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.

1980 Coral UK Championship
Tournament information
Dates16–29 November 1980 (1980-11-16 – 1980-11-29)
VenuePreston Guild Hall
CityPreston
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£6,000
Highest breakNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins (134)
Final
ChampionEngland Steve Davis
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score16–6
1979
1981

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 edit

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

Main draw edit

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Last 24
Best of 17 frames
Last 16
Best of 17 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 31 frames
  John Virgo1
  Tony Meo9  Tony Meo9
  Tony Meo5
  Pat Houlihan1
  Steve Davis9
  Bill Werbeniuk3
  Steve Davis9  Steve Davis9
  Steve Davis9
  Mike Hallett1
  Terry Griffiths0
  Dennis Taylor9
  Eddie Sinclair9  Eddie Sinclair6
  Dennis Taylor2
  Graham Miles5
  Terry Griffiths9
  Terry Griffiths9
  Patsy Fagan9  Patsy Fagan8
  Steve Davis16
  Joe Johnson4
  Alex Higgins6
  Alex Higgins9
  Willie Thorne9  Willie Thorne7
  Alex Higgins9
  Jim Meadowcroft1
  Fred Davis6
  Fred Davis9
  Mark Wildman9  Mark Wildman6
  Alex Higgins9
  John Spencer7
  Ray Reardon7
  Ray Reardon9
  Roy Andrewartha9  Roy Andrewartha3
  Ray Reardon9
  John Pulman6
  Rex Williams4
  David Taylor7
  Rex Williams9  Rex Williams9
  Doug Mountjoy8

Final edit

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe (first session), John Williams (other sessions)
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1980.
Steve Davis
  England
16–6 Alex Higgins
  Northern Ireland
First session: 93–29 (69), 107–16, 27–79 (58), 79–16 (60), 26–69, 114–0 (114), 96–29 (95), 65–41, 68–29, 81–24, 28–74
Second session: 60–66, 47–55, 64–10 (64), 81–38
Third session: 74–21 (55), 105–12 (75), 65–32, 62–70 (Davis 61, Higgins 66), 86–34 (75), 97–20, 64–46
114 Highest break 66
1 Century breaks 0
9 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying edit

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Preliminary round Best of 17 frames

  Kingsley Kennerley W/O Jackie Rea  

  Sid Hood 9–3 Chris Ross  

  Mike Hallett 9–8 Bernard Bennett  

Last 32 Best of 17 frames

  Tony Meo 9–5 Sid Hood  

  Mike Hallett 9–8 Ray Edmonds  

  Eddie Sinclair 9–1 Kingsley Kennerley  

  Joe Johnson 9–6 John Dunning  

  Jim Meadowcroft 9–1 David Greaves  

  Mark Wildman 9–8 Cliff Wilson  

  Roy Andrewartha 9–8 Tony Knowles  

  Rex Williams 9–1 John Barrie  

Century breaks edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1980 UK Championship Player Prize Money". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. ^ "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  3. ^ "1980 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.