| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27–29 January 1980 | 
| Venue | Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre | 
| City | Ebbw Vale | 
| Country | Wales | 
| Organisation | WPBSA | 
| Format | Non-ranking event | 
| Total prize fund | £5,000[1] | 
| Winner's share | £2,250[2] | 
| Highest break |  Terry Griffiths (WAL) (127)[3] | 
| Final | |
| Champion |  Doug Mountjoy | 
| Runner-up |  Ray Reardon | 
| Score | 9–6 | 
| 1981 →  | |
The 1980 Woodpecker Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 27 and 29 January 1980 at the Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre in Ebbw Vale, Wales.[4][5]
Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.[6]
Main draw
| Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
|  Doug Mountjoy | 9 | ||||||||
|  Terry Griffiths | 6 | ||||||||
|  Doug Mountjoy | 9 | ||||||||
|  Ray Reardon | 6 | ||||||||
|  Ray Reardon | 9 | ||||||||
|  Cliff Wilson | 3 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "World champ leads title bid at Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 10 January 1980. p. 15.
- ↑ "Top snooker to return to Ebbw Vale". Gwent Gazette. 7 February 1980. p. 20.
- ↑ Morrison, Ian (1986). The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker. Twickenham: Hamlyn Publishing Group. p. 149. ISBN 0600501922.
- ↑ "'Big Four' in top Vale attraction". Gwent Gazette. 29 November 1979. p. 30.
- ↑ "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
- ↑ "1980 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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