1979 Limosin International

July 2023 July 2023 Limosin International 1979 07 9 1979 07 20 y Good Hope Centre Cape Town South Africa WPBSA Non-Ranking event R5,000 AUS Eddie Charlton ENG John Spencer 23–19 The 1979 Limosin International was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 9 to 20 July 1979. The tournament was played at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, and featured six professional players alongside two South African amateurs, Mannie Francisco and his brother Silvino.Layton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 147 Eddie Charlton won the title, beating John Spencer 23–19 in the final.Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160510/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/misc1.html dead 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 9 January 2018Everton Clive Reardon snubs UK Championship The Guardian 31 July 1979 21 Charlton received R5,000 prize money as the champion. Main draw Results for the tournament are shown below.Charlton beats Spencer... Snooker Scene September 1979 5 Quarter-finalsBest of 15 frames Semi-finalsBest of 31 frames FinalBest of 45 frames ENG John Spencer 8 ENG Graham Miles 2 RSA 1928 Silvino Francisco 8 RSA 1928 Perrie Mans 4 AUS Eddie Charlton 8 RSA 1928 Mannie Francisco 3 ENG Rex Williams 7 CAN Cliff Thorburn 8 ENG John Spencer 16 RSA 1928 Silvino Francisco 12 AUS Eddie Charlton 16 CAN Cliff Thorburn 10 ENG John Spencer 19 AUS Eddie Charlton 23 References Category:1979 in snooker Category:1979 in South African sport Category:International sports competitions hosted by South Africa Category:July 1979 sports events in Africa Category:Snooker in South Africa