1980 Pontins Camber Sands

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1980 Pontins Camber Sands
Tournament information
Dates10–17 May 1980 (1980-05-10 – 1980-05-17)
VenueCamber Sands Holiday Village
CityRye
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£2,000
Highest break Alex Higgins (NIR) 111[1]
Final
Champion Alex Higgins (NIR)
Runner-up Dennis Taylor (NIR)
Score9–7

The 1980 Pontins Camber Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1980 in Rye, England.[2]

Laid out similarly to the Pontins Professional championships, the tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 7 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.

Alex Higgins won the event, beating Dennis Taylor 9–7 in the final after Taylor had taken a 5–0 lead. Higgins received £2,000 as winner, with Taylor taking £1,500 as runner-up.[3][1]

Main draw[]

[3]

Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
         
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4
Canada Bill Werbeniuk 2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
England Graham Miles 1
England Graham Miles 4
England John Pulman 0
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 7
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4
Canada Cliff Thorburn 3
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
Wales Doug Mountjoy 4
Canada Kirk Stevens 1

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Revenge win for Higgins". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. July 1980. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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