1979 World Challenge Cup

The 1979 World Challenge Cup was the first snooker tournament to have a team format of six nations with three players per team. The event was held between 20 and 27 October 1979 at the Haden Hill Leisure Centre in Birmingham, England.

State Express World Challenge Cup
Tournament information
Dates20–27 October 1979 (1979-10-20 – 1979-10-27)
VenueHaden Hill Leisure Centre
CityBirmingham
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£28,000
Winner's share£7,500
Highest break Cliff Thorburn (CAN), 126
Final
ChampionWales Wales
Runner-upEngland England
Score14–3
1980

Cliff Thorburn made the highest break of the tournament, 126.[1]

Main draw

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[1]

Teams

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Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3
  England John Spencer Fred Davis Graham Miles
  Wales Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy
  Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins Jackie Rea
  Canada Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens
  Australia Gary Owen Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson
Rest of the World   Perrie Mans   Patsy Fagan   Jimmy van Rensberg

Group A

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
  England 8–7 Rest of the World
  Northern Ireland 8–7 Rest of the World
  England 8–7   Northern Ireland

Group B

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Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
  Wales 9–6   Canada
  Canada 7–8   Australia
  Wales 9–6   Australia

Final

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Final: Best of 27 frames. Referee:
Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England. 26 and 27 October 1979.
  Wales
Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy
14–3   England
John Spencer, Fred Davis, Graham Miles
109 (Doug Mountjoy) Highest break 47 (John Spencer)
1 Century breaks 0
6 50+ breaks 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "A successful experiment". Snooker Scene. December 1980. pp. 3–9.