1980 Pontins Professional
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=1980 Pontins Professional
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1980|05|3|1980|05|10|df=y}}
|venue=Pontin's
|location=Prestatyn
|country=Wales
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-Ranking event
|Total prize fund=
|winners_share=£2,000{{cite news |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |title=Virgo rallies for victory |date=8 May 1980 |page=34}}
|highest_break=
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
|runner_up={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
|score=9–6
|previous=1979
|next=1981}}
The 1980 Pontins Professional was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 3 and 10 May 1980 in Prestatyn, Wales.{{cite news|title=Reardon date|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19800419/009/0009|url-access=subscription|work=Staffordshire Sentinel|date=19 April 1980|page=9}}{{cite web|title=Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html|accessdate=5 January 2018|archive-date=2012-02-28}}
The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 7 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames.
John Virgo won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–6 in the final.{{cite book|last=Layton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=148}}
Main draw
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best of 7 frames
| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
| RD3=Final
Best of 17 frames
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Fred Davis
| RD1-score2=2
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD1-score3=4
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4={{flagicon|WAL}} Terry Griffiths
| RD1-score4=2
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD1-score5=4
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD1-score6=2
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7={{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton
| RD1-score7=4
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8={{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Perrie Mans
| RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Davis
| RD2-score2=3
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD2-score3=5
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4={{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton
| RD2-score4=2
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD3-score1=9
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|WAL}} Ray Reardon
| RD3-score2=6
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Pontins Professional}}
{{Snooker season 1979/1980}}