Irish Masters 1980

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Irish Masters 1980
Benson & Hedges Irish Masters 1980
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Goffs, Kill , Ireland
Opening: February 13, 1980
Endgame: February 16, 1980

Defending champion: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy
Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths
Finalist: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy
Highest Break: 86 ( Terry Griffiths ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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1981 →

The 1980 Benson & Hedges Irish Masters was a professional snooker dung tournament for the 1979/80 season . It was held from February 13 to February 16, 1980 in the Goffs of the Irish village of Kill . The winner was Terry Griffiths , who defeated last year's winner Doug Mountjoy in an all-Welsh final . Terry Griffiths played the highest break with an 86 break.

Prize money

Once again, Benson & Hedges sponsored the tournament. Compared to last year, the prize pool increased by exactly £ 3,000 to £ 7,800, with about a third going to the winner.

Prize money
winner £ 2,500
finalist £ 1,500
Semi-finalist £ 800
Group stage 550 pounds
All in all £ 7,800

Tournament course

The field of eight players was divided into two groups of four. After everyone had played once against all of their group opponents, the two best players in each group made it to the semi-finals. From there, the winner of the tournament was played out in the knockout system .

While three frames were always played in the group games, the semi-finals were played in the best of 7 frames mode and the final in the best of 19 frames mode.

Group stage

Group A

Games
game Player 1 Result Player 2
1 John Spencer EnglandEngland 12 : 12 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
2 Doug Mountjoy WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 03 : 03 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
3 Doug Mountjoy WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 12 : 12 EnglandEngland John Spencer
4th Doug Mountjoy WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 12 : 12 EnglandEngland Fred Davis
5 Fred Davis EnglandEngland 12 : 12 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
6th Fred Davis EnglandEngland 12 : 12 EnglandEngland John Spencer
table
Item player Lots Frames Points
1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 3 7: 2 3
2 EnglandEngland Fred Davis 3 5: 4 2
3 EnglandEngland John Spencer 3 4: 5 1
4th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3 2: 7 0

Group B

Games
game Player 1 Result Player 2
1 Dennis Taylor Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 12 : 12 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
2 Alex Higgins Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 12 : 12 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
3 Alex Higgins Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 12 : 12 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths
4th Alex Higgins Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland 12 : 12 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
5 Terry Griffiths WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 03 : 03 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
6th Terry Griffiths WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 12 : 12 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
table
Item player Lots Frames Points
1 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 3 6: 3 3
2 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 3 6: 3 2
3 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3 3: 6 1
4th CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 3 3: 6 0

Finals

  Semi-final
best of 7 frames 		Final
Best of 19 frames
             
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 4th      
 EnglandEngland Fred Davis 1  
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 10
   WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 9
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 4th  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 1  

final

The reigning world champion Terry Griffiths met the finalists of the two previous years and last year's winner Doug Mountjoy .

After Griffiths took a 2-0 lead, Mountjoy turned the game around and took a 2-3 lead. But Griffiths also turned the game around and took the lead 6: 3 before both games won two frames. But now Mountjoy managed to turn things around again; he first equalized at 8: 8 and then took the lead with 8: 9. With a break of 59, Griffiths forced the decider , which he won with 67:10 and with it the match and tournament.

Final: Best of 19 Frames
Goffs,  Kill , Ireland , February 16, 1980
Terry Griffiths WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg 10 : 9 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy
115 : 9 (73), 62 : 57, 14: 60 , 22: 68 (63), 46: 56 , 59 : 30, 90 : 31, 62 : 44, 75 : 52 (75 Griffiths, 52 Mountjoy),
52 : 68 , 73 : 58, 56: 65 (51), 66 : 61 (Mountjoy 54), 41: 68 , 46: 70 , 12: 109 (67), 0: 61 , 98 : 0 (59), 67 : 10
75 Highest break 67
- Century breaks -
3 50+ breaks 5

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1980 Irish Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed on March 22, 2019 .
  2. ^ Ron Florax: 1980 Irish Masters - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed on March 22, 2019 .