1980 Professional Ticket Event

The 1980 Professional Ticket Event was a snooker main tour qualifying event held by the WPBSA, which took place from 7 to 13 December 1980. The tournament was played at the Snooker Centre in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and featured eight amateur players who hoped to qualify to compete on the main tour as professionals for the following season.

1980 Professional Ticket Event
Tournament information
Dates7-13 December 1980
VenueSnooker Centre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatAmateur (Tour Qualifier)
Total prize fund£0
Highest break132 (Eugene Hughes)
Final
Champion Dave Martin
Runner-up Eugene Hughes
Score9–6
First
Last

Dave Martin won the tournament, beating Eugene Hughes 9–6 in the final.[1]

Main draw

Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Eugene Hughes 9
Mick Fisher 3 Eugene Hughes 9
Billy Kelly 9 Billy Kelly 2
Vic Harris 8 Eugene Hughes 6
Ian Williamson 9 Dave Martin 9
Paul Medati 5 Ian Williamson 3
Dave Martin 9 Dave Martin 9
Tony Graham 2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.
Snooker Centre, Sheffield, England, 13 December 1980.[2]
Dave Martin
 England
9–6 Eugene Hughes
Ireland
13–70(53), 82–15, 85(68)–22, 85–15, 87–33, 76–17, 98(79)–36, 39–87, 51–58, 81–49, 46–78, 21–97(59), 0–133(132), 87–15, 64–44
79 Highest break 132
0 Century breaks 1
2 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

132 Eugene Hughes
100 Billy Kelly

Notes

  • In their quarter-final match, Martin led Graham 6–2, at which point Graham conceded.

References

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