1978 World Championship Intercontinental Qualifications

1978 World Championship Intercontinental Qualifications

Grand Prix / Intercontinental Qualifying Rounds / Continental Qualifying Rounds / British Qualifying Rounds

Intercontinental Final 02.07.1978 Frederica Denmark Ole Olsen Ivan Mauger Scott Autrey Ole Olsen 13 Ivan Mauger 13 Scott Autrey 11 Ilka Teromaa 11 Jan Andersson 11 Anders Michanek 10 John Titman 10 Bernt Persson 9 Kai Niemi 8 Steve Gresham 7 Finn Thomsen 5 Mike Farrell 5 Mick McKeon 3 Kristian Praestbro 2 Mitch Shirra 1 Tommy Nilsson 1 Ole Olsen Ivan Mauger Scott Autrey Ilka Teromaa Jan Andersson Anders Michanek John Titman qualify for the World Final. Nordic Final 08.06.1978 Norrköping Sweden Ole Olsen Bernt Persson Finn Thomsen Ole Olsen 15 Bernt Persson 14 Finn Thomsen 11 Kai Niemi 11 Ilka Teromaa 10 Tommy Nilsson 10 Kristian Praestbro 9 Anders Michanek 8 Jan Andersson 6 Tom Godal 6 Sören Karlsson 6 Bent Rasmussen 5 Christer Sjösten 4 Lars Ericsson 3 Audun Ove Olsen 1 Stein Roar Pedersen 1 Australasian Final 18.02.1978 Auckland, New Zealand Mitch Shirra Mick McKeon John Titman Mitch Shirra 13 Mick McKeon 11½ John Titman 11 Mike Farrell 11 Mike Fullerton 10 Phil Herne 10 John Boulger 9 Billy Sanders 9 Colin Farquharson 8 Roger Wright 6½ Robert Maxfield 6 Larry Ross 6 James Moore 5 Colin Tucker 3 Greg Joynt 1 Alan Brown 0 Lloyd Cross 0 Cliff Anderson 0 Barry Briggs dnr Mitch Shirra, Mick McKeon, John Titman & Mike Farrell qualify for the Intercontinental Final, Ivan Mauger seeded to Intercontinental Final New Zealand Final 18.02.1978 Auckland, New Zealand Larry Ross Barry Briggs Mike Fullerton Larry Ross 15 Barry Briggs 12 Mike Fullerton 12 Mitch Shirra 11 Roger Wright 11 Colin Tucker 11 Colin Farquharson 10 James Moore 6 Allan Brown 6 Greg Joynt 5 Paul Fewinks 5 Max Brown 4 Gavin Miller 4 Cliff Anderson 3 Patrick Pawson 3 Kris Berrigan 2 Robin Adlington dnr Top 8 qualify for the Australasian Final. Australian Final 04.02.1978 Sydney, Australia John Titman Lloyd Cross Mick McKeon John Titman 15 Lloyd Cross 13 Mick McKeon 12 John Boulger 11 Mike Farrell 9 Phil Herne 9 Billy Sanders 9 Bob Maxfield 8 Glenn McDonald 7 Phil Crump 7 Wayne Forrest 6 Tony Boyle 5 Danny Kennedy 4 Ricky Day 3 Phil Bass 2 Stuart Mountford 0 Top 8 qualify for the Australasian Final. Australian Southern Zone Final 27.01.1978 Adelaide, Australia John Boulger Danny Kennedy Tony Boyle Southern Zone Final Adelaide 27/01/78 John Boulger 15 Danny Kennedy 13 Tony Boyle 13 Bob Maxfield 11 Phil Bass 10 Lloyd Cross 9 Rod Hunter 9 John McNeill 8 Bob James 7 Neil Webb 7 Tim Nunan 5 Brenton Langlois 4 Mick Moores 4 John Williams 3 Andy Margarson 2 John Sears 0 Top 8 qualify for the Australian Final. Australian Northern Zone Final 30.01.1978 Sydney, Australia Owen Wallace Neil Coddington Ricky Day Owen Wallace 0 Neil Coddington 3 Ricky Day 11 Wayne Forrest 9 Mike Farrell 12 Phil Herne 14 Steve Koppe 6 Ken Murray 4 Stuart Mountford 7 Kevin McDonald 4 Glenn McDonald 9 Dave Mills 6 Paul O'Neal 4 Billy Sanders 12 John Titman 15 Kevin Beasley 1 Tony Garard 3 Top 8 qualify for the Australian Final. Australian New South Wales Qualifying Round 04.02.1978 Sydney, Australia Herb Willems Tony Garard Dave Mills Herb Willems 0 Tony Garard 8 Dave Mills 8 Stuart Mountford 8 Glenn McDonald 7 David Shields 7 Wayne Muddle 6 Tim Oliver 4 Peter Field 3 Billy Sanders 15 