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1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament

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Forward Chemicals Tournament
Tournament information
Dates23 October 1978 – 28 January 1979 (1978-10-23 – 1979-01-28)
VenueRoyal Exchange Theatre
CityManchester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£3,000
Final
ChampionWales Ray Reardon
Runner-upEngland John Spencer
Score9–6

The 1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion between October 1978 and January 1979.

Similar in format to previous Park Drive 2000 events, four professionals played each other three times in a round-robin format at various venues around the country, with the two best performing players reaching the final. Held at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, Ray Reardon defeated John Spencer 9–6 in the final.[1]

Main draw

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Round-robin

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Player 1 Score Player 2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5–3 England John Spencer
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5–3 Wales Ray Reardon
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5–4 Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5–1 England John Spencer
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5–2 England John Spencer
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Wales Ray Reardon 5–0 Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Ray Reardon 5–1 Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Ray Reardon 5–2 Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Ray Reardon 5–3 England John Spencer
Wales Ray Reardon 5–3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Wales Ray Reardon 5–3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England John Spencer 5–0 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England John Spencer 5–3 Wales Ray Reardon
England John Spencer 5–3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England John Spencer 5–4 Wales Ray Reardon
England John Spencer 5–4 Wales Doug Mountjoy

Knockout stage

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Final
Best of 17 frames
   
1 Wales Ray Reardon 9
2 England John Spencer 6

References

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  1. ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.