1979 World Snooker Championship
The 1979 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1979 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 28 April 1979 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–28 April 1979 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £35,000 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bill Werbeniuk (142) |
| Final | |
| Champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Terry Griffiths |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 24–16 |
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Terry Griffiths won in the final 24–16 against Dennis Taylor. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
Tournament summary
- Griffiths began the tournament by defeating Bernard Bennett and Jim Meadowcroft in the qualifying rounds. At the Crucible, he defeated Perrie Mans in the first round, followed by a 13–12 victory over Alex Higgins in the quarter-final.[1] In the semi-final he trailed Eddie Charlton by 16–17 before winning 19–17 at 1.40am, the latest finish of any match at the time.[2] Griffiths then beat future champion Dennis Taylor 24–16 in the final, to win the world title at his first attempt.[2][3] He became the first qualifier to win the title at the Crucible.[4]
- Kirk Stevens and future six-time champion Steve Davis made their Championship debuts, but they lost in the last-16 round: 8–13 to Fred Davis and 11–13 to Dennis Taylor, respectively.[5][6]
- Aged 65 years and 247 days, Fred Davis became the oldest ever player to win a match at the Crucible. Three days later he also became the oldest player to reach the quarter-finals.[7]
- John Williams refereed the final.[8]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][9]
- Winner: £10,000
- Runner-up: £5,000
- Third place: £3,000
- Fourth place: £2,000
- Quarter-final: £1,250
- Last 16: £1,000
- Highest break: £500
- Maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £35,500
Main draw
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate seedings.
| Last 16 Best of 25 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 25 frames | Semi-finals Best of 37 frames | Final Best of 47 frames | |||||||||||
| 17, 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
 Graham Miles | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 22, 23, 24 & 25 April | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) | 19 | |||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (5) | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 13 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 17 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 9 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (4) | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 26, 27 & 28 April | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) | 16 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 24 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Eddie Charlton (3) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 19, 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (3) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 16, 17 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (6) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (6) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 22, 23, 24 & 25 April | ||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (3) | 17 | |||||||||||||
| 16, 17 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 19 | Third place Best of 13 frames | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (7) | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 19, 20 & 21 April | 26 & 27 April | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (7) | 12 | John Virgo | 3 | |||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 13 | Eddie Charlton (3) | 7 | |||||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Perrie Mans (2) | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 13 | |||||||||||||
Qualifying
Source:[1]
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Century breaks
There were 13 century breaks at the championship, the highest being 142 by Bill Werbeniuk.[13][14] There was also a £5,000 bonus for compiling a higher break than the championship record of 142.[9]
- 142 Bill Werbeniuk
- 125 Cliff Thorburn
- 121, 120, 107, 101 Terry Griffiths
- 112, 105 Alex Higgins
- 112 John Spencer
- 110, 109 Fred Davis
- 106 Eddie Charlton
- 106 Dennis Taylor
References
- "World Championship 1979". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- "Then and Now: Terry Griffiths". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 119.
- "Steve Davis at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- "Kirk Stevens at the World Championship". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
- Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 132–134.
- Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 143.
- Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 130.
- "1979 World Championships Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 8–9.
- "Crucible Centuries". snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 146.
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