Pontins Professional 1980

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Pontins Professional 1980
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Pontins, Prestatyn , Wales
Opening: May 3, 1980
Endgame: May 10, 1980

Winner: EnglandEngland John Virgo
Finalist: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
Highest Break: 120 ( John Virgo ) EnglandEngland
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1981 →

The 1980 Pontins Professional was a snooker tournament for the 1979/80 season . It took place from May 3rd to 10th at Pontins' Holiday Park in Prestatyn on the north coast of Wales.

Last year's winner Doug Mountjoy did not defend his title. In return, Ray Reardon reached the final for the fifth time in the seventh edition of the tournament. For the first time he lost the final in Prestatyn. The Englishman John Virgo won it 9: 6 and got the third professional title of his career within 7 months.

Prize money

After the ups and downs in prize money in recent years, the prize money made a big leap up with the change in tournament mode. From £ 2,000 divided between the two finalists, £ 6,200 was distributed among all 8 participants. Winner and runner-up each got £ 500 more.

placement Prize money
winner £ 2,000
final £ 1,000
Semifinals 650 pounds
Quarter finals 475 pounds
All in all £ 6,200

Final round

After three years of experimenting with the group mode, the tournament returned to the classic elimination process. 8 participants played three rounds until the winner was left. Only Dennis Taylor and Cliff Thorburn , who had recently become world champion, were not among the top 8 in the world rankings .

  Quarter Finals
(Best of 7) 		Semi-finals
(Best of 9) 		Final
(Best of 17)
                           
  1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 4th        
3 EnglandEngland John Spencer 2  
1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5
  2 AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 2  
2 AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 4th
5 South Africa 1961South Africa Perrie Mans 3  
1 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 6th
  7th EnglandEngland John Virgo 9
4th EnglandEngland Fred Davis 2    
7th EnglandEngland John Virgo 4th  
7th EnglandEngland John Virgo 5
  8th EnglandEngland Steve Davis 3  
6th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 2
  8th EnglandEngland Steve Davis 4th  

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Pontins,  Prestatyn , Wales , May 10, 1980
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 6: 9 EnglandEngland John Virgo
Afternoon : 68 : 48, 68 : 66 (57), 83 : 26 (83), 8: 120 (120), 45: 80 (53), 22: 96 (50), 104 : 6, 34: 63 ;
Evening : 74 : 54, 0: 106 (106), 51: 61 , 33: 93 , 61 : 37, 57: 63 , 16: 116 (96)
83 Highest break 120
- Century breaks 2
1 50+ breaks 6th

Century breaks

There were 6 breaks of 100 points or more this year, 3 century breaks were achieved by the winner John Virgo alone , two of which contributed to his victory in the final.

EnglandEngland John Virgo 120, 106, 100
WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 116
AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 110
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 107

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  1. ^ Pontins Open / Pontins Professional / Pontins World Pro-Am Series. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c 1980 Pontins Professional - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 1980 Pontins Professional. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  4. ↑ 1980 Pontin's Professional Results. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
  5. ↑ Rankings - 1979-1980. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .