1980 Classic (1980/1981)

November 2019 Wilson's Classic 1980 12 1 1980 12 2 y Blighty's Bolton England WPBSA Non-Ranking event £13,000 £5,000 WAL Ray Reardon (76) ENG Steve Davis NIR Dennis Taylor 4–1 1980 (January) 1982 The 1980 Wilson's Classic (December) was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place on 1 and 2 December 1980. The tournament was played at Blighty's in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players. Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Dennis Taylor 4–1 in the final. Ray Reardon made the highest break of the tournament, 76, in the opening frame of the first match played. Main draw Davis again in Wilson's Classic Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham January 1981 17 Quarter-finalsBest of 3 frames Semi-finalsBest of 3 frames FinalBest of 7 frames ENG John Spencer 0 WAL Ray Reardon 2 NIR Dennis Taylor 2 WAL Terry Griffiths 1 ENG David Taylor 2 NIR Alex Higgins 0 CAN Cliff Thorburn 0 ENG Steve Davis 2 WAL Ray Reardon 0 NIR Dennis Taylor 2 ENG David Taylor 1 ENG Steve Davis 2 NIR Dennis Taylor 1 ENG Steve Davis 4 Final Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe.Blighty's, Farnworth, Bolton, England, 2 December 1980. Dennis Taylor 1–4 Steve Davis 65 (53)–18, 5–74, 9–88, 40–62, 30–84 53 Highest break ? 0 Century breaks 0 1 50+ breaks 0 References Category:Classic (snooker) Classic Classic Classic Category:Sport in Bolton