1980 Pontins Camber Sands

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

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

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. "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. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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