1980 Classic (1979/1980)

Wilson's Classic

Tournament information
Dates	7–8 January 1980 (1980-01-07 – 1980-01-08)
Venue	New Century Hall
City	Manchester
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£8,900
Winner's share	£?
Highest break	Alex Higgins (75)
Final
Champion	John Spencer
Runner-up	Alex Higgins
Score	4–3
← First 1980 (December) →

The 1980 Wilson's Classic (January) was the inaugural edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place on 7 and 8 January 1980. The tournament was played at the New Century Hall in Manchester, and featured eight professional players.

John Spencer won the tournament, beating Alex Higgins 4–3 in the final.^[1] A second Classic was staged in 1980 in December with Steve Davis winning the title.

Main draw[]

^[2]

	Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames					Semi-finals Best of 3 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
		Terry Griffiths	2
		Jim Meadowcroft	0				Terry Griffiths	0
		Alex Higgins	2				Alex Higgins	2
		Dennis Taylor	0									Alex Higgins	3
		John Spencer	2									John Spencer	4
		Graham Miles	0				John Spencer	2
		John Virgo	2				John Virgo	0
		Doug Mountjoy	0

Final[]

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. New Century Hall, Manchester, England, 8 January 1980.
Alex Higgins  Northern Ireland	3–4	John Spencer  England
46–64, 50–51, 102–39, 97(75)–19, 70 (52)–26, 29–67, 90(52)–30
75	Highest break	52
0	Century breaks	0
2	50+ breaks	1

Century breaks[]

No centuries were made.
Highest break of the tournament:

• 75 Alex Higgins

References[]