | P. Reynolds (IOM) | 2 | 5 | 10–22 | 45 |
| 7 | V. Cremona (MLT) | 2 | 5 | 9–25 | |
| 8 | M. Mohideen (LKA) | 0 | 7 | 8–28 | |
Group B
| Position | Player | Won | Lost | Frames | Highest break |
| 1 | Alwyn Lloyd (WAL) | 6 | 1 | 26–12 | 65 |
| 2 | Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 5 | 2 | 23–16 | 94 |
| 3 | Joe Grech (MLT) | 4 | 4 | 23–16 | 63 |
| 4 | Eugene Hughes (IRE) | 4 | 4 | 23–21 | 56 |
| 5 | Mohammed Lafir (LKA) | 3 | 4 | 19–20 | 50 |
| 6 | D. Meredith (NZL) | 3 | 4 | 18–20 | 81 |
| 7 | Shyam Shroff (IND) | 2 | 5 | 14–23 | 39 |
| 8 | L. McCann (NIR) | 0 | 7 | 8–28 | 40 |
Group C
| Position | Player | Won | Lost | Frames | Highest break |
| 1 | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 8 | 0 | 32–10 | 66 |
| 2 | R. Paquette (CAN) | 5 | 3 | 24–14 | 81 |
| 3 | D. Kwok (NZL) | 5 | 3 | 23–20 | 49 |
| 4 | A. Savur (IND) | 5 | 3 | 26–22 | 56 |
| 5 | Ian Williamson (ENG) | 3 | 5 | 22–24 | 52 |
| 6 | R. Atkins (AUS) | 3 | 5 | 21–24 | 49 |
| 7 | R. Miller (SCO) | 3 | 5 | 18–24 | 48 |
| 8 | Alfred Borg (MLT) | 2 | 7 | 15–27 | 44 |
| 9 | Chris Cooper (IOM) | 2 | 7 | 13–29 | 33 |

## Knockout

| Elimination match Best of 7 frames | Elimination match Best of 7 frames | Elimination match Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames |
| | | | K. Burles (AUS) | K. Burles (AUS) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | R. Paquette (CAN) | R. Paquette (CAN) | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | K. Burles (AUS) | K. Burles (AUS) | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 8 | | | |
| | | | Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | A. Lloyd (WAL) | A. Lloyd (WAL) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Joe Johnson (ENG) | Joe Johnson (ENG) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 11 |
| | | | Kirk Stevens (CAN) | Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | Paul Mifsud (MLT) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kirk Stevens (CAN) | Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 8 | | | |
| | | | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Joe Grech (MLT) | Joe Grech (MLT) | 4 | Joe Grech (MLT) | Joe Grech (MLT) | 4 | | | | | | |
| D. Kwok (NZL) | D. Kwok (NZL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |