1979 UK Snooker Championship
- 1979 UK Snooker Championship
The 1979 Coral UK Snooker Championship took place at the Guildhall, Preston in November/December 1979.
33 year old John Virgo confounded those who doubted his ability to win on the big occasion by defeating Terry Griffiths, the reigning world champion, by the odd frame in the final. The final was chiefly notable for the award of two frames to Grffiths to penalise Virgo's late arrival for the last session after an alarm clock failed to go off and Virgo overslept.
The general pattern of results indicated a new generation about to emerge to take over from most of the players who had dominated the 1970s. Of the quarter-finalists, only Ray Edmonds, himself a relatively new professional, was over 35. Steve Davis, 22 years old, was the youngest, playing in his first major quarter-final.
Canadian Bill Werbeniuk played in the competition as a UK citizen and made it to the semi-finals where he lost 9-3 to Terry Griffiths.
The BBC covered the event again, but the final session was not broadcast due to a technician's strike.
Prize Money
Winner: £4,500
Total: £15,000
Results
1st Round Best of 17 frames
2nd Round Best of 17 frames
Round16
|flagicon|England Steve Davis|9|flagicon|Wales Doug Mountjoy|5
|flagicon|England John Virgo|9|flagicon|England Tony Meo|6
|flagicon|Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|9|flagicon|England Willie Thorne|8
|flagicon|Ireland Patsy Fagan|9|flagicon|England Graham Miles|5
|flagicon|Canada Bill Werbeniuk|9|flagicon|England John Spencer|8
|flagicon|England Ray Edmonds|9|flagicon|England Fred Davis|6
|flagicon|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|9|flagicon|England Pat Houlihan|3
|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|9|flagicon|Wales Cliff Wilson|4
|flagicon|England John Virgo|9|flagicon|England Steve Davis|7
|flagicon|Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|9|flagicon|Ireland Patsy Fagan|6
|flagicon|Canada Bill Werbeniuk|9|flagicon|England Ray Edmonds|8
|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|9|flagicon|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|7
|flagicon|England John Virgo|9|flagicon|Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|4
|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|9|flagicon|Canada Bill Werbeniuk|3
|flagicon|England John Virgo|14|flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|13
3rdplace=no
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