1979 Limosin International
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–20 July 1979 |
| Venue | Good Hope Centre |
| City | Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Eddie Charlton |
| Runner-up |  John Spencer |
| Score | 23–19 |
The 1979 Limosin International was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 9 to 20 July 1979. The tournament was played at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, and featured six professional players alongside two South African amateurs, Mannie Francisco and his brother Silvino.[1]
Eddie Charlton won the title, beating John Spencer 23–19 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 45 frames | ||||||||||||
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| John Spencer | 8 | ||||||||||||
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| Graham Miles | 2 |
| John Spencer | 16 | |||||||||
| Silvino Francisco | 8 |
| Silvino Francisco | 12 | |||||||||
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| Perrie Mans | 4 |
| John Spencer | 19 | |||||||||
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| Eddie Charlton | 8 |
| Eddie Charlton | 23 | |||||||||
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| Mannie Francisco | 3 |
| Eddie Charlton | 16 | |||||||||
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| Rex Williams | 7 | 
| Cliff Thorburn | 10 | |||||||||
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| Cliff Thorburn | 8 | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.