1979 Pontins Professional

1979 Pontins Professional
Tournament information
Dates5–12 May 1979 (1979-05-05 – 1979-05-12)
VenuePontin's
CityPrestatyn
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£1,500[1]
Final
ChampionWales Doug Mountjoy
Runner-upEngland Graham Miles
Score8–4
1978
1980

The 1979 Pontins Professional was the sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 5 and 12 May 1979 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1][2]

The tournament featured eight professional players. Four players advance to the semi-final while the other four were eliminated in the group stage. All frames were played during the group stage matches.

Doug Mountjoy won the event, beating Graham Miles 8–4 in the final.[3]

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semi-final
Best of 7 frames
Final
Best of 15 frames
      
Wales Doug Mountjoy 4
Wales Ray Reardon 3
Wales Doug Mountjoy 8
England Graham Miles 4
England Graham Miles 4
England Steve Davis 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Off the cush". Daily Mirror. 15 February 1979. p. 27.
  2. ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.