1980 UK Championship

The 1980 UK Championship (also known as the 1980 Coral UK Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 16 and 29 November 1980. This was the fourth edition of the UK Championship and the third staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the third consecutive year. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 22 to 29 November – the BBC's television coverage had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship.

1980 Coral UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–29 November 1980 (1980-11-16 – 1980-11-29)
VenueGuild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£6,000
Highest breakNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins (134)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score16–6
← 1979
1981 →

Steve Davis defeated Alex Higgins 16–6 in the final to win his first major title, after making his first major quarter-final in the previous year's championship. Davis whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-finals on his way to the final. The highest break of the tournament was a 134 made by Higgins.

Prize fund

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  • Winner: £6,000
  • Runner-up: £3,000
  • Semi-final: £1,500
  • Quarter-final: £1,000
  • Last 16: £500
  • Last 24: £250

Main draw

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Final
Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe (first session), John Williams (other sessions)
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1980.
Steve Davis
 England		 16–6 Alex Higgins
 Northern Ireland
First session: 93–29 (69), 107–16, 27–79 (58), 79–16 (60), 26–69, 114–0 (114), 96–29 (95), 65–41, 68–29, 81–24, 28–74
Second session: 60–66, 47–55, 64–10 (64), 81–38
Third session: 74–21 (55), 105–12 (75), 65–32, 62–70 (Davis 61, Higgins 66), 86–34 (75), 97–20, 64–46
114 Highest break 66
1 Century breaks 0
9 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

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Preliminary round Best of 17 frames

England Kingsley Kennerley W/O Jackie Rea Northern Ireland

England Sid Hood 9–3 Chris Ross Scotland

England Mike Hallett 9–8 Bernard Bennett England

Last 32 Best of 17 frames

England Tony Meo 9–5 Sid Hood England

England Mike Hallett 9–8 Ray Edmonds England

Scotland Eddie Sinclair 9–1 Kingsley Kennerley England

England Joe Johnson 9–6 John Dunning England

England Jim Meadowcroft 9–1 David Greaves England

England Mark Wildman 9–8 Cliff Wilson Wales

Wales Roy Andrewartha 9–8 Tony Knowles England

England Rex Williams 9–1 John Barrie England

Century breaks

References
  1. "1980 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. "1980 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
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