1980 Pontins Camber Sands

The 1980 Pontins Camber Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1980 in Rye, England.[1]

1980 Pontins Camber Sands
Tournament information
Dates10–17 May 1980
VenueCamber Sands Holiday Village
CityRye
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
Champion Alex Higgins
Runner-up Dennis Taylor
Score9–7

Laid out similarly to the Pontins Professional championships, 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.

Alex Higgins won the event, beating Dennis Taylor 9–7 in the final.[2]

Main draw

[2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Alex Higgins 4
Bill Werbeniuk 2 Alex Higgins 5
Graham Miles 4 Graham Miles 1
John Pulman 0 Alex Higgins 9
Dennis Taylor 4 Dennis Taylor 7
Cliff Thorburn 3 Dennis Taylor 5
Doug Mountjoy 4 Doug Mountjoy 3
Kirk Stevens 1

References

  1. "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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