1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament

The 1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion between October 1978 and January 1979.

Forward Chemicals Tournament
Tournament information
Dates23 October 1978 – 28 January 1979
VenueRoyal Exchange Theatre
CityManchester
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£3,000
Final
Champion Ray Reardon
Runner-up John Spencer
Score9–6

Similar in format to previous Park Drive 2000 events, four professionals played each other three times in a round-robin format at various venues around the country, with the two best performing players reaching the final. Held at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, Ray Reardon defeated John Spencer 9–6 in the final.[1]

Main draw

[2]

Round-robin

Player 1 Score Player 2
Alex Higgins5–3 John Spencer
Alex Higgins5–3 Ray Reardon
Alex Higgins5–4 Doug Mountjoy
Doug Mountjoy5–1 John Spencer
Doug Mountjoy5–2 John Spencer
Doug Mountjoy5–3 Alex Higgins
Doug Mountjoy5–3 Alex Higgins
Ray Reardon5–0 Doug Mountjoy
Ray Reardon5–1 Doug Mountjoy
Ray Reardon5–2 Doug Mountjoy
Ray Reardon5–3 John Spencer
Ray Reardon5–3 Alex Higgins
Ray Reardon5–3 Alex Higgins
John Spencer5–0 Alex Higgins
John Spencer5–3 Ray Reardon
John Spencer5–3 Alex Higgins
John Spencer5–4 Ray Reardon
John Spencer5–4 Doug Mountjoy

Knockout stage

Final
Best of 17 frames
   
1 Ray Reardon 9
2 John Spencer 6

References

  1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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