1980 UK Snooker Championship

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The 1980 Coral UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston bewteen 22 November and 29 November 1980.

BBC Television coverage had been extended to eight days after the success of other competions such as the World Championship and the UK Championship was the most succesful at the time. Steve Davis took his first major title after making his first major quarter-final the previous year whitewashing Terry Griffiths 9-0 in the semi-final and massively beating Alex Higgins 16-6 in the final to claim it starting the Davis era in snooker.

1 Prize Money
2 Highest Break
3 Early Rounds
4 Competition proper

[edit] Prize Money

Winner £6,000

Total £22,500

[edit] Highest Break

134 Alex Higgins

[edit] Early Rounds

Preliminary Round Best of 17 frames

Sid Hood 9-3 Chris Ross

Mike Hallett 9-8 Bernard Bennett

Qualifyling Round 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

[edit] Competition proper

1st Round Best of 17 frames

Tony Meo 9-1 Pat Houlihan

Steve Davis 9-1 Mike Hallett

Eddie Sinclair 9-5 Graham Miles

Patsy Fagan 9-4 Joe Johnson

Willie Thorne 9-1 Jim Meadowcroft

Mark Wildman 9-7 John Spencer

Roy Andrewartha 9-6 John Pulman

Rex Williams 9-8 Doug Mountjoy

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Tony Meo	9

John Virgo	1
		Steve Davis	9

		Tony Meo	5
Steve Davis	9

Bill Werbeniuk	3
				Steve Davis	9

				Terry Griffiths	0
Dennis Taylor	9

Eddie Sinclair	6
		Terry Griffiths	9

		Dennis Taylor	2
Terry Griffiths	9

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
Rex Williams	9

David Taylor	7