1979 World Challenge Cup

State Express World Challenge Cup 1979 10 20 1979 10 27 y Haden Hill Leisure Centre Birmingham England Non-ranking event £28,000 £7,500 Cliff Thorburn CAN, 126 WAL Wales ENG England 14–3 1980 The 1979 World Challenge Cup was the first snooker tournament to have a team format of six nations with three players per team. The event was held between 20 and 27 October 1979 at the Haden Hill Leisure Centre in Birmingham, England. Cliff Thorburn made the highest break of the tournament, 126. Main draw A successful experiment Snooker Scene December 1980 3–9 Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 John Spencer Fred Davis Graham Miles Terry Griffiths Ray Reardon Doug Mountjoy Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins Jackie Rea Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens Gary Owen Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson Rest of the World South Africa 1928 Perrie Mans IRL Patsy Fagan South Africa 1928 Jimmy van Rensberg Group A Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateENG England8–7 Rest of the WorldNIR Northern Ireland8–7 Rest of the WorldENG England8–7NIR Northern Ireland Group B Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateWAL Wales9–6CAN CanadaCAN Canada7–8AUS AustraliaWAL Wales9–6AUS Australia Final Final: Best of 27 frames. Referee: Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England. 26 and 27 October 1979. Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, Doug Mountjoy 14–3 John Spencer, Fred Davis, Graham Miles 109 (Doug Mountjoy) Highest break 47 (John Spencer) 1 Century breaks 0 6 50+ breaks 0 References Category:World Cup (snooker) World Challenge Cup World Challenge Cup