1979 Holsten Lager International

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Holsten Lager International
Tournament information
Dates14–17 January 1979 (1979-01-14 1979-01-17)
VenueFulcrum Centre
City Slough
CountryEngland
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£3,500
Highest break Flag of England.svg John Spencer (147)
Final
Champion Flag of England.svg John Spencer
Runner-up Flag of England.svg 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
            
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 206
Flag of Ireland.svg Patsy Fagan 185
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 467
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cliff Thorburn 296
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cliff Thorburn 206
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 110
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 6
Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 2
Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 180
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Werbeniuk 166
Flag of England.svg Rex Williams 364
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 362
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 221
Flag of England.svg Ray Edmonds 112
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 11
Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 7
Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 235
Flag of England.svg John Pulman 118
Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 395
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 340
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 217
Flag of England.svg Fred Davis 151
Flag of England.svg Graham Miles 6
Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 3
Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 233
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 138
Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 391
Flag of England.svg David Taylor 300
Flag of England.svg David Taylor 241
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Perrie Mans 182

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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.