Padmore / Super Crystalate International

Padmore / Super Crystalate International
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	8th
Venue:	Gala Baths, West Bromwich , England
Opening:
Endgame:
Winner:	Alex Higgins
Finalist:	Perrie Mans
Highest Break:	106 ( Willie Thorne )

The Padmore / Super Crystalate International was a snooker tournament during the 1979/80 season . The invitation tournament was held once and took place in January 1980 at the Gala Baths in West Bromwich .

The tournament almost never happened because the original sponsor withdrew four days before the start. At short notice, the organizer Mike Watterson found two companies that were financially involved, and the players competed, although the prize money was only a third of the planned amount.

The tournament winner was the Northern Irishman Alex Higgins . Although he caught a cold and suffered from an ear infection, he defeated the South African Perrie Mans 4-2 in the final.

Prize money

Originally £ 15,000 was planned as prize money. After the sponsor's cancellation, only £ 5,000 came in at short notice from two small sponsors.

placement	Prize money
winner	£ 2,000
final	£ 1,000
Semifinals	£ 500
Quarter finals	250 pounds
All in all	£ 5,000

Final round

Despite the reduction in the prize money, eight players from the top 17 of the world rankings competed with the number 4 John Spencer as the top player. A three-round elimination tournament was played to determine the winner.

	Quarter Finals (Best of 5)					Semi-finals (Best of 5)					Final (Best of 7)
	1	John Spencer	3
	7th	Doug Mountjoy	2
						1	John Spencer	2
						3	Perrie Mans	3
	3	Perrie Mans	3
	6th	Bill Werbeniuk	0
											3	Perrie Mans	2
											5	Alex Higgins	4th
	4th	Graham Miles	1
	8th	Willie Thorne	3
						8th	Willie Thorne	2
						5	Alex Higgins	3
	2	Fred Davis	2
	5	Alex Higgins	3

final

Final: Best of 7 Frames Gala Baths,  West Bromwich , England , 1980
Perrie Mans	2: 4	Alex Higgins
39: 81 (81), 46: 76 , 89 : 33, 58 : 21, 22: 83 , 1: 124 (73)
-	Highest break	81
-	Century breaks	-
-	50+ breaks	2

Century breaks

The Englishman Willie Thorne managed the only century break of the tournament: In the quarterfinals he scored 106 points in a row.

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1. ^ ^{A b} Padmore / Super Crystalate International. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 1980 Padmore / Super Crystalate International - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 . 
3. ↑ 1980 Padmore / Super Crystalate International. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 . 
4. ↑ 1980 Padmore Super Crystalate International Results Grid. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2018 . 
5. ↑ Rankings - 1979–1980. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .