By Elliott West
Introduction
This was a non-ranking tournament, played only on one occasion between October 1978 and January 1979. In an event that was similar to the famed Park Drive 2000 events, four professionals played each other three times in a round-robin format at various venues across the country with the two best performing players reaching the final.
The final was played at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester and was a matchup of two adversaries of the period, John Spencer and Ray Reardon. On this occasion, Ray Reardon got the better of John Spencer and won the match 9-6.
Round Robin Stages
Alex Higgins v John Spencer 5-3
Alex Higgins v Ray Reardon 5-3
Alex Higgins v Doug Mountjoy 5-4
Doug Mountjoy v John Spencer 5-1
Doug Mountjoy v John Spencer 5-1
Doug Mountjoy v John Spencer 5-2
Doug Mountjoy v Alex Higgins 5-3
Doug Mountjoy v Alex Higgins 5-3
Ray Reardon v Doug Mountjoy 5-0
Ray Reardon v Doug Mountjoy 5-1
Ray Reardon v Doug Mountjoy 5-2
Ray Reardon v John Spencer 5-3
Ray Reardon v Alex Higgins 5-3
Ray Reardon v Alex Higgins 5-3
John Spencer v Alex Higgins 5-0
John Spencer v Ray Reardon 5-3
John Spencer v Alex Higgins 5-3
John Spencer v Ray Reardon 5-4
John Spencer v Doug Mountjoy 5-4
Final
Ray Reardon v John Spencer 9-6
Frame scores
64-50; 34-76; 57-65; 40-104; 68-7; 37-79; 79-48; 64-54(53); 19-95; 84-19; 96-54; 47-67; 66-55(50); 66-54; 57-45
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6, 9-6
