| Tournament Name: | 1980 Pontins Camber Sands |
| Venue: | Camber Sands Holiday Village |
| Location: | Rye |
| Country: | England |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Winners Share: | £2,000 |
| Highest Break: | 111 |
| Score: | 9–7 |
The 1980 Pontins Camber Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1980 in Rye, England.[1]
Laid out similarly to the Pontins Professional championships, the tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 7 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.
Alex Higgins won the event, beating Dennis Taylor 9–7 in the final after Taylor had taken a 5–0 lead. Higgins received £2,000 as winner, with Taylor taking £1,500 as runner-up.[2] [3]