1980 World Challenge Cup

State Express World Challenge Cup
Tournament information
Dates18–26 October 1980 (1980-10-18 – 1980-10-26)
VenueNew London Theatre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£35,000
Winner's share£10,000
Highest break Terry Griffiths (WAL), 109
Final
ChampionWales Wales
Runner-upCanada Canada
Score8–5
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 World Challenge Cup sponsored by State Express was the second team snooker tournament. The format mostly remained the same as the previous championship although the group 2nd place players would now reach a semi-final stage with the group winners. It took place between 18 and 26 October 1980 and the tournament had now moved to the New London Theatre which had hosted the Masters championship between 1976 and 1978.

Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 109.[1]

Main draw

Teams and results are shown below.[1]

Teams

Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3
 Wales Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy
 England Fred Davis David Taylor John Virgo
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor Patsy Fagan
 Canada Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens
 Australia Eddie Charlton Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson
Rest of the World South Africa Perrie Mans Scotland Eddie Sinclair United States Jim Rempe

Group A

Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Wales Wales 10–5 Canada Canada
Canada Canada 9–6 Rest of the World
Wales Wales 13–2 Rest of the World

Group B

Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
England England 11–4 Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland
England England 7–8 Australia Australia
Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland 10–5 Australia Australia

Semi-finals

Team 1 Score Team 2 Date
Wales Wales 8–7 Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland
England England 5–8 Canada Canada

Final

Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee:
New London Theatre, London, England. 26 October 1980.
 Wales
Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy 		8–5  Canada
Cliff Thorburn, Bill Werbeniuk, Kirk Stevens
Mountjoy v Stevens: 28–71, 60–43, 16-94
Reardon v Werbeniuk: 73–45
Griffiths v Thorburn: 43–86
Reardon v Stevens: 54–53
Mountjoy v Werbeniuk: 86–17
Griffiths v Stevens: 22–79
Mountjoy v Thorburn: 55–56
Griffiths v Werbeniuk: 92-38, 87-20, 55–46
Reardon v Thorburn: 111–26
Highest break
Century breaks
50+ breaks

References

  1. ^ a b "State Express World Cup". Snooker Scene. December 1980. pp. 18–25.