1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament

The 1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion between October 1978 and January 1979.

Forward Chemicals Tournament
Tournament information
Dates23 October 1978 – 28 January 1979 (1978-10-23 1979-01-28)
VenueRoyal Exchange Theatre
CityManchester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£3,000
Final
ChampionWales Ray Reardon
Runner-upEngland John Spencer
Score9–6

Similar in format to previous Park Drive 2000 events, four professionals played each other three times in a round-robin format at various venues around the country, with the two best performing players reaching the final. Held at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, Ray Reardon defeated John Spencer 9–6 in the final.[1]

Main draw

[2]

Round-robin

Player 1 Score Player 2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins5–3England John Spencer
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins5–3Wales Ray Reardon
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins5–4Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Doug Mountjoy5–1England John Spencer
Wales Doug Mountjoy5–2England John Spencer
Wales Doug Mountjoy5–3Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Wales Doug Mountjoy5–3Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Wales Ray Reardon5–0Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Ray Reardon5–1Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Ray Reardon5–2Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Ray Reardon5–3England John Spencer
Wales Ray Reardon5–3Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Wales Ray Reardon5–3Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England John Spencer5–0Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England John Spencer5–3Wales Ray Reardon
England John Spencer5–3Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
England John Spencer5–4Wales Ray Reardon
England John Spencer5–4Wales Doug Mountjoy

Knockout stage

Final
Best of 17 frames
   
1 Wales Ray Reardon 9
2 England John Spencer 6

References

  1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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