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1980 British Gold Cup

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1980 British Gold Cup
Tournament information
Dates24–28 February 1980 (1980-02-24 – 1980-02-28)
VenueAssembly Rooms
CityDerby
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£9,000
Winner's share£4,000[1]
Highest breakNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins (135)
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Runner-upWales Ray Reardon
Score5–1
1981

The 1980 British Gold Cup was a non-ranking snooker tournament, that was held between 24 and 28 February 1980 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England.[2][1]

Main draw

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Group 1

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
England John Virgo 3–0 England John Pulman
England John Virgo 0–3 England Willie Thorne
England John Pulman 1–2 England Willie Thorne
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3–0 England Willie Thorne
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3–0 England John Virgo
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 3–0 England John Pulman

Group 2

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
England John Spencer 2–1 Wales Doug Mountjoy
Wales Doug Mountjoy 2–1 England Graham Miles
England John Spencer 0–3 England Graham Miles
England Graham Miles 2–1 England Tony Meo
England John Spencer 0–3 England Tony Meo
Wales Doug Mountjoy 1–2 England Tony Meo

Single frame play-off

Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
England Graham Miles 19–66 England Tony Meo

Group 3

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 1–2 England David Taylor
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 1–2 England David Taylor
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 3–0 Wales Terry Griffiths
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2–1 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan
Wales Terry Griffiths 3–0 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan
Wales Terry Griffiths 3–0 England David Taylor

Group 4

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
Canada Bill Werbeniuk 3–0 England Pat Houlihan
Canada Bill Werbeniuk 2–1 England Fred Davis
Wales Ray Reardon 3–0 England Fred Davis
Wales Ray Reardon 3–0 England Pat Houlihan
Wales Ray Reardon 2–1 Canada Bill Werbeniuk
England Fred Davis 2–1 England Pat Houlihan

Semi-finals

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
Wales Ray Reardon 4–3 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 4–0 England Tony Meo

Final

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Final: Best of 9 frames. Referee:
Assembly Rooms, Derby, England. 28 February 1980.
Alex Higgins
 Northern Ireland
5–1 Ray Reardon
 Wales
12–109 (77), 70–45, 132–1 (132), 104–8 (65), 66–37, 92–37
132 Highest break 77
1 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 1

Qualifying

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Group 1

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
Wales Cliff Wilson 3–0 England Mark Wildman
England Graham Miles 3–0 England Tony Meo
England Graham Miles 2–1 England Mark Wildman
England Graham Miles 2–1 Wales Cliff Wilson
England Tony Meo 3–0 England Mark Wildman
England Tony Meo 2–1 Wales Cliff Wilson

Group 2

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 1–2 England Jimmy White
England John Pulman 1–2 England Jimmy White
England Pat Houlihan 1–2 England Jimmy White
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 0–3 England John Pulman
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 1–2 England Pat Houlihan
England John Pulman 1–2 England Pat Houlihan

Group 3

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
England Willie Thorne 2–1 England Tony Knowles
England Willie Thorne 2–1 England Joe Johnson
England Tony Knowles 3–0 England Joe Johnson
England Mike Hallett 3–0 England Joe Johnson
England Willie Thorne 1–2 England Mike Hallett
England Mike Hallett 2–1 England Tony Knowles

Group 4

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Player 1 Score Player 2 Date
England John Spencer 3–0 England Jim Meadowcroft
England John Spencer 2–1 England Dave Martin
England Jim Meadowcroft 2–1 England Dave Martin
England John Spencer 1–2 England Ray Edmonds
England Ray Edmonds 2–1 England Jim Meadowcroft
England Ray Edmonds 2–1 England Dave Martin

References

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  1. ^ a b "Success story: the British gold cup". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. April 1980. pp. 5–7.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 160.