1979 Bombay International

The 1979 Gaware Paints Bombay International was a professional invitational snooker tournament held in February 1979 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India. This was the first professional snooker tournament to be held in India.

Bombay International
Tournament information
Dates10–14 February 1979
VenueBombay Gymkhana
CityBombay
CountryIndia
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£2,000
Final
Champion John Spener
Runner-up Dennis Taylor
1980 →

Six professionals played in a round-robin format, with John Spencer emerging as the winner.[1]

Main draw

[2]

Player 1 Score Player 2
Patsy Fagan6–2 Cliff Thorburn
Patsy Fagan6–4 Arvind Savur
Graham Miles6–0 Patsy Fagan
Graham Miles6–3 Dennis Taylor
Arvind Savur6–3 Dennis Taylor
Arvind Savur6–4 Graham Miles
John Spencer6–1 Arvind Savur
John Spencer6–3 Cliff Thorburn
John Spencer6–4 Patsy Fagan
John Spencer6–5 Graham Miles
Dennis Taylor6–2 Patsy Fagan
Dennis Taylor6–5 John Spencer
Dennis Taylor6–5 Cliff Thorburn
Cliff Thorburn6–2 Arvind Savur
Cliff Thorburn6–4 Graham Miles

References
  1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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