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1979 World Challenge Cup

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State Express World Challenge Cup
Tournament information
Dates20–27 October 1979 (1979-10-20 – 1979-10-27)
VenueHaden Hill Leisure Centre
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£28,000
Winner's share£7,500
Highest break Cliff Thorburn (CAN), 126
Final
ChampionWales Wales
Runner-upEngland England
Score14–3
1980

The 1979 World Challenge Cup was the first snooker tournament to have a team format of six nations with three players per team. The event was held between 20 and 27 October 1979 at the Haden Hill Leisure Centre in Birmingham, England.

Cliff Thorburn made the highest break of the tournament, 126.[1]

Main draw

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Teams

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Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3
 England John Spencer Fred Davis Graham Miles
 Wales Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins Jackie Rea
 Canada Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens
 Australia Gary Owen Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson
Rest of the World South Africa Perrie Mans Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg

Group A

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
England England 8–7 Rest of the World
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 8–7 Rest of the World
England England 8–7 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland

Group B

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Wales Wales 9–6 Canada Canada
Canada Canada 7–8 Australia Australia
Wales Wales 9–6 Australia Australia

Final

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Final: Best of 27 frames. Referee:
Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England. 26 and 27 October 1979.
 Wales
Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy
14–3  England
John Spencer, Fred Davis, Graham Miles
109 (Doug Mountjoy) Highest break 47 (John Spencer)
1 Century breaks 0
6 50+ breaks 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "A successful experiment". Snooker Scene. December 1980. pp. 3–9.