1979 Holsten Lager International

Summary

The 1979 Holsten Lager International was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion in January 1979 in Slough, England.

Holsten Lager International
Tournament information
Dates14–17 January 1979 (1979-01-14 – 1979-01-17)
VenueFulcrum Centre
CitySlough
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£3,500
Highest breakEngland John Spencer (147)
Final
ChampionEngland John Spencer
Runner-upEngland Graham Miles
Score11–7

The tournament had an unusual format. There were sixteen players in a straight knockout but the first round was decided by aggregate scores over four frames and the second by aggregate over six frames. The semi finals and final were ‘Best of 11’ and ‘Best of 21’ respectively.

The quarter final between John Spencer and Cliff Thorburn is how the event is best remembered. In the afternoon session, Spencer made the first ever 147 in a professional tournament. As it was the afternoon, the TV cameras were not running and the pockets were not measured to check conformity, so the break was never officially ratified for record purposes. Spencer went on to beat Graham Miles 11–7 in the final.[1]

Main draw edit

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Last 16
Aggregate score (4 frames)
Quarter-finals
Aggregate score (6 frames)
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 21 frames
            
  John Spencer 206
  Patsy Fagan 185
  John Spencer 467
  Cliff Thorburn 296
  Cliff Thorburn 206
  Doug Mountjoy 110
  John Spencer 6
  Rex Williams 2
  Rex Williams 180
  Bill Werbeniuk 166
  Rex Williams 364
  Ray Reardon 362
  Ray Reardon 221
  Ray Edmonds 112
  John Spencer 11
  Graham Miles 7
  Graham Miles 235
  John Pulman 118
  Graham Miles 395
  Dennis Taylor 340
  Dennis Taylor 217
  Fred Davis 151
  Graham Miles 6
  Alex Higgins 3
  Alex Higgins 233
  Eddie Charlton 138
  Alex Higgins 391
  David Taylor 300
  David Taylor 241
  Perrie Mans 182

References edit

  1. ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Spencer first in Holsten lager international". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. February 1979. pp. 12–15.
  3. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.