1980 Welsh Professional Championship

Welsh Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates27–29 January 1980 (1980-01-27 – 1980-01-29)
VenueEbbw Vale Leisure Centre
CityEbbw Vale
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£5,000[1]
Winner's share£2,250[2]
Highest break Terry Griffiths (WAL) (127)[3]
Final
ChampionWales Doug Mountjoy
Runner-upWales Ray Reardon
Score9–6
1981 →

The 1980 Woodpecker Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 27 and 29 January 1980 at the Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre in Ebbw Vale, Wales.[4][5]

Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[2]

  • Winner: £2,250
  • Runner-up: £1,250
  • Semi-final: £750
  • Total: £5,000[1]

Main draw

[7]

Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
      
Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Terry Griffiths 6
Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Ray Reardon 6
Wales Ray Reardon 9
Wales Cliff Wilson 3

References

  1. ^ a b "World champ leads title bid at Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 10 January 1980. p. 15.
  2. ^ a b "Top snooker to return to Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 7 February 1980. p. 20.
  3. ^ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 149. ISBN 0600501922.
  4. ^ "'Big Four' in top Vale attraction". Gwent Gazette. 29 November 1979. p. 30.
  5. ^ "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
  7. ^ "1980 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 February 2018.


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