1980 UK Championship explained

Tournament Name:1980 Coral UK Championship
Venue:Preston Guild Hall
Location:Preston
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Non-ranking event
Winners Share:£6,000
Highest Break: Alex Higgins (134)
Winner: Steve Davis
Runner Up: Alex Higgins
Score:16–6
Previous:1979
Next:1981

The 1980 UK Championship (officially the 1980 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 16 and 29 November 1980. This was the fourth edition of the UK Championship and the third staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the third consecutive year. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 22 to 29 November – the BBC's television coverage had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship.

Steve Davis defeated Alex Higgins 16–6 in the final to win his first major title, after making his first major quarter-final in the previous year's championship. Davis whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-finals on his way to the final. The highest break of the tournament was a 134 made by Higgins.

Prize fund

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Main draw

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Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe (first session), John Williams (other sessions)
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 28 and 29 November 1980.
Steve Davis
16–6Alex Higgins
First session: 93–29 (69), 107–16, 27–79 (58), 79–16 (60), 26–69, 114–0 (114), 96–29 (95), 65–41, 68–29, 81–24, 28–74
Second session: 60–66, 47–55, 64–10 (64), 81–38
Third session: 74–21 (55), 105–12 (75), 65–32, 62–70 (Davis 61, Higgins 66), 86–34 (75), 97–20, 64–46
114Highest break66
1Century breaks0
950+ breaks2

Qualifying

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Preliminary round Best of 17 frames

Last 32 Best of 17 frames

Century breaks

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1980 UK Championship Player Prize Money. Snooker Database. 5 December 2010. 7 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102657/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultsPrize.aspx?EventKey=125. dead.
  2. Web site: UK Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34. dead. 24 January 2013. Snooker Scene. 17 November 2017.
  3. Web site: 1980 UK Championship Results. Snooker Database. 13 October 2010. 7 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111007102331/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=125. dead.