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1980 UK Championship

FieldValue
tournament_name1980 Coral UK Championship
dates
venuePreston Guild Hall
locationPreston
countryEngland
organisationWPBSA
formatNon-ranking event
winners_share£6,000
highest_breakNIR Alex Higgins (134)
winnerENG Steve Davis
runner_upNIR Alex Higgins
score16–6
previous[1979](1979-uk-championship)
next[1981](1981-uk-championship)

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

  • Winner: £6,000
  • Runner-up: £3,000
  • Semi-final: £1,500
  • Quarter-final: £1,000
  • Last 16: £500
  • Last 24: £250

Main draw

Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 31 frames | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=England Tony Meo | RD1-score01=9 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=England Pat Houlihan | RD1-score02=1 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=England Steve Davis | RD1-score03=9 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=England Mike Hallett | RD1-score04=1 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Scotland Eddie Sinclair | RD1-score05=9 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=England Graham Miles | RD1-score06=5 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan | RD1-score07=9 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=England Joe Johnson | RD1-score08=4 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=England Willie Thorne | RD1-score09=9 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=England Jim Meadowcroft | RD1-score10=1 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=England Mark Wildman | RD1-score11=9 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=England John Spencer | RD1-score12=7 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Wales Roy Andrewartha | RD1-score13=9 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=England John Pulman | RD1-score14=6 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=England Rex Williams | RD1-score15=9 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Wales Doug Mountjoy | RD1-score16=8 | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=England John Virgo | RD2-score01=1 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=England Tony Meo | RD2-score02=9 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Canada Bill Werbeniuk | RD2-score03=3 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=England Steve Davis | RD2-score04=9 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | RD2-score05=9 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Scotland Eddie Sinclair | RD2-score06=6 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Wales Terry Griffiths | RD2-score07=9 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan | RD2-score08=8 | RD2-seed09= | RD2-team09=Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | RD2-score09=9 | RD2-seed10= | RD2-team10=England Willie Thorne | RD2-score10=7 | RD2-seed11= | RD2-team11=England Fred Davis | RD2-score11=9 | RD2-seed12= | RD2-team12=England Mark Wildman | RD2-score12=6 | RD2-seed13= | RD2-team13=Wales Ray Reardon | RD2-score13=9 | RD2-seed14= | RD2-team14=Wales Roy Andrewartha | RD2-score14=3 | RD2-seed15= | RD2-team15=England David Taylor | RD2-score15=7 | RD2-seed16= | RD2-team16=England Rex Williams | RD2-score16=9 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=England Tony Meo | RD3-score01=5 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=England Steve Davis | RD3-score02=9 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | RD3-score03=2 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Wales Terry Griffiths | RD3-score04=9 | RD3-seed05= | RD3-team05=Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | RD3-score05=9 | RD3-seed06= | RD3-team06=England Fred Davis | RD3-score06=6 | RD3-seed07= | RD3-team07=Wales Ray Reardon | RD3-score07=9 | RD3-seed08= | RD3-team08=England Rex Williams | RD3-score08=4 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=England Steve Davis | RD4-score01=9 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Wales Terry Griffiths | RD4-score02=0 | RD4-seed03= | RD4-team03=Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | RD4-score03=9 | RD4-seed04= | RD4-team04=Wales Ray Reardon | RD4-score04=7 | RD5-seed01= | RD5-team01=England Steve Davis | RD5-score01=16 | RD5-seed02= | RD5-team02=Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | RD5-score02=6

Final

**9**50+ breaks2

Qualifying

**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

References

  1. "1980 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database.
  2. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene.
  3. "1980 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database.
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