The 1979 Benson and Hedges Masters took place in January 1979 and was held in the Wembley Conference Centre which would host the tournament until the venue's demolition in 2006. 10 invited players took part and Perrie Mans of South Africa won the first Wembley tournament by beating Alex Higgins 8-4 in the final.
Total: £8,000
Winner: £3,000
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames |
Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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| Alex Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis | 2 | Doug Mountjoy | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 5 | Alex Higgins | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan | 4 | David Taylor | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| David Taylor | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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