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State Express World Challenge Cup
Tournament information
Dates18–26 October 1980 (1980-10-18 – 1980-10-26)
VenueNew London Theatre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£31,000
Winner's share£9,000
Highest break Terry Griffiths (WAL), 109
Final
ChampionWales Wales
Runner-upCanada Canada
Score8–5
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 World Challenge Cup sponsored by State Express was the second team snooker tournament, comprising of six competing nations with three players per team. The event was held between 18 and 26 October 1980 at the New London Theatre in London, England which had previously hosted the Masters championship between 1976 and 1978.

The defending champions, Wales, retained their title by defeating Canada 8-5 in the final.

Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 109.[1]

Prize fund[edit]

A total of £31,000 was awarded at the event, with the winning team receiving £9,000. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[2][3]

  • Winner: £9,000
  • Runner-Up: £7,000
  • Semi final: £4,500
  • Third in group: £3,000
  • Total: £31,000
  • Maximum break: £2,755 (not awarded)
  • Highest break: £555
  • Each century break: £555
  • Each break between 55 and 99: £55

Format[edit]

Six teams, of three players each, participated in the tournament. The teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi finals.

Round robin stage[edit]

Each match consisted of fifteen frames played over 2 sessions, and all frames were played. Each player played one match against each player of the opposing team. Matches were of 1 frame except for matches played between the corresponding numbered player on each side, which were 3 frames.

Group positions were determined by the greater number of matches won. If two teams were tied on the same number of matches won then the team with the higher number of frames won was ranked higher in the group. If two teams were still tied, then a single-frame play-off would be played between the two respective captains.

Semi Finals[edit]

Each match consisted of fifteen frames played over 2 sessions. Each player played one match against each player of the opposing team. Matches were of 1 frame except for matches played between the corresponding numbered player on each side, which were 3 frames.

Final[edit]

This match consisted of fifteen frames played over 2 sessions. Each player played one match against each player of the opposing team. Matches were of 1 frame except for matches played between the corresponding numbered player on each side, which were 3 frames.

Playing Order[edit]

All matches were played in the following order:

First session (7 frames) Second session (8 frames)
Player 3 v Player 3 (3 frames) Player 3 v Player 2 (1 frame)
Player 2 v Player 1 (1 frame) Player 1 v Player 3 (1 frame)
Player 1 v Player 2 (1 frame) Player 2 v Player 2 (3 frames)
Player 3 v Player 1 (1 frame) Player 1 v Player 1 (3 frames)
Player 2 v Player 3 (1 frame)

Main draw[edit]

Teams and results are shown below.[1]

Teams[edit]

World ranking shown in brackets.

Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3
 Wales Ray Reardon (1) Terry Griffiths (5) Doug Mountjoy (14)
 England Fred Davis (8) David Taylor (9) John Virgo (12)
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland Alex Higgins (4) Dennis Taylor (6) Patsy Fagan (18)
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (2) Bill Werbeniuk (10) Kirk Stevens (11)
 Australia Eddie Charlton (3) Paddy Morgan (27) Ian Anderson (25)
Rest of the World South Africa Perrie Mans (7) Scotland Eddie Sinclair (-) United States Jim Rempe (-)

Group A[edit]

Wales Wales 10–5 Canada Canada Canada Canada 9–6 Rest of the World Rest of the World 2–13 Wales Wales
Doug Mountjoy 2–1 Kirk Stevens Kirk Stevens 2–1 Jim Rempe Jim Rempe 0–3 Doug Mountjoy
Ray Reardon 0–1 Bill Werbeniuk Cliff Thorburn 1–0 Eddie Sinclair Perrie Mans 0–1 Terry Griffiths
Terry Griffiths 1–0 Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk 0–1 Perrie Mans Eddie Sinclair 0–1 Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon 1–0 Kirk Stevens Cliff Thorburn 1–0 Jim Rempe Perrie Mans 0–1 Doug Mountjoy
Doug Mountjoy 0–1 Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens 1–0 Eddie Sinclair Jim Rempe 0–1 Terry Griffiths
Terry Griffiths 1–0 Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk 1–0 Jim Rempe Eddie Sinclair 0–1 Doug Mountjoy
Doug Mountjoy 1–0 Cliff Thorburn Kirk Stevens 0–1 Perrie Mans Jim Rempe 1–0 Ray Reardon
Terry Griffiths 3–0 Bill Werbeniuk Bill Werbeniuk 0–3 Eddie Sinclair Eddie Sinclair 1–2 Terry Griffiths
Ray Reardon 1–2 Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn 3–0 Perrie Mans Perrie Mans 0–3 Ray Reardon

Group B[edit]

