Kronenbräu 1308 Classic

Kronenbräu 1308 Classic
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	4th
Venue:	Johannesburg , South Africa
Opening:	Week 30; July 1979
Endgame:	Week 30; July 1979
Winner:	Eddie Charlton
Finalist:	Ray Reardon
Highest Break:	/ (unknown)

The Kronenbräu 1308 Classic (in English mostly Kronenbrau 1308 Classic ) was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1979/80 season . It was held in the 30th calendar week in July 1979 in Johannesburg , South Africa . The winner was the Australian Eddie Charlton , who defeated the Welshman Ray Reardon in the final. Data on breaks are not known.

Prize money

The name-giving sponsor of the tournament was the Kronenbräu 1308 beer brand . The tournament prize pool was only £ 1,373 , which was awarded to the winner, Charlton.

Tournament course

The tournament took place a week after Limosin International , which was also held in South Africa and was also won by Charlton. The number of participants in the tournament was only four players, two of whom were South Africans. The semi-finals were played in the best of 11 frames mode and the final in the best of 13 frames mode.

	Semi-final best of 11 frames				Final Best of 13 frames
	Eddie Charlton	6th
	Jimmy van Rensberg	1
					Eddie Charlton	7th
					Ray Reardon	4th
	Ray Reardon	6th
	Perrie Mans	1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1979 Kronenbrau 1308 Classic. CueTracker.net, accessed July 1, 2019 .  
2. ^ 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 July 1, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Ron Florax: 1979 Kronenbrau 1308 Classic - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed July 1, 2019 .