1980 Bombay International
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–12 February 1980 |
| Venue | Bombay Gymkhana |
| City | Bombay |
| Country | India |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £3,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Virgo |
| Runner-up |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Score | 13–7 |
← 1979 | |
The 1980 Gaware Paints Bombay International was a professional invitational snooker tournament held in February 1980 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India.
In a slight tweak to the previous season, eight professionals played in a round-robin format of three matches each. Four players progressed to the knockout stages, with John Virgo winning the tournament by defeating Cliff Thorburn 13–7 in the final.[1]
Main draw
[edit]Round-robin
[edit]| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Davis |
6–0 |  Doug Mountjoy
|
| Steve Davis |
6–0 | Kirk Stevens
|
| Doug Mountjoy |
6–2 | Kirk Stevens
|
 Arvind Savur |
6–3 |  Dennis Taylor
|
| John Spencer |
6–3 | Doug Mountjoy
|
| John Spencer |
6–4 | Kirk Stevens
|
| John Spencer |
6–4 | Steve Davis
|
| Cliff Thorburn |
6–1 | John Virgo
|
| Cliff Thorburn |
6–4 | Dennis Taylor
|
| Cliff Thorburn |
6–5 | Arvind Savur
|
| John Virgo |
6–1 | Arvind Savur
|
| John Virgo |
6–2 | Dennis Taylor
|
Knockout stage
[edit]| Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 25 frames | ||||||||
| John Virgo
| 8 | ||||||||
| John Spencer
| 6 | ||||||||
| John Virgo
| 13 | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 7 | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 8 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.