1979 Castle Open

1979 Castle Open December 1978–22 January 1979 Castle Snooker Club Southampton England Bernard Bennett £3,500 £750 Alex Higgins NIR Fred Davis ENG 5–1 The 1979 Castle Open was a pro-am snooker tournament held from late 1978 to January 1979 at the Castle Snooker Club. It was won by Alex Higgins, who defeated Fred Davis 5–1 in the final.Hurricane too strong for battling Fred Daily Mirror 22 January 1979 23 The promoter, snooker professional Bernard Bennett, who owned the Castle Club, provided a prize fund of £3,500, including a first prize of £750. Almost all of the professional snooker players who were in the country at the time participated, alongside many of the leading amateurs.Meo and White beat pros in Castle prelims Snooker Scene February 1979 19 All matches were played on level terms; no handicaps were applied. The tournament was played across two blocks. The earlier rounds featured amateurs and lower-ranked professionals, with higher-ranked professionals joining in the second block, held from 19 to 21 January 1979.Everton Clive top=spin weeks for tournament professionals The Guardian 13 January 1979 13 Only two amateurs progressed to the second block: 16-year-old Jimmy White and 19-year-old Tony Meo. White defeated professionals Jack Karnehm and David Taylor, and Meo eliminated eight-time world champion John Pulman.Hall of Fame https://wpbsa.com/about-us/history/hall-of-fame/ World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 1 April 2024 Terry Griffiths, who had turned professional that season,New professionals Snooker Scene June 1978 27 later wrote that, "The matches were short and the prize money not all that much but because the proprietor, Bernard Bennett, is a professional who is well liked in the snooker world, there was a good turn-out of professionals to support his tournament."Griffiths Terry Championship Snooker 1981 Queen Anne Press London 978-0-3620-0543-1 66 Fred Davis reached the final at the age of 65, having eliminated Willie Thorne and Cliff Thorburn during the tournament.Morrison Ian 1987 The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker Revised Twickenham Hamlyn Publishing Group 978-0-600-55604-6 95 He won the first frame, but lost 1–5 to Alex Higgins.Higgins is Castle champion The Birmingham Post 22 January 1979 12Snooker: Castle pro-am tournament Daily Mirror 22 January 1979 23Fred shows the old style Sports Argus 27 January 1979 4 Main Draw Results from the sixth round onwards are shown below.Eaton Richard Alex Higgins still king of the Castle Snooker Scene March 1979 10–11 Sixth round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Cliff Thorburn CAN 4 Terry Griffiths WAL 2 Eddie Charlton AUS 1 Willie Thorne ENG 4 Perrie Mans RSA 1928 4 Dennis Taylor NIR 2 Doug Mountjoy WAL 4 Graham Miles ENG 2 Ray Reardon WAL 3 Cliff Thorburn CAN 4 Fred Davis ENG 4 Willie Thorne ENG 3 Alex Higgins NIR 4 Perrie Mans RSA 1928 0 John Spencer ENG 2 Doug Mountjoy WAL 4 Cliff Thorburn CAN 4 Fred Davis ENG 1 Alex Higgins NIR 4 Doug Mountjoy WAL 3 Fred Davis ENG 1 Alex Higgins NIR 5 Earlier rounds +First roundPlayerScorePlayer Tony O'Beirne ENG 4–1 T. McCarver ENG J. Pike ENG 4–3 P. Marshall ENG Steve Newbury WAL 4–2 B.Miltell ENG Geoff Foulds ENG 4–2 S. Ross ENG Vic Spetch ENG 4–1 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG Bob Harris ENG 4–3 Mike Watterson ENG John Beech ENG 4–3 O. Gilbert ENG Ian Williamson ENG 4–2 B. Browne ENG Mike Darrington ENG 4–1 Terry Whitthread ENG Clive Everton WAL 4–0 P. Walker ENG Jimmy White ENG 4–0 Wally Broomfield ENG O. Clark ENG 4–1 Stan Haslam ENG Brian Watson ENG 4–0 A. Watson ENG George Eaton ENG 4–1 Nick Fairall ENG +Second roundPlayerScorePlayer Tony O'Beirne ENG 4–1 J. Pike ENG Geoff Foulds ENG 4–1 Steve Newbury WAL Vic Spetch ENG 4–2 Bob Harris ENG Ian Williamson ENG 4–0 John Beech ENG Mike Darrington ENG 4–3 Clive Everton WAL Jimmy White ENG 4–3 O. Clark ENG Brian Watson ENG 4–0 D. Edwards ENG Tony Meo ENG 4–0 George Eaton ENG +Third roundPlayerScorePlayer Steve Davis ENG 4–3 Tony O'Beirne ENG Terry Griffiths WAL 4–1 Geoff Foulds ENG Pat Houlihan ENG 4–1 Spetch ENG John Barrie ENG 4–1 Ian Williamson ENG Mike Darrington ENG w.o. David Greaves ENG Jimmy White ENG 4–1 Jack Karnehm ENG Ray Edmonds ENG 4–1 Brian Watson ENG Tony Meo ENG w.o. Roy Andrewartha ENG +Fourth roundPlayerScorePlayer Steve Davis ENG 4–1 Jim Meadowcroft ENG Terry Griffiths WAL 4–1 Bill Werbeniuk CAN Pat Houlihan ENG 4–1 Bernard Bennett ENG Willie Thorne ENG 4– 1 John Barrie ENG John Virgo ENG 4–3 Mike Darrington ENG Jimmy White ENG 4–2 David Taylor ENG Ray Edmonds ENG 4–2 John Dunning ENG Tony Meo ENG 4–0 John Pulman ENG +Fifth roundPlayerScorePlayer Cliff Thorburn CAN 4–3 Steve Davis ENG Terry Griffiths WAL 4–3 Rex Williams ENG Eddie Charlton AUS 4–3 Pat Houlihan ENG Willie Thorne ENG 4–1 Patsy Fagan IRE Perrie Mans RSA 1928 4–2 John Virgo ENG Dennis Taylor NIR 4–0 Jimmy White ENG Doug Mountjoy WAL 4–2 Ray Edmonds ENG Graham Miles ENG 4–3 Tony Meo ENG References Category:Snooker competitions in England Category:1978 in snooker Category:1979 in snooker Category:1978 in English sport Category:1979 in English sport