1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	6–25 November 1978 (1978-11-06 – 1978-11-25)
City	Rabat
Country	Malta
Organisation	International Billiards and Snooker Federation
Format	Round-robin and knockout
Winner's share	£1,000
Highest break	Joe Johnson ( ENG) 101
Final
Champion	Cliff Wilson ( WAL)
Runner-up	Joe Johnson ( ENG)
Score	11–5
← 1976 1980 →

The 1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the eighth edition of the world championship for amateurs, the first championship having been held in 1963. ^[1] The 1978 tournament was played from 6 to 25 November. ^[2]

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. ^[3] Johnson made the highest break of the tournament, 101. ^[1] Wilson received £1,000 prize money as winner. ^[2]

Group A ^[4]

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 ^[4]

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 ^[4]

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

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