Bombay International 1979 (1979/80)
Bombay International 1979 Gaware Paints Bombay International 1979
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Tournament type: | Invitation tournament / league |
Attendees: | 8th |
Venue: | Bombay Gymkhana , Bombay , India |
Opening: | 7th December 1979 |
Endgame: | 19th December 1979
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Winner: | John Virgo |
Finalist: | Cliff Thorburn |
Highest Break: | 123 ( Cliff Thorburn ) |
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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 | |
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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 |
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1 | John Virgo | 6 : 2 | Dennis Taylor |
2 | John Virgo | 6 : 1 | Arvind Savur |
3 | Cliff Thorburn | 6 : 5 | Arvind Savur |
4th | Cliff Thorburn | 6 : 4 | Dennis Taylor |
5 | Cliff Thorburn | 6 : 1 | John Virgo |
6th | Arvind Savur | 6 : 3 | Dennis Taylor |
table
Item | player | Lots | Frames | Points |
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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 |
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1 | John Spencer | 6 : 4 | Kirk Stevens |
2 | John Spencer | 6 : 4 | Steve Davis |
3 | John Spencer | 6 : 3 | Doug Mountjoy |
4th | Doug Mountjoy | 6 : 2 | Kirk Stevens |
5 | Steve Davis | 6 : 4 | Doug Mountjoy |
6th | Steve Davis | 6 : 2 | Kirk Stevens |
table
Item | player | Lots | Frames | Points |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ a b c d Ron Florax: 1979 Bombay International. CueTracker.net, accessed March 13, 2019 .
- ↑ 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).
- ^ A b Ron Florax: 1979 Bombay International - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed March 13, 2019 .