1979_Limosin_International

1979 Limosin International

1979 Limosin International

Snooker tournament

The 1979 Limosin International was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 9 to 20 July 1979. The tournament was played at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, and featured six professional players alongside two South African amateurs, Mannie Francisco and his brother Silvino.[1][2]

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Eddie Charlton won the title, beating John Spencer 23–19 in the final.[3][4] Charlton received R5,000 prize money as the champion.[2]

Main draw

Results for the tournament are shown below.[2]

Quarter-finals
Best of 15 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 31 frames 		Final
Best of 45 frames
England John Spencer 8
England Graham Miles 2 England John Spencer 16
South Africa Silvino Francisco 8 South Africa Silvino Francisco 12
South Africa Perrie Mans 4 England John Spencer 19
Australia Eddie Charlton 8 Australia Eddie Charlton 23
South Africa Mannie Francisco 3 Australia Eddie Charlton 16
England Rex Williams 7 Canada Cliff Thorburn 10
Canada Cliff Thorburn 8

References

  1. [1]
    Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
  2. [2]
    "Charlton beats Spencer...". Snooker Scene. September 1979. p. 5.
  3. [3]
    "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. [4]
    Everton, Clive (31 July 1979). "Reardon snubs UK Championship". The Guardian. p. 21.
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