Masters 1980

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Masters 1980
Benson & Hedges Masters 1980
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Venue: Wembley Conference Center
Opening: February 6, 1980
Endgame: February 10, 1980

Winner: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths
Finalist: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Highest Break: 131 ( Terry Griffiths ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
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1981

The 1980 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament of the 1979/80 season that was held from February 6 to 10, 1980 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the sixth edition of the Masters.

The Northern Irishman Alex Higgins reached the Masters final for the third time in a row, but had to admit defeat to the Welshman Terry Griffiths 5: 9. On his way to the final, Higgins was able to defeat defending champion Perrie Mans in the quarter-finals 5-1.

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 9 frames
Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames
Semi-final
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
      
          South Africa 1961South Africa Perrie Mans 1  
 EnglandEngland Fred Davis 1      Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5        Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5  
            WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 2  
          WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5  
          Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3  
            Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
            WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 9
          AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 2  
          EnglandEngland John Spencer 5  
            EnglandEngland John Spencer 0  
            WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5  
          WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5       
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5      CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 3       
 EnglandEngland John Virgo 3  

Individual evidence

  1. Results Masters 1980 . Snooker Database. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
  2. ^ The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.