1980 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–29 November 1980 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £6,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |
 Alex Higgins |
| Score | 16–6 |
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← 1979 1981 → | |
The 1980 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston. The event began on 16 November 1980 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 22 and 29 November 1980. The television coverage by BBC had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship.
Steve Davis took his first major title after making his first major quarter-final the previous year. He whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-final and defeated Alex Higgins 16–6 in the final to claim the start of the Davis era in snooker. The highest break of the tournament was 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
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Preliminary round Best of 17 frames
Last 32 Best of 17 frames
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Last 24 Best of 17 frames
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| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| John Virgo |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
9 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Sinclair |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
9 | |||||||||||||
| November 27/28 | ||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Roy Andrewartha |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
4 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
9 | |||||||||||||
Century breaks
- 134, 109 Alex Higgins
- 118 Tony Meo
- 118 Willie Thorne
- 114 Steve Davis
- 102 Doug Mountjoy
- 102 Ray Reardon
References
- ↑ "1980 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ↑ "1980 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- ↑ "1980 UK Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 5 December 2010.