Tournament information | |
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Dates | 5–12 May 1979 |
Venue | Pontin's |
City | Prestatyn |
Country | Wales |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Winner's share | £1,500[1] |
Final | |
Champion | Doug Mountjoy |
Runner-up | Graham Miles |
Score | 8–4 |
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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
- Fred Davis 4–3 Ian Anderson
- Steve Davis 4–3 Ian Anderson
- Steve Davis 5–2 Fred Davis
- Steve Davis 6–1 Ray Reardon
- Graham Miles 4–3 Doug Mountjoy
- Graham Miles 5–2 Perrie Mans
- Doug Mountjoy 5–2 John Spencer
- Doug Mountjoy 6–1 Perrie Mans
- Ray Reardon 5–2 Fred Davis
- Ray Reardon 6–1 Ian Anderson
- John Spencer 4–3 Graham Miles
- John Spencer 5–2 Perrie Mans
Knockout stage
Semi-final Best of 7 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 4 | ||||||||
Ray Reardon | 3 | ||||||||
Doug Mountjoy | 8 | ||||||||
Graham Miles | 4 | ||||||||
Graham Miles | 4 | ||||||||
Steve Davis | 0 |
References
- 1 2 "Off the cush". Daily Mirror. 15 February 1979. p. 27.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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