1980 Pontins Professional

1980 Pontins Professional 1980 05 3 1980 05 10 y Pontin's Prestatyn Wales WPBSA Non-Ranking event £2,000The Daily Telegraph London Virgo rallies for victory 8 May 1980 34 ENG John Virgo WAL Ray Reardon 9–6 1979 1981 The 1980 Pontins Professional was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 3 and 10 May 1980 in Prestatyn, Wales.Reardon date https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19800419/009/0009 subscription Staffordshire Sentinel 19 April 1980 9Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html Chris Turner's Snooker Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html 5 January 2018 2012-02-28 The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 7 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames. John Virgo won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.Layton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 148 Main draw Quarter-finalsBest of 7 frames Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 17 frames ENG John Virgo 4 ENG Fred Davis 2 ENG Steve Davis 4 WAL Terry Griffiths 2 WAL Ray Reardon 4 ENG John Spencer 2 AUS Eddie Charlton 4 RSA 1928 Perrie Mans 3 ENG John Virgo 5 ENG Steve Davis 3 WAL Ray Reardon 5 AUS Eddie Charlton 2 ENG John Virgo 9 WAL Ray Reardon 6 References Category:Pontins Professional Category:Snooker competitions in Wales Pontins Professional Pontins Professional Pontins Professional