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1980 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1980

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Feb 1980

FieldValue
tournament_name1980 Benson & Hedges Masters
dates
venueWembley Conference Centre
locationLondon
countryEngland
organisationWPBSA
formatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£14,000
winners_share£4,500
highest_breakTerry Griffiths (131)
winnerTerry Griffiths
runner_upAlex Higgins
score9–5
previous[1979](1979-masters-snooker)
next[1981](1981-masters-snooker)
  • http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1980/02
  • :Triggered by \bcuetracker\.net\b on the local blacklist|bot=Cyberbot II|invisible=false}} The 1980 Masters (officially the 1980 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9 February 1980 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. 10 players were invited for the tournament. The event had previously been played from Monday to Friday but was switched to have a Saturday finish.

Terry Griffiths won the Masters by beating Alex Higgins, just 9 months after winning the World Championship. Higgins made his third final in a row. Griffiths won the title by 9–5 with a break of 131. An attendance of 2,323 attended the Conference Centre for final session of the match, which was a record at the time.

Main draw

| seed-width = | team-width = 180 | score-width = Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 17 frames | RD1-team03=Fred Davis | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-team04=Alex Higgins | RD1-score04=5 | RD1-team15=Cliff Thorburn | RD1-score15=5 | RD1-team16=John Virgo | RD1-score16=3 | RD2-team01=Perrie Mans | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-team02=NIR Alex Higgins | RD2-score02=5 | RD2-team03=Ray Reardon | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-team04=Dennis Taylor | RD2-score04=3 | RD2-team05=Eddie Charlton | RD2-score05=2 | RD2-team06=John Spencer | RD2-score06=5 | RD2-team07=Terry Griffiths | RD2-score07=5 | RD2-team08=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD2-score08=3 | RD3-team01=NIR Alex Higgins | RD3-score01=5 | RD3-team02=WAL Ray Reardon | RD3-score02=2 | RD3-team03=ENG John Spencer | RD3-score03=0 | RD3-team04=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD3-score04=5 | RD4-team01=NIR Alex Higgins | RD4-score01=5 | RD4-team02=WAL Terry Griffiths | RD4-score02=9

Final

**6**50+ breaks1

Century breaks

Total: 2

  • 131, 100 Terry Griffiths

References

References

  1. "1980 Masters Results". Snooker Database.
  2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene.
  3. "1980 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database.
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