Pontins Camber Sands

Pontins Camber Sands 1980
Tournament type:	Non-ranking
Attendees:	8th
Venue:	Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park , Rye , England
Opening:	May 10, 1980
Endgame:	May 17, 1980
Winner:	Alex Higgins
Finalist:	Dennis Taylor
Highest Break:	111 ( Alex Higgins )

The 1980 Pontins Camber Sands was a non-ranking snooker tournament held once during the 1979/80 season . It took place between May 10th and 17th, 1980 in the Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park of the amusement park company Pontins in Rye , England . In an all-Northern Irish final, Alex Higgins defeated Dennis Taylor 9: 7 . Higgins also played the tournament's highest break with a 111 break.

Prize money

The prize pool was £ 6,200 , of which £ 2,000 went to the winner.

	Prize money
winner	£ 2,000
finalist	£ 1,000
Semi-finalist	650 pounds
Quarter finalist	475 pounds
All in all	£ 6,200

Tournament course

The field of eight players fought for the tournament victory in three rounds in a knockout format . The quarter-finals were played in the best of 7 frames mode , the semi-finals in the best of 9 frames mode and the final in the best of 17 frames mode .

Quarterfinals Best of 7 Frames

Semi-final Best of 9 frames

Final Best of 17 frames

Alex Higgins

4th

Bill Werbeniuk

2

Alex Higgins

5

Graham Miles

1

Graham Miles

4th

John Pulman

0

Alex Higgins

9

Dennis Taylor

7th

Dennis Taylor

4th

Cliff Thorburn

3

Dennis Taylor

5

Doug Mountjoy

3

Doug Mountjoy

4th

Kirk Stevens

1

Century Breaks

Only two century breaks were played during the tournament , both by Alex Higgins . First he played a 111 break in the semifinals, and finally a 102 break in the final.

See also

• Pontins Camber Sands Open , also a once-only Pro-Am event

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Ron Florax: 1980 Pontins Camber Sands. CueTracker.net, accessed February 13, 2019 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1980 Pontins Camber Sands - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed February 13, 2019 .