1979 Masters (snooker)

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Benson & Hedges Masters

Tournament information
Dates	22–26 January 1979 (1979-01-22 – 1979-01-26)
Venue	Wembley Conference Centre
City	London
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£8,000
Winner's share	£3,000
Highest break	Alex Higgins (NIR) (132)
Final
Champion	Perrie Mans (RSA)
Runner-up	Alex Higgins (NIR)
Score	8–4
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The 1979 Benson & Hedges Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 22nd to Friday 26 January 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England, which would host the tournament until the venue's demolition in 2006. 10 players were invited for the tournament.

Perrie Mans of South Africa won the first Masters tournament held at the Wembley by defeating Alex Higgins 8–4 in the final. Notably Perrie Mans won the event without making a break above 50.

Main draw[]

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	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
						Alex Higgins (NIR)		5
						Eddie Charlton (AUS)		2
											Alex Higgins		5
											Doug Mountjoy		1
						John Spencer (ENG)		0
	Fred Davis (ENG)		2			Doug Mountjoy		5
	Doug Mountjoy (WAL)		5													Alex Higgins		4
																Perrie Mans		8
						Perrie Mans (RSA)		5
						Cliff Thorburn (CAN)		4
											Perrie Mans		5
											Ray Reardon		3
						Ray Reardon (WAL)		5
	Patsy Fagan (IRL)		4			David Taylor		2
	David Taylor (ENG)		5

Final[]

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: John Smyth Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 26 January 1979.
Perrie Mans  South Africa	8–4	Alex Higgins  Northern Ireland
First session: 28–97, 43–69, 75–60, 69–37, 97–38, 72–29, 71–23, 87–28, 74–67, 21–90, 36–76, 62–38
	Highest break
0	Century breaks	0
0	50+ breaks	0

Century breaks[]

Total: 2^[3]

• 132 – Alex Higgins
• 111 – Doug Mountjoy

References[]