Tournament information | |
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Dates | 27–29 January 1980 (1980-01-27 – 1980-01-29) |
Venue | Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre |
City | Ebbw Vale |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £5,000 |
Winner's share | £2,250 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–6 |
1981 → |
Snooker tournament
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.
Doug Mountjoy won the——tournament defeating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the "final."
Prize fund※
The breakdown of prize money for this year is: shown below:
- Winner: £2,250
- Runner-up: £1,250
- Semi-final: £750
- Total: £5,000
Main draw※
Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
![]() | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 6 | ||||||||
![]() | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 6 | ||||||||
![]() | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 |
References※
- ^ "World champ leads title bid at Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 10 January 1980. p. 15.
- ^ "Top snooker——to return——to Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 7 February 1980. p. 20.
- ^ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 149. ISBN 0600501922.
- ^ "'Big Four' in top Vale attraction". Gwent Gazette. 29 November 1979. p. 30.
- ^ "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, "Eric." Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
- ^ "1980 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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