1980 Pontins Professional
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 3–10 May 1980 |
Venue | Pontin's |
City | Prestatyn |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Winner's share | £2,000[1] |
Final | |
Champion | John Virgo |
Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
Score | 9–6 |
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The 1980 Pontins Professional was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 3 and 10 May 1980 in Prestatyn, Wales.[2][3]
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 7 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.
John Virgo won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.[4]
Main draw
[edit]Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
John Virgo | 4 | |||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 2 | |||||||||||||
John Virgo | 5 | |||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 3 | |||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 4 | |||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 2 | |||||||||||||
John Virgo | 9 | |||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 6 | |||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 4 | |||||||||||||
John Spencer | 2 | |||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 5 | |||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 2 | |||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 4 | |||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Virgo rallies for victory". The Daily Telegraph. London. 8 May 1980. p. 34.
- ^ "Reardon date". Staffordshire Sentinel. 19 April 1980. p. 9.
- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.