1979 Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tournament information
Dates	20–21 February 1979 (1979-02-20 – 1979-02-21)
Venue	Corn Exchange
City	Ipswich
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£600
Final
Champion	Alex Higgins
Runner-up	Ray Reardon
Score	5–4
1980 →

The 1979 Tolly Cobbold Classic was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 20 and 21 February 1979 at the Corn Exchange, Ipswich, England.[1]

Four professionals played in a round-robin group, with the top two progressing to the final. Alex Higgins won the tournament by defeating Ray Reardon 5–4 in the final.[2]

Main draw

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Round-Robin

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Alex Higgins	4–0	Ray Reardon
Ray Reardon	4–0	Steve Davis
Ray Reardon	3–1	Doug Mountjoy
Steve Davis	2–2	Doug Mountjoy
Steve Davis	4–0	Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins	2–2	Doug Mountjoy

Final

	Best of 9 frames
	Alex Higgins		5
	Ray Reardon		4

References

1. "Off the cush". Daily Mirror. 1 February 1979. p. 27.
2. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
3. "1979 Tolly Cobbold Classic Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.