1980 World Challenge Cup

State Express World Challenge Cup 1980 10 18 1980 10 26 y New London Theatre London England Non-ranking event £35,000 £10,000 Terry Griffiths WAL, 109 WAL Wales CAN Canada 8–5 1979 1981 The 1980 World Challenge Cup sponsored by State Express was the second team snooker tournament. The format mostly remained the same as the previous championship although the group 2nd place players would now reach a semi-final stage with the group winners. It took place between 18 and 26 October 1980 and the tournament had now moved to the New London Theatre which had hosted the Masters championship between 1976 and 1978. Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 109. Main draw Teams and results are shown below.State Express World Cup Snooker Scene December 1980 18–25 Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Fred Davis David Taylor John Virgo NIR IRL Ireland Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor Patsy Fagan Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens Eddie Charlton Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson Rest of the World South Africa 1928 Perrie Mans SCO Eddie Sinclair USA Jim Rempe Group A Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateWAL Wales10–5CAN CanadaCAN Canada9–6 Rest of the WorldWAL Wales13–2 Rest of the World Group B Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateENG England11–4NIR IRL IrelandENG England7–8AUS AustraliaNIR IRL Ireland 10–5AUS Australia Semi-finals Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateWAL Wales8–7NIR IRL IrelandENG England5–8CAN Canada Final Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: New London Theatre, London, England. 26 October 1980. Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy 8–5 Cliff Thorburn, Bill Werbeniuk, Kirk Stevens Mountjoy v Stevens: 28–71, 60–43, 16-94 Reardon v Werbeniuk: 73–45 Griffiths v Thorburn: 43–86 Reardon v Stevens: 54–53 Mountjoy v Werbeniuk: 86–17 Griffiths v Stevens: 22–79 Mountjoy v Thorburn: 55–56 Griffiths v Werbeniuk: 92-38, 87-20, 55–46 Reardon v Thorburn: 111–26 Highest break Century breaks 50+ breaks References 1980 Category:1980 in snooker Category:1980 in sport in London Category:Snooker competitions in London Category:October 1980 sports events in the United Kingdom