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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£27,500
Winner's share£7,500
Highest break Cliff Thorburn (CAN), 126
Final
ChampionWales Wales
Runner-upEngland England
Score14–3
1980 →

The 1979 World Challenge Cup, sponsored by State Express, was the first team snooker tournament comprising 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.

Wales won their first title with the trio of Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy and Ray Reardon defeating England 14–3 in the final.

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

Prize fund

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A total of £27,500 was awarded at the event, with the winning team receiving £7,500. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[2][3][4]

  • Winner: £7,500
  • Runner-Up: £6,000
  • Third place: £4,500
  • Fourth place: £3,500
  • Third in group: £3,000
  • Total: £27,500
  • Maximum break: £5,555 (not awarded)
  • Highest break: £555
  • Each century break: £555
  • Each break between 55 and 99: £55

Format

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Six teams, of three players each, participated in the tournament. The teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The top team in each group qualified for the final, whilst the second placed team in each group qualified for the third place match.[5]

Round robin stage

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Each match consisted of fifteen frames played over 2 sessions, and all frames were played. Each player played one match against each player of the opposing team. Matches were of 1 frame except for matches played between the corresponding numbered player on each side, which were 3 frames.

Matches were played in the following order:

First session (7 frames) Second session (8 frames)
Player 3 v Player 3 (3 frames) Player 3 v Player 2 (1 frame)
Player 2 v Player 1 (1 frame) Player 1 v Player 3 (1 frame)
Player 1 v Player 2 (1 frame) Player 2 v Player 2 (3 frames)
Player 3 v Player 1 (1 frame) Player 1 v Player 1 (3 frames)
Player 2 v Player 3 (1 frame)

Group positions were determined by the greater number of matches won. If two teams were tied on the same number of matches won then the team with the higher number of frames won was ranked higher in the group. If two teams were still tied, then a single-frame play-off would be played between the two respective captains.[3]

Third Place Match

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This match consisted of 9 frames, played in one session. Each player was scheduled to play a single 3 frame match against their corresponding numbered opponent.

Matches were played in the following order:

Only session (9 frames)
Player 3 v Player 3
Player 2 v Player 2
Player 1 v Player 1

Final

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This match was the best of 27 frames, played over three sessions of 9 frames each. Each player was scheduled to play a 3 frame match against every member of the opposing team, and could only play one match in each session.

Matches were played in the following order:

First session (9 frames) Second session (9 frames) Third session (9 frames)
Player 3 v Player 2 Player 2 v Player 3 Player 3 v Player 3
Player 1 v Player 3 Player 3 v Player 1 Player 2 v Player 2
Player 2 v Player 1 Player 1 v Player 2 Player 1 v Player 1

Main draw

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[1][5]

Teams

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World ranking shown in brackets.

Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3
 England John Spencer (4) Fred Davis (6) Graham Miles (9)
 Wales Terry Griffiths (8) Doug Mountjoy (13) Ray Reardon (1)
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (2) Alex Higgins (11) Jackie Rea (-)
 Canada Cliff Thorburn (5) Bill Werbeniuk (12) Kirk Stevens (19)
 Australia Gary Owen (-) Ian Anderson (25) Paddy Morgan (28)
Rest of the World South Africa Perrie Mans (7) Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan (16) South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg (-)

Group A

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England England 8–7 Rest of the World Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 8–7 Rest of the World England England 8–7 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Graham Miles 2–1 Jimmy van Rensburg Jackie Rea 0–3 Jimmy van Rensburg Graham Miles 3–0 Jackie Rea
Fred Davis 1–0 Perrie Mans Alex Higgins 1–0 Perrie Mans Fred Davis 1–0 Dennis Taylor
John Spencer 1–0 Patsy Fagan Dennis Taylor 1–0 Patsy Fagan John Spencer 1–0 Alex Higgins
Graham Miles 0–1 Perrie Mans Jackie Rea 0–1 Perrie Mans Graham Miles 0–1 Dennis Taylor
Fred Davis 1–0 Jimmy van Rensburg Alex Higgins 0–1 Jimmy van Rensburg Fred Davis 1–0 Jackie Rea
Graham Miles 0–1 Patsy Fagan Jackie Rea 0–1 Patsy Fagan Graham Miles 0–1 Alex Higgins
John Spencer 0–1 Jimmy van Rensburg Dennis Taylor 0–1 Jimmy van Rensburg John Spencer 1–0 Jackie Rea
Fred Davis 3–0 Patsy Fagan Alex Higgins 3–0 Patsy Fagan Fred Davis 0–3 Alex Higgins
John Spencer 0–3 Perrie Mans Dennis Taylor 3–0 Perrie Mans John Spencer 1–2 Dennis Taylor

