| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 October 1978 – 28 January 1979 |
| Venue | Royal Exchange Theatre |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £3,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  John Spencer |
| Score | 9–6 |
The 1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion between October 1978 and January 1979.
Similar in format to previous Park Drive 2000 events, four professionals played each other three times in a round-robin format at various venues around the country, with the two best performing players reaching the final. Held at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, Ray Reardon defeated John Spencer 9–6 in the final.[1]
Main draw
Round-robin
| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alex Higgins | 5–3 | John Spencer |
| Alex Higgins | 5–3 | Ray Reardon |
| Alex Higgins | 5–4 | Doug Mountjoy |
| Doug Mountjoy | 5–1 | John Spencer |
| Doug Mountjoy | 5–2 | John Spencer |
| Doug Mountjoy | 5–3 | Alex Higgins |
| Doug Mountjoy | 5–3 | Alex Higgins |
| Ray Reardon | 5–0 | Doug Mountjoy |
| Ray Reardon | 5–1 | Doug Mountjoy |
| Ray Reardon | 5–2 | Doug Mountjoy |
| Ray Reardon | 5–3 | John Spencer |
| Ray Reardon | 5–3 | Alex Higgins |
| Ray Reardon | 5–3 | Alex Higgins |
| John Spencer | 5–0 | Alex Higgins |
| John Spencer | 5–3 | Ray Reardon |
| John Spencer | 5–3 | Alex Higgins |
| John Spencer | 5–4 | Ray Reardon |
| John Spencer | 5–4 | Doug Mountjoy |
Knockout stage
| Final Best of 17 frames | ||||
| 1 | Ray Reardon
| 9 | ||
| 2 | John Spencer
| 6 | ||
References
- ↑ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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