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Embassy World Snooker Championship
比赛信息
日期16–28 April 1979
场馆Crucible Theatre
城市Sheffield
国家/地区England
组织WPBSA
比赛形式Ranking event
总奖金£35,000
冠军奖金£10,000
单杆最高分143
决赛
冠军威尔士 Terry Griffiths
亚军北爱尔兰 Dennis Taylor
比分24–16
1978
1980

The 1979 Embassy World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 and 28 April 1979 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Terry Griffiths won in the final 24–16 against Dennis Taylor.

Tournament summary

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  • Griffiths started the tournament by defeating Bernard Bennett and Jim Meadowcroft in the qualifying rounds. At the Crucible, he defeated Perrie Mans in the first round, followed by a 13–12 victory over Alex Higgins in the quarter-final.[1] In the semi-final, he was trailing 16–17 to Eddie Charlton before winning 19–17 at 1.40am, the latest finish of any match at the time.[2] Griffiths then beat future champion Dennis Taylor 24–16 in the final to win the world title at the first attempt.[2][3] He became also the first qualifier to win the title at the Crucible.[4]
  • Future six-times champion Steve Davis and Kirk Stevens made their debut, but they lost in the first 11–13 to Dennis Taylor and 8–13 to Fred Davis respectively.[5][6]
  • Aged 65 years and 247 days Fred Davis became the oldest ever player to win a match at the Crucible. Only three days later he also became the oldest player to reach the quarter-finals.[7]
  • John Williams refereed the final.[8]

Prize fund

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The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1][9]

  • Winner: £10,000
  • Runner-up: £5,000
  • Third place: £3,000
  • Fourth place: £2,000
  • Quarter-final: £1,250
  • Last 16: £1,000
  • Total: £35,500

Main draw

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[1][10][11][12]

 
Last 16
Best of 25 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 25 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 37 frames
Final
Best of 47 frames
 
              
 
17, 18 & 19 April
 
 
  Ray Reardon (1)13
 
20 & 21 April
 
  Graham Miles8
 
  Ray Reardon (1)8
 
18 & 19 April
 
  Dennis Taylor (8)13
 
  Dennis Taylor (8)13
 
22, 23, 24 & 25 April
 
  Steve Davis 11
 
  Dennis Taylor (8)19
 
19 & 20 April
 
  John Virgo12
 
  Cliff Thorburn (5)10
 
20 & 21 April
 
  John Virgo13
 
  Bill Werbeniuk9
 
17 & 18 April
 
  John Virgo13
 
  John Spencer (4)11
 
26, 27 & 28 April
 
  Bill Werbeniuk13
 
  Dennis Taylor (8)16
 
16 & 17 April
 
  Terry Griffiths24
 
  Eddie Charlton (3)13
 
19, 20 & 21 April
 
  Doug Mountjoy6
 
  Eddie Charlton (3)13
 
16, 17 & 18 April
 
  Fred Davis (6)4
 
  Fred Davis (6)13
 
22, 23, 24 & 25 April
 
  Kirk Stevens8
 
  Eddie Charlton (3)17
 
16, 17 & 18 April
 
  Terry Griffiths19 Third place
Best of 13 frames
 
  Alex Higgins (7)13
 
19, 20 & 21 April 26 & 27 April
 
  David Taylor5
 
  Alex Higgins (7)12   John Virgo3
 
16 & 17 April
 
  Terry Griffiths13   Eddie Charlton (3)7
 
  Perrie Mans (2)8
 
 
  Terry Griffiths13
 

Qualifying

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[1]

Century breaks

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There were 13 century breaks at the championship, the highest being 142 by Bill Werbeniuk.[13][14] There was also a £5,000 bonus for compiling a higher break than the championship record of 142.[9]

参考资料

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  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 World Championship 1979. Global Snooker. [28 October 2010]. 
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 Then and Now: Terry Griffiths. Eurosport UK. [10 June 2012]. (原始内容存档于10 June 2012). 
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. World Professional Championship. cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. [11 May 2012]. (原始内容存档于16 April 2013). 
  4. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 119. 
  5. ^ Steve Davis at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [10 June 2012]. 
  6. ^ Kirk Stevens at the World Championship. Snooker Database. [10 June 2012]. 
  7. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 132–134. 
  8. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 143. 
  9. ^ 9.0 9.1 Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 130. 
  10. ^ 1979 World Championships Results Grid. Snooker Database. [28 October 2010]. 
  11. ^ Embassy World Championship. Snooker Scene. [9 May 2012]. (原始内容存档于24 January 2013). 
  12. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 8–9. 
  13. ^ Crucible Centuries. snooker.org. [9 May 2012]. 
  14. ^ Downer, Chris. Crucible Almanac. 2012: 146. 

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