1980 UK Championship

1980 Coral UK Championship 1980 11 16 1980 11 29 y Preston Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Non-ranking event £6,000 NIR Alex Higgins (134) ENG Steve Davis NIR Alex Higgins 16–6 1979 1981 The 1980 UK Championship (officially the 1980 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 16 and 29 November 1980. This was the fourth edition of the UK Championship and the third staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the third consecutive year. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 22 to 29 November – the BBC's television coverage had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship. They covered from the quarter-finals which matches were played on a one table stage of two sessions a day and would remain that way until it became a ranking event in 1984. Steve Davis defeated Alex Higgins 16–6 in the final to win his first major title, after making his first major quarter-final in the previous year's championship. Davis whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-finals on his way to the final. The highest break of the tournament was a 134 made by Higgins. Prize fund 1980 UK Championship Player Prize Money http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=125 Snooker Database 5 December 2010 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102657/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=125 dead Winner: £6,000 Runner-up: £3,000 Semi-final: £1,500 Quarter-final: £1,000 Last 16: £500 Last 24: £250 Main draw UK Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 dead 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 17 November 2017 Last 24Best of 17 frames Last 16Best of 17 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 17 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 31 frames England Tony Meo 9 England Pat Houlihan 1 England Steve Davis 9 England Mike Hallett 1 Scotland Eddie Sinclair 9 England Graham Miles 5 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 9 England Joe Johnson 4 England Willie Thorne 9 England Jim Meadowcroft 1 England Mark Wildman 9 England John Spencer 7 Wales Roy Andrewartha 9 England John Pulman 6 England Rex Williams 9 Wales Doug Mountjoy 8 England John Virgo 1 England Tony Meo 9 Canada Bill Werbeniuk 3 England Steve Davis 9 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9 Scotland Eddie Sinclair 6 Wales Terry Griffiths 9 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 8 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 England Willie Thorne 7 England Fred Davis 9 England Mark Wildman 6 Wales Ray Reardon 9 Wales Roy Andrewartha 3 England David Taylor 7 England Rex Williams 9 England Tony Meo 5 England Steve Davis 9 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2 Wales Terry Griffiths 9 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 England Fred Davis 6 Wales Ray Reardon 9 England Rex Williams 4 England Steve Davis 9 Wales Terry Griffiths 0 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 Wales Ray Reardon 7 England Steve Davis 16 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6 Final Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe (first session), John Williams (other sessions)The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1980. Steve Davis 16–6 Alex Higgins First session: 93–29 (69), 107–16, 27–79 (58), 79–16 (60), 26–69, 114–0 (114), 96–29 (95), 65–41, 68–29, 81–24, 28–74 Second session: 60–66, 47–55, 64–10 (64), 81–38 Third session: 74–21 (55), 105–12 (75), 65–32, 62–70 (Davis 61, Higgins 66), 86–34 (75), 97–20, 64–46 114 Highest break 66 1 Century breaks 0 9 50+ breaks 2 Qualifying 1980 UK Championship Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=125 Snooker Database 13 October 2010 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102331/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=125 dead Preliminary round Best of 17 frames England Kingsley Kennerley W/O Jackie Rea Northern Ireland England Sid Hood 9–3 Chris Ross Scotland England Mike Hallett 9–8 Bernard Bennett England Last 32 Best of 17 frames England Tony Meo 9–5 Sid Hood England England Mike Hallett 9–8 Ray Edmonds England Scotland Eddie Sinclair 9–1 Kingsley Kennerley England England Joe Johnson 9–6 John Dunning England England Jim Meadowcroft 9–1 David Greaves England England Mark Wildman 9–8 Cliff Wilson Wales Wales Roy Andrewartha 9–8 Tony Knowles England England Rex Williams 9–1 John Barrie England Century breaks 134, 109 Alex Higgins 118 Tony Meo 118 Willie Thorne 114 Steve Davis 102 Doug Mountjoy 102 Ray Reardon References 1980 UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship