1980 UK Snooker Championship

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The 1980 Coral UK Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston from 16 November and TV stages shown on BBC TV took place between 22 and 28 November 1980.

BBC Television coverage had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship and the UK Championship was the most successful 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.

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[edit] Prize Money

Winner: £6,000

Runner-up: £3,000

Semi-finalists: £1,500

Quarter-finalists: £1,000

Second Round: £500

First Round: £250

Highest Break: £500

Total: £22,500

[edit] Highest Break

134 Alex Higgins

[edit] Early Rounds

Preliminary Round Best of 17 frames

Flag of England Sid Hood 9-3 Chris Ross Flag of Scotland

Flag of England Mike Hallett 9-8 Bernard Bennett Flag of England

Qualifyling Round Best of 17 frames

Flag of England Tony Meo 9-5 Sid Hood Flag of England

Flag of England Mike Hallett 9-8 Ray Edmonds Flag of England

Flag of Scotland Eddie Sinclair 9-1 Kingsley Kennerley Flag of England

Flag of England Joe Johnson 9-6 John Dunning Flag of England

Flag of England Jim Meadowcroft 9-1 David Greaves Flag of England

Flag of England Mark Wildman 9-8 Cliff Wilson Flag of Wales

Flag of England Roy Andrewartha 9-8 Tony Knowles Flag of England

Flag of England Rex Williams 9-1 John Barrie

[edit] Competition proper

1st Round Best of 17 frames

Flag of England Tony Meo 9-1 Pat Houlihan Flag of England

Flag of England Steve Davis 9-1 Mike Hallett Flag of England

Flag of Scotland Eddie Sinclair 9-5 Graham Miles Flag of England

Flag of Ireland Patsy Fagan 9-4 Joe Johnson Flag of England

Flag of England Willie Thorne 9-1 Jim Meadowcroft Flag of England

Flag of England Mark Wildman 9-7 John Spencer Flag of England

Flag of England Roy Andrewartha 9-6 John Pulman Flag of England

Flag of England Rex Williams 9-8 Doug Mountjoy Flag of Wales

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 Flag of England Tony Meo  9
 Flag of England John Virgo  1  
 Flag of England Steve Davis  9
   Flag of England Tony Meo  5  
 Flag of England Steve Davis  9
 Flag of Canada Bill Werbeniuk  3  
 Flag of England Steve Davis  9
   Flag of Wales Terry Griffiths  0  
 Flag of Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  9
 Flag of Scotland Eddie Sinclair  6  
 Flag of Wales Terry Griffiths  9
   Flag of Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  2  
 Flag of Wales Terry Griffiths  9
November 27/28
 Flag of Ireland Patsy Fagan  8  
 Flag of England Steve Davis  16
   Flag of Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  6
 Flag of Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  9
 Flag of England Willie Thorne  7  
 Flag of Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  9
   Flag of England Fred Davis  6  
 Flag of England Fred Davis  9
 Flag of England Mark Wildman  6  
 Flag of Northern Ireland Alex Higgins  9
   Flag of Wales Ray Reardon  7  
 Flag of Wales Ray Reardon  9
 Flag of England Roy Andrewartha  3  
 Flag of Wales Ray Reardon  9
   Flag of England Rex Williams  4  
 Flag of England Rex Williams  9
 Flag of England David Taylor  7  
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