1979 Masters (snooker)

The 1979 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 22nd to Friday 26 January 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England, which would host the tournament until the venue's demolition in 2006. 10 players were invited for the tournament.

Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates22–26 January 1979
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£8,000
Winner's share£3,000
Highest break Alex Higgins (132)
Final
Champion Perrie Mans
Runner-up Alex Higgins
Score8–4
← 1978
1980 →

Perrie Mans of South Africa won the first Masters tournament held at the Wembley by defeating Alex Higgins 8–4 in the final. Notably Perrie Mans won the event without making a break above 50.

Main draw

[1][2]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames		 Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		 Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames		 Final
Best of 15 frames
     
        Alex Higgins 5  
        Eddie Charlton 2  
          Alex Higgins 5  
          Doug Mountjoy 1  
        John Spencer 0  
Fred Davis 2     Doug Mountjoy 5  
Doug Mountjoy 5       Alex Higgins 4
          Perrie Mans 8
        Perrie Mans 5  
        Cliff Thorburn 4  
          Perrie Mans 5  
          Ray Reardon 3  
        Ray Reardon 5      
Patsy Fagan 4     David Taylor 2      
David Taylor 5  

Final
Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: John Smyth
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 26 January 1979.
Perrie Mans
 South Africa		 8–4 Alex Higgins
 Northern Ireland
First session: 28–97, 43–69, 75–60, 69–37, 97–38, 72–29, 71–23, 87–28, 74–67, 21–90, 36–76, 62–38
Highest break
0 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 0

Century breaks

Total: 2[3]

References
  1. "1979 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "1979 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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