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1979–80 snooker season

The 1979–80 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 9 July 1979 and 17 May 1980. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

1979–80 snooker season
Details
Duration9 July 1979 – 17 May 1980
Tournaments22 (1 ranking event)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipEngland John Virgo
MastersWales Terry Griffiths
World ChampionshipCanada Cliff Thorburn

New professional players

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The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) accepted applications for professional status by Cliff Wilson, Joe Johnson, Tony Meo and Mike Hallett before the start of the season; [1] and from Sid Hood,[2] Eddie Sinclair,[3] and Mark Wildman later in 1979r.[3] Kingsley Kennerley moved from honorary member status back to playing status.[3] Jim Wych, John Bear, Mario Morra, Paul Thornley, Bernie Mikkelsen and Kevin Robitaille were recognised as professionals as members of the new Canadian Professional Snooker Association.[4]

Calendar

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Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07-09 07-20   RSA NR Limosin International Good Hope Centre Cape Town   Eddie Charlton   John Spencer 23–19 [5][6]
07-?? 07-??   RSA NR Kronenbrau 1308 Classic Johannesburg   Eddie Charlton   Ray Reardon 7–4 [5]
08-?? 08-??   RSA NR South African Professional Championship   Derek Mienie   Jimmy van Rensberg 9–6 [7][8]
08-?? 08-??   AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney   Ian Anderson   Perrie Mans [n 2] [9]
09-?? 09-??   CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto   Cliff Thorburn   Terry Griffiths 17–16 [10]
10-20 10-27   ENG TE World Challenge Cup Haden Hill Leisure Centre Birmingham   Wales   England 14–3 [11][12]
11-19 12-01   ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston   John Virgo   Terry Griffiths 14–13 [13][14]
12-27 12-30   ENG NR Pot Black[n 3] BBC Studios Birmingham   Eddie Charlton   Ray Reardon 2–1 [15][16][17]
01-07 01-08   ENG NR The Classic New Century Hall Manchester   John Spencer   Alex Higgins 4–3 [18][19]
01-14 01-17   ENG NR Padmore Super Crystalate International Gala Baths West Bromwich   Alex Higgins   Perrie Mans 4–2 [20]
01-27 01-29   WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale   Doug Mountjoy   Ray Reardon 9–6 [19][21]
02-?? 02-??   ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich   Alex Higgins   Dennis Taylor 5–4 [22]
02-05 02-09   ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London   Terry Griffiths   Alex Higgins 9–5 [23][24][25]
02-02 02-12   IND NR Bombay International Bombay Gymkhana Bombay   John Virgo   Cliff Thorburn 13–7 [5][24]
02-13 02-16   IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill   Terry Griffiths   Doug Mountjoy 9–8 [26][27][28]
02-24 02-28   ENG NR British Gold Cup Assembly Rooms Derby   Alex Higgins   Ray Reardon 5–1 [29][30][31]
03-18 03-22   CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Masonic Temple Toronto   Cliff Thorburn   Jim Wych 9–6 [7]
04-02 04-03   SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Cumbernauld Theatre Kildrum   Eddie Sinclair   Chris Ross 11–6 [32][33]
04-17 04-19   NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast   Dennis Taylor   Alex Higgins 21–15 [34]
04-22 05-05   ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield   Cliff Thorburn   Alex Higgins 18–16 [35][36]
05-03 05-10   WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn   John Virgo   Ray Reardon 9–6 [37][38][39]
05-10 05-17   ENG NR Pontins Camber Sands Camber Sands Holiday Village Rye   Alex Higgins   Dennis Taylor 9–7 [39][40]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings

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Main article: Snooker world rankings 1979/1980

The top 16 of the world rankings.[41][42][43]

No. Ch. Name
1     Ray Reardon
2     Dennis Taylor
3     Eddie Charlton
4     John Spencer
5     Cliff Thorburn
6     Fred Davis
7     Perrie Mans
8     Terry Griffiths
9     Graham Miles
10     John Virgo
11     Alex Higgins
12     Bill Werbeniuk
13     Doug Mountjoy
14     John Pulman
15     David Taylor
16     Patsy Fagan

Notes

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  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date format.
  2. ^ The final was decided on aggregate score over three frames.
  3. ^ Event was played and recorded in December 1979, but broadcast in the spring of 1980.

References

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  1. ^ "New professionals - winning doesn't count". Snooker Scene. July 1979. p. 5.
  2. ^ Hale, Janice (September 1979). "On the slate". Snooker Scene. p. 9.
  3. ^ a b c "New professionals". Snooker Scene. December 1979. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Wych gives up world amateur chance". Snooker Scene. November 1979. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b c Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  6. ^ Snooker Scene, July 1979, page 13
  7. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  8. ^ Snooker Scene, August 1979, page 18
  9. ^ Turner, Chris. "Australian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  10. ^ Turner, Chris. "Canadian Open, Canadian Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  11. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  12. ^ Snooker Scene, August 1979, page 3
  13. ^ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  14. ^ Snooker Scene, November 1979, page 6
  15. ^ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  16. ^ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  17. ^ Snooker Scene, December 1979, page 11
  18. ^ Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  19. ^ a b Snooker Scene, January 1980, page 34
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  21. ^ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  23. ^ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  24. ^ a b Turner, Chris. "On this Week: White becomes Brown". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  25. ^ Snooker Scene, January 1980, page 19
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  27. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hallett wins English Pro title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  28. ^ Snooker Scene, February 1980, page 30
  29. ^ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  30. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  31. ^ Snooker Scene, March 1980, page 25
  32. ^ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  33. ^ Snooker Scene, April 1980, page 23
  34. ^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  35. ^ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  36. ^ Snooker Scene, April 1980, page 8
  37. ^ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  38. ^ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  39. ^ a b Snooker Scene, April 1980, page 28
  40. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 17. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  41. ^ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  42. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  43. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
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