1980 Classic (1980/1981)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–2 December 1980 |
| Venue | Blighty's |
| City | Bolton |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £13,000 |
| Winner's share | £??? |
| Highest break |  Ray Reardon 76 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 4–1 |
← 1980 (January) 1982 → | |
The 1980 Wilson's Classic (December) was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place on 1 and 2 December 1980. The tournament was played at Blighty's in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players.
Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Dennis Taylor 4–1 in the final.
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 7 frames | ||||||||||||
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| John Spencer | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Ray Reardon | 2 |
| Ray Reardon | 0 | |||||||||
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| Dennis Taylor | 2 |
| Dennis Taylor | 2 | |||||||||
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| Terry Griffiths | 1 |
| Dennis Taylor | 1 | |||||||||
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| David Taylor | 2 |
| Steve Davis | 4 | |||||||||
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| Alex Higgins | 0 |
| David Taylor | 1 | |||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 0 |
| Steve Davis | 2 | |||||||||
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| Steve Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Blighty's, Farnworth, Bolton, England, 2 December 1980. | ||
| Dennis Taylor Northern Ireland
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1–4 | Steve Davis England
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| 65 (53)–18, 5–74, 9–88, 40–62, 30–84 | ||
| 53 | Highest break | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 1 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
Century breaks
No centries in this tournament. Ray Reardon got the highest break with 76.