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]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–29 January 1980 |
| 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 → | |
Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.[6]
Prize fund
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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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