Bombay International 1979 (1979/80)

Bombay International 1979 Gaware Paints Bombay International 1979
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament / league
Attendees:	8th
Venue:	Bombay Gymkhana , Bombay , India
Opening:	7th December 1979
Endgame:	19th December 1979
Winner:	John Virgo
Finalist:	Cliff Thorburn
Highest Break:	123 ( Cliff Thorburn )
← 1979

The Gaware Paints Bombay International 1979 (also Bombay International 1980 ) was a professional snooker invitation tournament , which was held as a round- robin tournament with a subsequent knockout system . The tournament was held from December 7th to 19th as part of the 1979/80 season in the Bombay Gymkhana in Bombay , India ; 1980 is also mentioned as the date of the event. The winner was the Englishman John Virgo , who defeated the Canadian Cliff Thorburn 13: 7 in the final. Thorburn played the highest break of the tournament with a 123 break in the final.

Prize money

As in the previous year, Gaware Paints sponsored the tournament, in comparison the total prize money increased by £ 300.

	Prize money
winner	£ 3,000
finalist	£ 2,200
Semi-finalist	£ 0
Group stage	£ 0
Highest break	£ 500
All in all	£ 5,700

Tournament course

A total of eight players were invited to the tournament, divided into two groups of four players each. The participants included seven professional players (including three-time world champion John Spencer and several future world champions) as well as the reigning Indian amateur champion Arvind Savur , who was champion in 1975, 1978 and 1979.

Group stage

All group games were played in the best of 11 frames mode . After a total of six games, three per player, a table was calculated in which the two best-placed players made it to the final round.

Group A

Games

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	John Virgo	26 : 26th	Dennis Taylor
2	John Virgo	16 : 16th	Arvind Savur
3	Cliff Thorburn	56 : 56th	Arvind Savur
4th	Cliff Thorburn	4th6 : 46th	Dennis Taylor
5	Cliff Thorburn	16 : 16th	John Virgo
6th	Arvind Savur	36 : 36th	Dennis Taylor

table

Item	player	Lots	Frames	Points
1	Cliff Thorburn	3	18:10	3
2	John Virgo	3	13: 9	2
3	Arvind Savur	3	12:15	1
4th	Dennis Taylor	3	9:18	0

Group B

Games

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	John Spencer	4th6 : 46th	Kirk Stevens
2	John Spencer	4th6 : 46th	Steve Davis
3	John Spencer	36 : 36th	Doug Mountjoy
4th	Doug Mountjoy	26 : 26th	Kirk Stevens
5	Steve Davis	4th6 : 46th	Doug Mountjoy
6th	Steve Davis	26 : 26th	Kirk Stevens

table

Item	player	Lots	Frames	Points
1	John Spencer	3	18:11	3
2	Steve Davis	3	16:12	2
3	Doug Mountjoy	3	13:14	1
4th	Kirk Stevens	3	8:18	0

Finals

In contrast to the group phase, the semi-finals were played in the best of 15 frames mode and the final in the best of 25 frames mode .

	Semi-finals Best of 15 frames					Final Best of 25 frames
	A1	Cliff Thorburn	8th
	B2	Steve Davis	5
						A1	Cliff Thorburn	7th
						A2	John Virgo	13
	B1	John Spencer	6th
	A2	John Virgo	8th

Century Breaks

A total of three Century Breaks were played during the tournament , with all three played in the finals. With two Centuries, including the tallest, Cliff Thorburn has played the most Centuries.

• Cliff Thorburn : 123 , 115
• John Spencer : 106

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ron Florax: 1979 Bombay International. CueTracker.net, accessed March 13, 2019 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Chris Turner: Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events - First held before 1980. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on March 13, 2019 (English).  
3. ^ ^{A b} Ron Florax: 1979 Bombay International - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed March 13, 2019 .