1980 Welsh Professional Championship Explained

Tournament Name:	Welsh Professional Championship
Venue:	Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre
Location:	Ebbw Vale
Country:	Wales
Organisation:	WPBSA
Format:	Non-ranking event
Total Prize Fund:	£5,000^[1]
Winners Share:	£2,250^[2]
Highest Break:	(127)^[3]
Winner:	Doug Mountjoy
Runner Up:	Ray Reardon
Score:	9–6
Next:	1981

The 1980 Woodpecker Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 27 and 29 January 1980 at the Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre in Ebbw Vale, Wales.^{[4] [5]}

Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £2,250
• Runner-up: £1,250
• Semi-final: £750
• Total: £5,000

Main draw

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Notes and References

1. News: World champ leads title bid at Ebbw Vale. subscription. Gwent Gazette. 10 January 1980. 15.
2. News: Top snooker to return to Ebbw Vale. subscription. Gwent Gazette. 7 February 1980. 20.
3. Book: Morrison, Ian . 1986 . The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker . Twickenham . Hamlyn Publishing Group . 0600501922 . 149.
4. News: 'Big Four' in top Vale attraction. subscription. Gwent Gazette. 29 November 1979. 30.
5. Web site: Welsh Professional Championship. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155654/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/welshpro.html. dead. 16 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 13 February 2018.
6. Book: Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 147.
7. Web site: 1980 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid. Snooker Database. 13 February 2018.