1980 Classic (1979/1980)

April 2022 Wilson's Classic 1980 01 7 1980 01 8 y New Century Hall Manchester England WPBSA Non-Ranking event £9,500Repeat clash Manchester Evening News 3 January 1980 27 £3,000 Alex Higgins NIR (75) ENG John Spencer NIR Alex Higgins 4–3 First 1980 (December) The 1980 Wilson's Classic (January) was the inaugural edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place on 7 and 8 January 1980. The tournament was played at the New Century Hall in Manchester, and featured eight professional players.Reardon takes on Spencer Evening Sentinel 12 December 1979 19 John Spencer won the tournament, beating Alex Higgins 4–3 in the final.Wilson's Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/classic.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155206/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/classic.html dead 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 18 January 2018 A second Classic was staged in 1980 in December with Steve Davis winning the title. Higgins made the highest break of the tournament, 75, during the final. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £1,500 Semi-final: £1,000 Quarter-final: £600 Highest break: £600 Total: £9,500 Main draw 1980 Mercantile Credit Classic Results Grid http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=359 Snooker Database 18 January 2018 29 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210729184705/https://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=359 deadSpencer beats Higgins to win Wilson's Classic Snooker Scene February 1980 16–17 Quarter-finalsBest of 3 frames Semi-finalsBest of 3 frames FinalBest of 7 frames WAL Terry Griffiths 2 ENG Jim Meadowcroft 0 NIR Alex Higgins 2 NIR Dennis Taylor 0 ENG John Spencer 2 ENG Graham Miles 0 ENG John Virgo 2 WAL Doug Mountjoy 0 WAL Terry Griffiths 0 NIR Alex Higgins 2 ENG John Spencer 2 ENG John Virgo 0 NIR Alex Higgins 3 ENG John Spencer 4 Final Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe.New Century Hall, Manchester, England, 8 January 1980. Alex Higgins 3–4 John Spencer 46–64, 50–51, 102–39, 97(75)–19, 70 (52)–26, 29–67, 90(52)–30 75 Highest break 52 0 Century breaks 0 2 50+ breaks 1 References Category:Classic (snooker) Classic Classic Classic Category:Sports competitions in Manchester