1980 UK Championship


The 1980 UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 16 and 29 November 1980. This was the fourth edition of the UK Championship and the third staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the third consecutive year. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 22 to 29 November – the BBC's television coverage had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship.
Steve Davis defeated Alex Higgins 16–6 in the final to win his first major title, after making his first major quarter-final in the previous year's championship. Davis whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-finals on his way to the final. The highest break of the tournament was a 134 made by Higgins.

Prize fund

Final

Qualifying

Preliminary round Best of 17 frames
Sid Hood 9–3 Chris Ross
Mike Hallett 9–8 Bernard Bennett
Last 32 Best of 17 frames
Tony Meo 9–5 Sid Hood
Mike Hallett 9–8 Ray Edmonds
Eddie Sinclair 9–1 Kingsley Kennerley
Joe Johnson 9–6 John Dunning
Jim Meadowcroft 9–1 David Greaves
Mark Wildman 9–8 Cliff Wilson
Roy Andrewartha 9–8 Tony Knowles
Rex Williams 9–1 John Barrie

Century breaks