The 1978 Champion of Champions (officially the 1978 Daily Mirror Champion of Champions) was a professional nonranking snooker tournament held on 2 and 3 November 1978 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England.
Four players contested the tournament which was held over two days. The event was promoted by Michael Barrett, a boxing promoter.
Ray Reardon easily won the first semifinal 61 after taking a 50 lead. In the evening match Doug Mountjoy led 32 but Alex Higgins won the next four to win 63. The 8th frame was won on a . In the final Reardon led Higgins 64 after the afternoon . In the evening Reardon extended his lead to 95 before Higgins won the next four frames to level the match. In the 19th frame Reardon had a 77 to win the frame and then won the 20th frame easily to win the match.
Brief highlights were shown on ITV's World of Sport on the following afternoon (Saturday 4 November, 3:10pm).
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
There was a ã100 prize for every century break.
The following 4 players qualified for the tournament:
None. The highest break: 94 Alex Higgins in the semifinal.