UK Championship 1979
UK Championship 1979
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| Venue: | Guild Hall, Preston |
| Opening: | 19th November 1979 |
| Endgame: | 1st December 1979
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| Winner: |
 John Virgo
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| Highest Break: | 119 ( Terry Griffiths )
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The UK Championship 1979 was a snooker tournament that was held from November to December 1979 in Preston . John Virgo won the final 14:13 against Terry Griffiths .
Prize money
- Winner: £ 4,000
- Finalist: £ 2500
- Semi-finalist: £ 1250
- Quarter-finalist: £ 625
- Round of 16: £ 325
- Last 24: £ 100
- Maximum tournament break: £ 100
Total: £ 15,000
Results
27 players took part in the tournament.
1 round
| Result | ||
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John Dunning
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9 : 8 |
David Greaves
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Mike Hallett
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9 : 1 |
Maurice Parkin
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 Jackie Rea
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9 : 8 |
Bernard Bennett
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2nd round
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
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Steve Davis
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9 : 3 |
John Dunning
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Tony Meo
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9 : 7 |
David Taylor
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Willie Thorne
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9 : 4 |
Roy Andrewartha
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 Patsy Fagan
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9 : 4 |
Mike Hallett
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 Bill Werbeniuk
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9 : 3 |
Joe Johnson
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Ray Edmonds
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9 : 3 |
Jim Meadowcroft
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Pat Houlihan
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9 : 3 |
Jackie Rea
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Cliff Wilson
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9 : 7 |
John Pulman
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Final round
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
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7th | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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9 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
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6th | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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8th | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
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9 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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14th | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
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13 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer
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8th | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Edmonds
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8th | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Ray Edmonds
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Pat Houlihan
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
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7th | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
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9 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson
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4th | |||||||||||||
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1979 UK Championship. CueTracker, accessed October 15, 2015 .
- ↑ Results. Snooker Database, accessed December 2, 2010 .
