1979–80 snooker season

The 1979–80 snooker season was a series of snooker tournaments played between 9 July 1979 and 17 May 1980. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

1979–80 snooker season
Details
Duration9 July 1979 – 17 May 1980
Tournaments22 (1 ranking event)
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship John Virgo
Masters Terry Griffiths
World Championship Cliff Thorburn

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–09 07–20  RSA NR Limosin International Good Hope Centre Cape Town Eddie Charlton John Spencer 23–19 [1][2]
07–?? 07–??  RSA NR Kronenbrau 1308 Classic Johannesburg Eddie Charlton Ray Reardon 7–4 [1]
08–?? 08–??  RSA NR South African Professional Championship Derek Mienie Jimmy van Rensberg 9–6 [3][4]
08–?? 08–??  AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney Ian Anderson Perrie Mans [n 2] [5]
09–?? 09–??  CAN NR Canadian Open Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Cliff Thorburn Terry Griffiths 17–16 [6]
10–20 10–27  ENG TE World Challenge Cup Haden Hill Leisure Centre Birmingham  Wales  England 14–3 [7][8]
11–19 12–01  ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston John Virgo Terry Griffiths 14–13 [9][10]
12–27 12–30  ENG NR Pot Black[n 3] BBC Studios Birmingham Eddie Charlton Ray Reardon 2–1 [11][12][13]
01–?? 01–??  CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Cliff Thorburn Jim Wych 9–6 [3]
01–07 01–08  ENG NR The Classic New Century Hall Manchester John Spencer Alex Higgins 4–3 [14][15]
01–14 01–17  ENG NR Padmore Super Crystalate International Gala Baths West Bromwich Alex Higgins Perrie Mans 4–2 [16]
01–27 01–29  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale Doug Mountjoy Ray Reardon 9–6 [15][17]
02–?? 02–??  ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor 5–4 [18]
02–05 02–09  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Terry Griffiths Alex Higgins 9–5 [19][20][21]
02–02 02–12  IND NR Bombay International Bombay Gymkhana Bombay John Virgo Cliff Thorburn 13–7 [1][20]
02–13 02–16  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy 9–8 [22][23][24]
02–24 02–28  ENG NR British Gold Cup Assembly Rooms Derby Alex Higgins Ray Reardon 5–1 [25][26][27]
04–02 04–03  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Cumbernauld Theatre Kildrum Eddie Sinclair Chris Ross 11–6 [28][29]
04–17 04–19  NIR NR Irish Professional Championship Ulster Hall Belfast Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins 21–15 [30]
04–22 05–05  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Cliff Thorburn Alex Higgins 18–16 [31][32]
05–03 05–10  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn John Virgo Ray Reardon 9–6 [33][34][35]
05–10 05–17  ENG NR Pontins Camber Sands Camber Sands Holiday Village Rye Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor 9–7 [35][36]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 1979/1980

The top 16 of the world rankings.[37][38][39]

No. Ch. Name
1 Ray Reardon
2 Dennis Taylor
3 Eddie Charlton
4 John Spencer
5 Cliff Thorburn
6 Fred Davis
7 Perrie Mans
8 Terry Griffiths
9 Graham Miles
10 John Virgo
11 Alex Higgins
12 Bill Werbeniuk
13 Doug Mountjoy
14 John Pulman
15 David Taylor
16 Patsy Fagan

Notes
  1. Dates use the month day format
  2. The final was decided on aggregate score over three frames.
  3. Event was played and recorded in December 1979, but broadcast in the spring of 1980.

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