1979 World Snooker Championship
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The 1979 Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 16 and 28 April 1979.
Terry Griffiths won in the final 24–16 against Dennis Taylor.
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[edit] Notable moments
- Terry Griffiths won the title. He started off by beating Bernard Bennett and Jim Meadowcroft in the qualifying rounds. At the Crucible, he beat Perrie Mans in the first round, followed by a classic 13–12 victory over Alex Higgins in the quarter-final. In the semi-final, he was losing 16–17 to Eddie Charlton before winning 19–17 at 1.40am, the latest finish of any match at the time, the final session taking 5 hours and 25 minutes. Griffiths then beat future champion Dennis Taylor 24–16 in the final to win the world title at the first attempt. He was also the first qualifier to win the title at the Crucible. Other than Griffiths, only Joe Davis, John Spencer and Alex Higgins have won the title at the first attempt.
- Future 6 times champion Steve Davis made his debut, losing 11–13 to Dennis Taylor in the first round, as well as Kirk Stevens who lost 8–13 to Fred Davis.
- Fred Davis meanwhile became the oldest player to win a match at the Crucible at the age of 65 years and 8 months.
- Bill Werbeniuk made the highest break of the championship with a 142 against John Virgo in the quarter-finals, sharing the championship record along with Rex Williams in 1965, when the championship was played in challenge matches.
[edit] Prize money
- Winner: £10,000
- Runner-up: £5,000
- Third place: £3,000
- Fourth place: £2,000
- Quarter-finalists: £1,250
- First round losers: £1,000
- Total: £35,500
[edit] Main draw
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Best of 25 frames | ||||||||||||||
 Ray Reardon (1) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 25 frames | ||||||||||||||
 Graham Miles |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (1) |
8 | |||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor (8) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 37 frames | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
11 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) |
19 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
12 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (4) |
11 | |||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk |
9 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (5) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 47 frames | ||||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (8) |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
24 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (3) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (3) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (6) |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (6) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (3) |
17 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
19 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (7) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Best of 13 frames | ||||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (7) |
12 | John Virgo |
3 | |||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
13 | Eddie Charlton (3) |
7 | |||||||||||
 Perrie Mans (2) |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
13 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Qualification
| Round 1 (Best of 17 frames) | ||
| Doug Mountjoy |
9–1 | Derek Mienie |
| Terry Griffiths |
9–2 | Bernard Bennett |
| Pat Houlihan |
9–5 | John Barrie |
| Willie Thorne |
9–3 | Jim Charlton |
| John Virgo |
9–0 | Maurice Parkin |
| John Dunning |
9–5 | Jack Rea |
| Rex Williams |
9–2 | David Greaves |
| Jim Meadowcroft |
9–7 | Jimmy Van Rensberg |
| Roy Andrewartha |
9–8 | Ray Edmonds |
| Steve Davis |
9–1 | Ian Anderson |
| Kirk Stevens |
9–1 | Roy Amdor |
| Round 2 (Best of 17 frames) | ||
| John Virgo |
9–8 | Willie Thorne |
| Bill Werbeniuk |
9–2 | Roy Andrewartha |
| David Taylor |
9–8 | John Dunning |
| Doug Mountjoy |
9–6 | Pat Houlihan |
| Steve Davis |
9–2 |  Patsy Fagan |
| Terry Griffiths |
9–6 | Jim Meadowcroft |
| Kirk Stevens |
9–0 | John Pulman |
| Graham Miles |
9–5 | Rex Williams |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "World Championship 1979". Global Snooker. http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1979.asp. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
- ^ "1979 World Championships Results Grid". Snooker Database. http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=33. Retrieved 28 October 2010.
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