1980_Irish_Masters Knowpia

Irish Masters
Tournament information
Dates	13–16 February 1980
Venue	Goffs
City	Kill
Country	Republic of Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Highest break	Dennis Taylor (NIR) 91
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths (WAL)
Runner-up	Doug Mountjoy (WAL)
Score	10–9
	← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 Irish Masters was the sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament,^[1] which took place from 13 to 16 February 1980. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured eight professional players.^[2]^[3]

Terry Griffiths won the title for the first time, beating Doug Mountjoy 10–9 in the final.

Dennis Taylor compiled the highest break of the tournament, 91, in his match against Alex Higgins.^[2]

Results edit

Results from the tournament are shown below.^[2]

Group 1 edit

Table

POS	Player	MP	MW	FW	FL
1	Doug Mountjoy (WAL)	3	3	7	2
2	Fred Davis (ENG)	3	2	5	4
3	John Spencer (ENG)	3	1	4	5
4	Ray Reardon (WAL)	3	0	2	7

Results:

Group 2 edit

Table

POS	Player	MP	MW	FW	FL
1	Alex Higgins (NIR)	3	3	6	3
2	Terry Griffiths (WAL)	3	2	4	3
3	Dennis Taylor (NIR)	3	1	3	6
4	Cliff Thorburn (CAN)	3	0	3	6

Results:

Semi-final edit

Terry Griffiths (WAL) 4–1 Fred Davis (ENG)
Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 4–1 Alex Higgins (NIR)

Final edit

Terry Griffiths (WAL) 10–9 Doug Mountjoy (WAL)

References edit

^ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Griffiths takes Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. April 1980. p. 23.
^ "Where it's at". Snooker Scene. February 1980. p. 30.

[Irish_Masters-1] Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[SCENE-2] "Griffiths takes Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. April 1980. p. 23.

[SCENEF-3] "Where it's at". Snooker Scene. February 1980. p. 30.

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