1980 Welsh Professional Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 27–29 January 1980 (1980-01-27 – 1980-01-29) |
Venue | Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre |
City | Ebbw Vale |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £5,000[1] |
Winner's share | £2,250[2] |
Highest break | Terry Griffiths (WAL) (127)[3] |
Final | |
Champion | Doug Mountjoy |
Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
Score | 9–6 |
1981 → |
Snooker tournament
The 1980 Woodpecker Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 27 and 29 January 1980 at the Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre in Ebbw Vale, Wales.[4][5]
Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.[6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £2,250
- Runner-up: £1,250
- Semi-final: £750
- Total: £5,000[1]
Main draw
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Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 9 | ||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 6 | ||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 9 | ||||||||
Ray Reardon | 6 | ||||||||
Ray Reardon | 9 | ||||||||
Cliff Wilson | 3 |
References
- ^ a b "World champ leads title bid at Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 10 January 1980. p. 15.
- ^ a b "Top snooker to return to Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 7 February 1980. p. 20.
- ^ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 149. ISBN 0600501922.
- ^ "'Big Four' in top Vale attraction". Gwent Gazette. 29 November 1979. p. 30.
- ^ "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
- ^ "1980 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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