Ireland Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland 4–11 England England England England 7–8 Australia Australia Australia Australia 5–10 Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland Ireland
Patsy Fagan 0–3 John Virgo John Virgo 2–1 Ian Anderson Ian Anderson 1–2 Patsy Fagan
Alex Higgins 0–1 David Taylor Fred Davis 0–1 Paddy Morgan Eddie Charlton 1–0 Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor 1–0 Fred Davis David Taylor 0–1 Eddie Charlton Paddy Morgan 1–0 Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins 0–1 John Virgo Fred Davis 0–1 Ian Anderson Eddie Charlton 0–1 Patsy Fagan
Patsy Fagan 0–1 David Taylor John Virgo 1–0 Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson 0–1 Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor 0–1 John Virgo David Taylor 1–0 Ian Anderson Paddy Morgan 0–1 Patsy Fagan
Patsy Fagan 0–1 Fred Davis John Virgo 1–0 Eddie Charlton Ian Anderson 0–1 Alex Higgins
Dennis Taylor 1–2 David Taylor David Taylor 1–2 Paddy Morgan Paddy Morgan 1–2 Dennis Taylor
Alex Higgins 2–1 Fred Davis Fred Davis 1–2 Eddie Charlton Eddie Charlton 1–2 Alex Higgins

Semi-finals[edit]

Date Team 1 Score Team 2
24 Oct Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland Ireland 7–8 Wales Wales
25 Oct Canada Canada 8–5 England England
Ireland Northern IrelandRepublic of Ireland 7–8 Wales Wales Canada Canada 8–5 England England
Patsy Fagan 1–2 Doug Mountjoy Kirk Stevens 2–1 John Virgo
Alex Higgins 1–0 Terry Griffiths Cliff Thorburn 1–0 David Taylor
Dennis Taylor 0–1 Ray Reardon Bill Werbeniuk 1–0 Fred Davis
Alex Higgins 1–0 Doug Mountjoy Cliff Thorburn 0–1 John Virgo
Patsy Fagan 1–0 Terry Griffiths Kirk Stevens 0–1 David Taylor
Dennis Taylor 0–1 Doug Mountjoy Bill Werbeniuk 0–1 John Virgo
Patsy Fagan 0–1 Ray Reardon Kirk Stevens 1–0 Fred Davis
Dennis Taylor 1–2 Terry Griffiths Bill Werbeniuk 2–1 David Taylor
Alex Higgins 2–1 Ray Reardon Cliff Thorburn 1–0 Fred Davis

Final[edit]

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
Doug Mountjoy v Kirk Stevens: 1-2 (28–71, 60–43, 16-94)
Ray Reardon v Bill Werbeniuk: 1-0 (73–45)
Terry Griffiths v Cliff Thorburn: 0-1 (43–86)
Ray Reardon v Kirk Stevens: 1-0 (54–53)
Doug Mountjoy v Bill Werbeniuk: 1-0 (86–17)
Terry Griffiths v Kirk Stevens: 0-1 (22–79)
Doug Mountjoy v Cliff Thorburn: 0-1 (55–56)
Terry Griffiths v Bill Werbeniuk: 3-0 (92-38, 87-20, 55–46)
Ray Reardon v Cliff Thorburn: 1-0 (111–26)
87 (Terry Griffiths) Highest break 67 (Kirk Stevens)
- Century breaks -
4 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks[edit]

There were 2 century breaks in the tournament.

  • Wales Terry Griffiths - 109
  • Canada Cliff Thorburn - 100

Player Records[edit]

Players are ordered by the percentage of frames won followed by the percentage of matches won.

Player FP FW FL FW% MP MW ML MW%
England John Virgo 15 12 3 80.0 9 8 1 88.9
Wales Terry Griffiths 20 14 6 70.0 12 8 4 66.7
Canada Cliff Thorburn 16 11 5 68.8 12 8 4 66.7
Wales Ray Reardon 18 12 6 66.7 12 8 4 66.7
Wales Doug Mountjoy 20 13 7 65.0 12 8 4 66.7
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 15 9 6 60.0 9 6 3 66.7
England David Taylor 15 8 7 53.3 9 5 4 55.6
Canada Kirk Stevens 20 10 10 50.0 12 6 6 50.0
Australia Eddie Charlton 10 5 5 50.0 6 3 3 50.0
Australia Paddy Morgan 10 5 5 50.0 6 3 3 50.0
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 15 6 9 40.0 9 4 5 44.4
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 15 6 9 40.0 9 3 6 33.3
Scotland Eddie Sinclair 10 4 6 40.0 6 1 5 16.7
Canada Bill Werbeniuk 20 6 14 30.0 12 5 7 41.7
Australia Ian Anderson 10 3 7 30.0 6 1 5 16.7
England Fred Davis 13 3 10 23.1 9 1 8 11.1
South Africa Perrie Mans 10 2 8 20.0 6 2 4 33.3
United States Jim Rempe 10 2 8 20.0 6 1 5 16.7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "State Express World Cup". Snooker Scene. December 1980. pp. 18–25.
  2. ^ "Champion in snooker cup". Lincolnshire Echo. 27 August 1980. p. 4.
  3. ^ "Pool champ on parade". Liverpool Echo. 18 October 1980. p. 14.

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