The 1979/80 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments that were part of the Main Tour . The tournaments were held between September 1979 and the World Cup final on May 17, 1980.
Season results
The following table shows the seasonal results.
date
competition
venue
Art
Winner'
Final opponent
Result
July 9 to July 20, 1979
South Africa 1961 Limosin International
Cape Town
Non-ranking
Australia Eddie Charlton
England John Spencer
23:19
July 1979
South Africa 1961 Kronenbrau 1308 Classic
Johannesburg
Invitation tournament
Australia Eddie Charlton
Wales Ray Reardon
7: 4
August 1979
Australia Australian Masters
Sydney
Non-ranking
Australia Ian Anderson
South Africa 1961 Perrie Mans
?
September 1979
Canada Canadian Open
Toronto
Non-ranking
Canada Cliff Thorburn
Wales Terry Griffiths
17:16
October 20-27, 1979
England World Challenge Cup
Birmingham
Non-ranking
Wales Wales
England England
14: 3
November 19 to December 1, 1979
England UK Championship
Preston
Non-ranking
England John Virgo
Wales Terry Griffiths
14:13
December 7th to 19th, 1979
India Bombay International
Bombay
Invitation tournament
England John Virgo
Canada Cliff Thorburn
13: 7
December 27-30, 1979
England Pot Black
Birmingham
Invitation tournament
Australia Eddie Charlton
Wales Ray Reardon
2: 1
January 1980
England Padmore / Super Crystalate International
West Bromwich
Non-ranking
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
South Africa 1961 Perrie Mans
4: 2
January 7th to 8th, 1980
England Classic
Manchester
Invitation tournament
England John Spencer
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
4: 3
February 1980
England Tolly Cobbold Classic
Ipswich
Invitation tournament
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
5: 4
February 5-9, 1980
England Masters
London
Invitation tournament
Wales Terry Griffiths
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
9: 5
February 13-16, 1980
Ireland Irish Masters
Kill
Invitation tournament
Wales Terry Griffiths
Wales Doug Mountjoy
9: 8
February 24-28, 1980
England British Gold Cup
Derby
Non-ranking
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Wales Ray Reardon
5: 1
April 22 to May 5, 1980
England World Snooker Championship
Sheffield
World ranking tournament
Canada Cliff Thorburn
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
18:16
May 3rd to 10th
Wales Pontins Professional
Prestatyn
Non-ranking
England John Virgo
Wales Ray Reardon
9: 6
May 10th to 17th
England Pontins Camber Sands
Camber Sands
Non-ranking
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
9: 7
National professional championships
World ranking
The snooker world rankings were only updated after each full season and take into account the performance of the last three world championships . The following table shows the 16 best players in the world rankings for the 1979/80 season.
Web links
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