Group B

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Wales Wales 9–6 Canada Canada Canada Canada 7–8 Australia Australia Wales Wales 9–6 Australia Australia
Ray Reardon 0–3 Kirk Stevens Kirk Stevens 0–3 Paddy Morgan Ray Reardon 2–1 Paddy Morgan
Doug Mountjoy 0–1 Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk 0–1 Gary Owen Doug Mountjoy 1–0 Gary Owen
Terry Griffiths 1–0 Bill Werbeniuk Cliff Thorburn 0–1 Ian Anderson Terry Griffiths 1–0 Ian Anderson
Ray Reardon 1–0 Cliff Thorburn Kirk Stevens 1–0 Gary Owen Ray Reardon 1–0 Gary Owen
Doug Mountjoy 1–0 Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk 0–1 Paddy Morgan Doug Mountjoy 0–1 Paddy Morgan
Ray Reardon 0–1 Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens 0–1 Ian Anderson Ray Reardon 0–1 Ian Anderson
Terry Griffiths 1–0 Kirk Stevens Cliff Thorburn 1–0 Paddy Morgan Terry Griffiths 0–1 Paddy Morgan
Doug Mountjoy 3–0 Bill Werbeniuk Bill Werbeniuk 3–0 Ian Anderson Doug Mountjoy 2–1 Ian Anderson
Terry Griffiths 2–1 Cliff Thorburn Cliff Thorburn 2–1 Gary Owen Terry Griffiths 2–1 Gary Owen

Third Place Match

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Date Team 1 Score Team 2
26 Oct Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 6–3 Australia Australia
Jackie Rea 1–2 Paddy Morgan
Alex Higgins 3–0 Ian Anderson
Dennis Taylor 2–1[a] Gary Owen
  1. ^ Dennis Taylor won the first frame of the match to give Northern Ireland a 5-2 winning lead[6]

Final

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Final: Best of 27 frames. Referee:
Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England. 26 and 27 October 1979.
 Wales
Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy, Ray Reardon 		14–3  England
John Spencer, Fred Davis, Graham Miles
Ray Reardon v Fred Davis: 3-0 (63-34, 88-34, 127-16)
Terry Griffiths v Graham Miles: 2-1 (47-66, 83-45, 80-20)
Doug Mountjoy v John Spencer: 2-1 (38-58, 73-38, 91-35)
Doug Mountjoy v Graham Miles: 3-0 (66-43, 86-36, 109 [109]-9)
Ray Reardon v John Spencer: 2-1 (36-67, 107-1, 118-22)
Terry Griffiths v Fred Davis: 2-0 (78-31, 54-46)
Ray Reardon v Graham Miles: -
Doug Mountjoy v Fred Davis: -
Terry Griffiths v John Spencer: -
109 (Doug Mountjoy) Highest break 47 (John Spencer)
1 Century breaks -
6 50+ breaks -

Century breaks

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There were 3 century breaks in the tournament.

  • Canada Cliff Thorburn - 126
  • Wales Doug Mountjoy - 109
  • England John Spencer - 103

Player Records

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Players are ordered by the percentage of frames won followed by the percentage of matches won.

Player FP FW FL FW% MP MW ML MW%
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 13 11 2 84.6 7 5 2 71.4
Wales Doug Mountjoy 16 12 4 75.0 8 6 2 75.0
Wales Terry Griffiths 15 11 4 73.3 8 7 1 87.5
South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg 10 7 3 70.0 6 4 2 66.7
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 13 9 4 69.2 7 5 2 71.4
Australia Paddy Morgan 13 9 4 69.2 7 5 2 71.4
Wales Ray Reardon 16 9 7 56.3 8 5 3 62.5
Canada Cliff Thorburn 10 5 5 50.0 6 3 3 50.0
South Africa Perrie Mans 10 5 5 50.0 6 3 3 50.0
England Fred Davis 15 7 8 46.7 8 5 3 62.5
Canada Kirk Stevens 10 4 6 40.0 6 2 4 33.3
Canada Bill Werbeniuk 10 4 6 40.0 6 2 4 33.3
England John Spencer 16 6 10 37.5 8 3 5 37.5
England Graham Miles 16 6 10 37.5 8 2 6 25.0
Australia Gary Owen 12 4 8 33.3 6 1 5 16.7
Australia Ian Anderson 13 4 9 30.8 7 3 4 42.9
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 10 2 8 20.0 6 2 4 33.3
Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 13 1 12 7.7 7 0 7 0.0

References

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  1. ^ a b "A successful experiment". Snooker Scene. December 1980. pp. 3–9.
  2. ^ "Higgins gives Irish third sport". The Guardian. 27 October 1979. p. 32.
  3. ^ a b "England 3-1 up against World team". Sports Argus. 20 October 1979. p. 35.
  4. ^ "Dragons on cue". Sunday Mirror. 21 October 1979. p. 45.
  5. ^ a b "The full draw". Sandwell Evening Mail. 20 October 1979. p. 31.
  6. ^ "Scorelines - Snooker". Birmingham Evening Mail. 27 October 1979. p. 12.

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