The 1980 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between February 6–10, 1980 and was held in the Wembley Conference Centre. 10 invited players took part.
Terry Griffiths who just 9 months after winning the World Championship won the Masters beating Alex Higgins who made his third final in a row. Griffiths won the title by 9–5 with a break of 131. An attendance of 2323 attended the Conference Centre for final session of the match, which was a record at the time.
Total: £14,000
Winner: £4,500
| 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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| Perrie Mans | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis | 1 | Alex Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 5 | Alex Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 5 | Cliff Thorburn | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| John Virgo | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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