# 1977 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

| Last 24 Best of 9 frames | Last 24 Best of 9 frames | Last 24 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 23 frames | Final Best of 23 frames | Final Best of 23 frames |
| | | | 1 | John Spencer (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 5 | 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roy Andrewartha (WAL) | 2 | | | | 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Willie Thorne | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Rex Williams (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 5 | 15 | Willie Thorne | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bernard Bennett (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Alex Higgins | 2 | | | |
| | | | 5 | John Pulman (ENG) | w/d | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | John Dunning (ENG) | 5 | 12 | John Dunning | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maurice Parkin (ENG) | 4 | | | | 12 | John Dunning | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Alex Higgins | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | David Taylor (ENG) | 5 | 9 | David Taylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | David Greaves (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Doug Mountjoy | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Patsy Fagan | 12 |
| | | | 3 | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | John Virgo (ENG) | w/o | 13 | John Virgo | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Barrie (ENG) | w/d | | | | 13 | John Virgo | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Graham Miles | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Graham Miles (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Jack Karnehm (ENG) | 4 | | Chris Ross | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Ross (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | John Virgo | 8 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Patsy Fagan | 9 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Fred Davis (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Patsy Fagan (IRL) | 5 | 14 | Patsy Fagan | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jackie Rea (NIR) | 1 | | | | 14 | Patsy Fagan | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Jim Meadowcroft | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ray Reardon (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) | 5 | 11 | Jim Meadowcroft | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pat Houlihan (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final

Final: Best of 23 frames. Referee: John Williams Tower Circus, Blackpool, England, 2 and 3 December 1977. :
| Patsy Fagan Ireland | 12–9 | Doug Mountjoy Wales |
| First session: 57–21, 34–81, 48–47, 48–57, 40–68, 45–13, 68–31 (53), 64–57 Second session: 64–43 (57), 48–73, 52–79 (Fagan 52, Mountjoy 51), 38–73, 41–70, 98–0 (68), 58–57 Third session: 37–87, 34–72, 75–16 (53), 73–55 (52), 47–39, 80–28 (63) |||
| 68 | Highest break | 51 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 7 | 50+ breaks | 1 |

## Century breaks

* 129 – Alex Higgins