Masters 1980

Masters 1980 Benson & Hedges Masters 1980
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Venue:	Wembley Conference Center
Opening:	February 6, 1980
Endgame:	February 10, 1980
Winner:	Terry Griffiths
Finalist:	Alex Higgins
Highest Break:	131 ( Terry Griffiths )
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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
						Perrie Mans		1
	Fred Davis		1			Alex Higgins		5
	Alex Higgins		5								Alex Higgins		5
											Ray Reardon		2
						Ray Reardon		5
						Dennis Taylor		3
																Alex Higgins		5
																Terry Griffiths		9
						Eddie Charlton		2
						John Spencer		5
											John Spencer		0
											Terry Griffiths		5
						Terry Griffiths		5
	Cliff Thorburn		5			Cliff Thorburn		3
	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.