1979 Holsten Lager International

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

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

[2][3]

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

References

  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.