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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5–9 February 1980 (1980-02-05 –1980-02-09) |
| Venue | Wembley Conference Centre |
| City | London |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £14,000 |
| Winner's share | £4,500 |
| Highest break |  Terry Griffiths (WAL) (131) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Terry Griffiths (WAL) |
| Runner-up |  Alex Higgins (NIR) |
| Score | 9–5 |
←1979 1981 → | |
The1980 Masters (officially the1980 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-rankingsnooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 5th to Saturday 9 February 1980 at theWembley Conference Centre in London, England. 10 players were invited for the tournament. The event had previously been played from Monday to Friday but was switched to have a Saturday finish.
Terry Griffiths won the Masters by beatingAlex Higgins, just 9 months after winning theWorld Championship. Higgins made his third final in a row. Griffiths won the title by 9–5 with a break of 131. An attendance of 2,323 attended the Conference Centre for final session of the match, which was a record at the time.
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
 Perrie Mans (RSA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Fred Davis (ENG) | 1 | Alex Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | Alex Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (WAL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | Cliff Thorburn | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo (ENG) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee:John Street Wembley Conference Centre,London,England, 9 February 1980. | ||
| Terry Griffiths Wales | 9–5 | Alex Higgins Northern Ireland |
| First session:67–39,73–30 (73), 4–81 (81), 61–68,104–15 (77), 61–67 (Griffiths 52), 54–55,102–25,63–61 (Griffiths 53), 58–70 (Griffiths 58, Higgins 70),75–49,117–3 (51),67–60,131–0 (131) | ||
| 131 | Highest break | 81 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Total: 2[3]
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