Pontins Camber Sands
Pontins Camber Sands 1980
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Tournament type: | Non-ranking |
Attendees: | 8th |
Venue: | Pontins Camber Sands Holiday Park , Rye , England |
Opening: | May 10, 1980 |
Endgame: | May 17, 1980
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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 | |
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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 |
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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
- ^ A b Ron Florax: 1980 Pontins Camber Sands. CueTracker.net, accessed February 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1980 Pontins Camber Sands - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed February 13, 2019 .