1980 Pontins Camber Sands

1980 Pontins Camber Sands
Tournament information
Dates10–17 May 1980
VenueCamber Sands Holiday Village
CityRye
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Score9–7

The 1980 Pontins Camber Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1980 in Rye, England.[1]

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.[2]

Main draw

[2]

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 4 England Graham Miles 1
England John Pulman 0 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 7
Canada Cliff Thorburn 3 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5
Wales Doug Mountjoy 4 Wales Doug Mountjoy 3
Canada Kirk Stevens 1

References

  1. ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.

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