1980 World Challenge Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–26 October 1980 |
| Venue | New London Theatre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £35,000 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break |  Terry Griffiths (WAL), 109 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Wales |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Score | 8–5 |
← 1979 1981 → | |
The 1980 World Challenge Cup sponsored by State Express was the second team snooker tournament. The format mostly remained the same as the previous championship although the group 2nd place players would now reach a semi-final stage with the group winners. It took place between 18 and 26 October 1980 and the tournament had now moved to the New London Theatre which had hosted the Masters championship between 1976 and 1978.
Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 109.[1]
Main draw
Teams and results are shown below.[1]
Teams
| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales |
Ray Reardon | Terry Griffiths | Doug Mountjoy |
 England |
Fred Davis | David Taylor | John Virgo |
  Ireland |
Alex Higgins | Dennis Taylor | Patsy Fagan |
| Canada |
Cliff Thorburn | Bill Werbeniuk | Kirk Stevens |
 Australia |
Eddie Charlton | Paddy Morgan | Ian Anderson |
| Rest of the World |  Perrie Mans |
 Eddie Sinclair |
 Jim Rempe
|
Group A
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales |
10–5 | Canada |
|
| Canada |
9–6 | Rest of the World | |
| Wales |
13–2 | Rest of the World |
Group B
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
11–4 | Ireland |
|
| England |
7–8 | Australia |
|
| Ireland |
10–5 | Australia |
Semi-Finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales |
8–7 | Ireland |
|
| England |
5–8 | Canada |
Final
| Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: New London Theatre, London, England. 26 October 1980. | ||
| Wales Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy |
8–5 | Canada Cliff Thorburn, Bill Werbeniuk, Kirk Stevens |
| Mountjoy v Stevens: 28–71, 60–43, 16-94 Reardon v Werbeniuk: 73–45 Griffiths v Thorburn: 43–86 Reardon v Stevens: 54–53 Mountjoy v Werbeniuk: 86–17 Griffiths v Stevens: 22–79 Mountjoy v Thorburn: 55–56 Griffiths v Werbeniuk: 92-38, 87-20, 55–46 Reardon v Thorburn: 111–26 | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||