1980 Pontins Professional
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3–10 May 1980 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Virgo |
| Runner-up |  Ray Reardon |
| Score | 9–6 |
← 1979 1981 → | |
The 1980 Pontins Professional was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1980 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
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.
John Virgo won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.[2]
Main draw[]
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
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| John Virgo | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Fred Davis | 2 |
| John Virgo | 5 | |||||||||
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| Steve Davis | 4 |
| Steve Davis | 3 | |||||||||
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| Terry Griffiths | 2 |
| John Virgo | 9 | |||||||||
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| Ray Reardon | 4 |
| Ray Reardon | 6 | |||||||||
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| John Spencer | 2 |
| Ray Reardon | 5 | |||||||||
| Eddie Charlton | 4 |
| Eddie Charlton | 2 | |||||||||
| Perrie Mans | 3 | ||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-28. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.
Categories:
- Pontins Professional
- Snooker competitions in Wales
- 1980 in snooker
- 1980 in Welsh sport
- May 1980 sports events in the United Kingdom