Phil Herne 11 Paul O'Neil 11 Wayne Forrest 11 Ricky Day 10 T. Sheridan 0 Geoff Grabham 0 Gary Wade 6 Robert Dole 5 Top 8 qualify for the Australasian Final. Australian Queensland Qualifying Round 26.11.1977 Bundaberg, Australia John Titman Mike Farrell Steve Koppe John Titman Mike Farrell Steve Koppe Kevin McDonald Kevin Beasley Owen Wallace Ken Murray Neil Coddington Australian South Australian Qualifying Round 13.01.1978 Adelaide, Australia John Boulger Tony Boyle Rob Maxfield John Boulger 15 Tony Boyle 14 Rob Maxfield 12 Phil Bass 11 Andy Margarson 10 Brenton Langlois 8 Bob James 8 John Sears 8 Danny Boyle 7 Kym Amundson 6 Peter Collins 5 Ross Buckley 4 Lou Sansom 4 Ray Snider 3 Jeff Read 3 J Kennedy 2 Australian Victorian Qualifying Round ??.??.1978 Victoria, Australia Danny Kennedy Rod Hunter John McNeil Danny Kennedy  Rod Hunter  John McNeil  Tim Nunan  John Williams  Australian West Australian Qualifying Round 06.01.1978 Perth, Australia Lloyd Cross Les Leisk Mick Moores Lloyd Cross  Les Leisk  Mick Moores  Neil Webb  USA Final 29.12.1977 Santa Ana ? ? Mike Bloom Scott Autrey and Steve Gresham qualify for the Intercontinental Final no further details of this meeting are known. Danish Final 15.05.1978 Fjelsted, Denmark Bent Rasmussen Kristian Praestbro Hans Nielsen Bent Rasmussen 13 Kristian Praestbro 13 Hans Nielsen 12 Michael Lohman 12 Alf Busk 12 Bo Petersen 10 Finn-Rune Jensen 9 Klaus Lohman 6 Kurt Bögh 4 Arne Kruse 4 Steen Mastrup 4 Bent Nörregaard-J. 3 Erling Rasmussen 3 Gunnar Svendsen 3 Knud Ellegaard Krause Kjaer 1 Top 2 to Nordic Final, Ole Olsen & Finn Thomsen seeded to Nordic Final. Swedish Final 30.05.1978 Kumla, Sweden Anders Michanek Jan Andersson Bernt Persson Anders Michanek 14 Jan Andersson 14 Bernt Persson 11 Tommy Nilsson 11 Lars Ericsson 10 Sören Karlsson 10 Christer Sjösten 10 Bo Wirebrant 8 Bengt Jansson 6 Stefan Salmonsson 6 Hans Holmqvist 5 Conny Samuelsson 5 Börje Klingberg 4 Gert Carlsson 3 Tomas Pettersson 1 Sören Sjösten 1 Lars-Lke Andersson 1 Top 7 to the Nordic Final Swedish Semi Final 07.05.1978 Visby, Sweden Jan Andersson Conny Samuelsson Sören Sjösten Jan Andersson 14 Conny Samuelsson 13 Sören Sjösten 13 Hans Holmqvist 12 Bernt Persson 12 Lars-Åke Andersson 9 Rolf Sundberg 9 Kjell Bergström 7 Hans Danielsson 7 Jan Davidsson 6 Torgil Roth 6 Håkan Karlsson 5 Richard Hellsén 2 Eddie Davidsson 1 5 to Swedish final, Bengt Jansson seeded to Swedish final. top 5 qualify for the Swedish Final. Bengt Jansson seeded to Swedish Final. Swedish Semi Final 07.05.1978 Målilla, Sweden Tommy Nilsson Sören Karlsson Stefan Salmonsson Tommy Nilsson 15 Sören Karlsson 13 Stefan Salmonsson 13 Lillebror Johansson 11 Bo Wirebrand 9 Lars Ericsson 9 Olle Nygren 8 Sven Nilsson 8 Bengt Larsson 6 Thord Löwdin 5 Kenneth Selmosson 4 Weine Ström 4 Tommy Johansson 3 Björn Persson 3 Karl-Fredrik Lindgren 3 Bengt Gagner 3 Åke Andersson 2 Åke Dovhed 0 top 5 qualify for the Swedish Final. Swedish Semi Final 05.05.1978 Avesta, Sweden Anders Michanek Christer Sjösten Börje Klingberg Anders Michanek 15 Christer Sjösten 11 Börje Klingberg 11 Tomas Pettersson 11 Gert Carlsson 10 Karl-Erik Claesson 9 Roger Björkman 9 Åke Fridell 8 Lars-Olof Karlsson 7 Åke Axelsson 7 Leif Johansson 6 Peter Johansson 5 Therje Henriksson 5 Bertil Andersson 2 Börje Ohlsson 2 Hans Frisk 1 Willy Karlsson 0 Jan Holmqvist 0 top 5 qualify for the Swedish Final.