1979–80 snooker season

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

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.

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 Australia Eddie Charlton England John Spencer 23–19 [5][6]
07-?? 07-??  RSA NR Kronenbrau 1308 Classic Johannesburg Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Ray Reardon 7–4 [5]
08-?? 08-??  RSA NR South African Professional Championship South Africa Derek Mienie South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg 9–6 [7][8]
08-?? 08-??  AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney Australia Ian Anderson South Africa Perrie Mans [n 2] [9]
09-?? 09-??  CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Wales 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 England John Virgo Wales Terry Griffiths 14–13 [13][14]
12-27 12-30  ENG NR Pot Black[n 3] BBC Studios Birmingham Australia Eddie Charlton Wales Ray Reardon 2–1 [15][16][17]
01-07 01-08  ENG NR The Classic New Century Hall Manchester England John Spencer Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4–3 [18][19]
01-14 01-17  ENG NR Padmore Super Crystalate International Gala Baths West Bromwich Northern Ireland Alex Higgins South Africa Perrie Mans 4–2 [20]
01-27 01-29  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Ray Reardon 9–6 [19][21]
02-?? 02-??  ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5–4 [22]
02-05 02-09  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Wales Terry Griffiths Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–5 [23][24][25]
02-02 02-12  IND NR Bombay International Bombay Gymkhana Bombay England John Virgo Canada Cliff Thorburn 13–7 [5][24]
02-13 02-16  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Wales Terry Griffiths Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–8 [26][27][28]
02-24 02-28  ENG NR British Gold Cup Assembly Rooms Derby Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Ray Reardon 5–1 [29][30][31]
03-18 03-22  CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Masonic Temple Toronto Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Jim Wych 9–6 [7]
04-02 04-03  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Cumbernauld Theatre Kildrum Scotland Eddie Sinclair Scotland Chris Ross 11–6 [32][33]
04-17 04-19  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 21–15 [34]
04-22 05-05  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Canada Cliff Thorburn Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 18–16 [35][36]
05-03 05-10  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England John Virgo Wales Ray Reardon 9–6 [37][38][39]
05-10 05-17  ENG NR Pontins Camber Sands Camber Sands Holiday Village Rye Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland 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 Steady Wales Ray Reardon
2 Rise Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
3 Steady Australia Eddie Charlton
4 Steady England John Spencer
5 Steady Canada Cliff Thorburn
6 Steady England Fred Davis
7 Fall South Africa Perrie Mans
8 New entry Wales Terry Griffiths
9 Steady England Graham Miles
10 Rise England John Virgo
11 Fall Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
12 Steady Canada Bill Werbeniuk
13 Rise Wales Doug Mountjoy
14 Fall England John Pulman
15 Fall England David Taylor
16 Fall Republic of Ireland 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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