1979 World Snooker Championship
World Snooker Championship 1979 Embassy World Snooker Championship
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Attendees: | 16 |
Venue: | Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England |
Opening: | April 16, 1979 |
Endgame: | April 28, 1979
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Winner: | Terry Griffiths |
Finalist: | Dennis Taylor |
Highest Break: | 142 ( Bill Werbeniuk ) |
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The 1979 World Snooker Championship took place from April 16 to April 28.
The venue was the Crucible Theater in Sheffield . The prize pool for the winner of the tournament, Terry Griffiths, was £ 10,000. The highest break of the tournament was achieved by Bill Werbeniuk with 142 points. A total of £ 35,000 in prize money was distributed to the players.
Prize money
Prize money 1979 | Profit in £ |
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winner | 10,000 |
defeated finalist | 5,000 |
3rd place | 3,000 |
4th Place | 2,000 |
Quarter finalist | 1,250 |
Round of 16 | 1,000 |
Highest break | 500 |
Maximum break | 10,000 |
All in all | £ 35,000 |
game schedule
First round best of 25 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames |
Semi-final Best of 37 frames |
Final Best of 47 frames |
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Ray Reardon | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Graham Miles | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Ray Reardon | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Steve Davis | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 19th | |||||||||||||||||
John Virgo | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
John Spencer | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Bill Werbeniuk | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
John Virgo | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Cliff Thorburn | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
John Virgo | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
Fred Davis | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Kirk Stevens | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Eddie Charlton | 17th | |||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 19th | |||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
David Taylor | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Perrie Mans | 8th | |||||||||||||||||
Terry Griffiths | 13 |
In the game for third place, Eddie Charlton prevailed against John Virgo 7: 3.
qualification
1 round
First round (Best of 17 frames) | ||
Result | ||
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Doug Mountjoy | 9 : 1 | Derek Mienie |
Terry Griffiths | 9 : 2 | Bernard Bennett |
Pat Houlihan | 9 : 5 | John Barrie |
Willie Thorne | 9 : 3 | Jim Charlton |
John Virgo | 9 : 0 | Maurice Parkin |
John Dunning | 9 : 5 | Jackie Rea |
Rex Williams | 9 : 2 | David Greaves |
Jim Meadowcroft | 9 : 7 | Jimmy van Rensberg |
Roy Andrewartha | 9 : 8 | Ray Edmonds |
Steve Davis | 9 : 1 | Ian Anderson |
Kirk Stevens | 9 : 1 | Roy Amdor |
2nd round
Second round (best of 17 frames) | ||
Result | ||
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John Virgo | 9 : 8 | Willie Thorne |
Bill Werbeniuk | 9 : 2 | Roy Andrewartha |
David Taylor | 9 : 8 | John Dunning |
Doug Mountjoy | 9 : 6 | Pat Houlihan |
Steve Davis | 9 : 2 | Patsy Fagan |
Terry Griffiths | 9 : 6 | Jim Meadowcroft |
Kirk Stevens | 9 : 0 | John Pulman |
Graham Miles | 9 : 5 | Rex Williams |
Century Breaks
13 Century Breaks were achieved by eight different players, which meant a new record of total Centuries played at a World Cup:
Bill Werbeniuk | 142 |
Cliff Thorburn | 125 |
Terry Griffiths | 121, 120, 107, 101 |
Alex Higgins | 112, 105 |
John Spencer | 112 |
Fred Davis | 110, 109 |
Eddie Charlton | 106 |
Dennis Taylor | 106 |
swell
- Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2011 edition). , Bournemouth 2011.
- Global Snooker ( Memento from March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Chris Turner's Snooker Archive ( Memento from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )