1979 Masters (snooker)

The 1979 Masters (officially the 1979 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 22nd to Friday 26 January 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England, which would host the tournament until the venue's demolition in 2006. 10 players were invited for the tournament.

1979 Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates22–26 January 1979 (1979-01-22 – 1979-01-26)
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£8,000
Winner's share£3,000
Highest break Alex Higgins (NIR) (132)
Final
Champion Perrie Mans (RSA)
Runner-up Alex Higgins (NIR)
Score8–4
← 1978
1980 →

Perrie Mans of South Africa won the first Masters tournament held at the Wembley by defeating Alex Higgins 8–4 in the final. Notably Perrie Mans won the event without making a break above 50.

Main draw

[1][2]

Round 1
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 15 frames
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) 2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
Wales Doug Mountjoy 1
 John Spencer (ENG) 0
 Fred Davis (ENG) 2 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4
South Africa Perrie Mans 8
 Perrie Mans (RSA) 5
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 4
South Africa Perrie Mans 5
Wales Ray Reardon 3
 Ray Reardon (WAL) 5
 Patsy Fagan (IRL) 4 England David Taylor 2
 David Taylor (ENG) 5

Final
Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: John Smyth
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 26 January 1979.
Perrie Mans
 South Africa		 8–4 Alex Higgins
 Northern Ireland
First session: 28–97, 43–69, 75–60, 69–37, 97–38, 72–29, 71–23, 87–28, 74–67, 21–90, 36–76, 62–38
Highest break
0 Century breaks 0
0 50+ breaks 0

Century breaks

Total: 2[3]

References
  1. "1979 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. "1979 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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