1978 Australian Professional Championship

Australian Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates	4–15 December 1978 (1978-12-04 – 1978-12-15)
Venue	Grafton Services Club
City	Grafton
Country	Australia
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Highest break	Eddie Charlton (138)^[1]
Final
Champion	Eddie Charlton
Runner-up	Ian Anderson
Score	29–13
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Snooker tournament

The 1978 Australian Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 4 and 15 December 1978 at the Grafton Services Club in Grafton, Australia.^[2]^[3]

Eddie Charlton won the tournament defeating Ian Anderson 29–13 in the final.^[4]

Results

^[4]

Group stage

POS	Player	MP	MW	FW	FL	FD	PTS
1	Eddie Charlton	3	3	24	2	+24	6
2	Ian Anderson	2	2	16	8	+8	4
3	Warren Simpson	2	1	12	11	+1	2
4	Philip Tarrant	2	1	10	14	-4	2
5	Paddy Morgan	1	0	6	8	-2	0
6	Lou Condo	1	0	6	8	-2	0
7	Jim Charlton	1	0	1	8	-7	0
8	Dennis Wheelwright	2	0	4	20	-16	0

Eddie Charlton 8–1 Dennis Wheelwright
Eddie Charlton 8–1 Jim Charlton
Warren Simpson 12–3 Dennis Wheelwright
Ian Anderson 8–6 Paddy Morgan
Ian Anderson 8–2 Philip Tarrant
Philip Tarrant 8–6 Lou Condo
Eddie Charlton 8–0 Warren Simpson

Final

Eddie Charlton 29–13 Ian Anderson

References

^ "Charlton retains his title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 December 1978. p. 28.
^ "Other National Professional Championships". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
^ "Charlton top snooker seed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 25 August 1978. p. 16.
^ ^a ^b "1978 Australian Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 22 February 2018.