The 1979 Masters (officially the 1979 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 22nd to Friday 26 January 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England, which would host the tournament until the venue's demolition in 2006. 10 players were invited for the tournament.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–26 January 1979 |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £8,000 |
| Winner's share | £3,000 |
| Highest break |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (132) |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Perrie Mans (RSA) |
| Runner-up | Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 8–4 |
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Perrie Mans of South Africa won the first Masters tournament held at the Wembley by defeating Alex Higgins 8–4 in the final. Notably Perrie Mans won the event without making a break above 50.
Main draw edit
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (AUS)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Doug Mountjoy
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 John Spencer (ENG)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (ENG)
| 2 | Doug Mountjoy
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
| 5 | Alex Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans
| 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans (RSA)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (WAL)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan (IRL)
| 4 | David Taylor
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Taylor (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final edit
| Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: John Smyth Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 26 January 1979. | ||
| Perrie Mans South Africa
|
8–4 | Alex Higgins Northern Ireland
|
| First session: 28–97, 43–69, 75–60, 69–37, 97–38, 72–29, 71–23, 87–28, 74–67, 21–90, 36–76, 62–38 | ||
| Highest break | ||
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 0 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Century breaks edit
Total: 2[3]
- 132 – Alex Higgins
- 111 – Doug Mountjoy
References edit
- ^ "1979 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ "1979 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.