The 1979 Limosin International was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 9 to 20 July 1979. The tournament was played at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, and featured six professional players alongside two South African amateurs, Mannie Francisco and his brother Silvino.[1][2]
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 9–20 July 1979 |
Venue | Good Hope Centre |
City | Cape Town |
Country | South Africa |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Winner's share | R5,000 |
Final | |
Champion | |
Runner-up | |
Score | 23–19 |
Eddie Charlton won the title, beating John Spencer 23–19 in the final.[3][4] Charlton received R5,000 prize money as the champion.[2]
Main draw
editResults for the tournament are shown below.[2]
Quarter-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 45 frames | ||||||||||||
8 | ||||||||||||||
2 | 16 | |||||||||||||
8 | 12 | |||||||||||||
4 | 19 | |||||||||||||
8 | 23 | |||||||||||||
3 | 16 | |||||||||||||
7 | 10 | |||||||||||||
8 |
References
edit- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
- ^ a b c "Charlton beats Spencer...". Snooker Scene. September 1979. p. 5.
- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Everton, Clive (31 July 1979). "Reardon snubs UK Championship". The Guardian. p. 21.