1979 Pontins Professional

The 1979 Pontins Professional was the sixth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 5 and 12 May 1979 in Prestatyn, Wales.^[1][2]

1979 Pontins Professional

Tournament information
Dates	5–12 May 1979 (1979-05-05 – 1979-05-12)
Venue	Pontin's
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£1,500[1]
Final
Champion	Doug Mountjoy
Runner-up	Graham Miles
Score	8–4
← 1978 1980 →

The tournament featured eight professional players. Four players advance to the semi-final while the other four were eliminated in the group stage. All frames were played during the group stage matches.

Doug Mountjoy won the event, beating Graham Miles 8–4 in the final.^[3]

Group stage

• Fred Davis 4–3 Ian Anderson
• Steve Davis 4–3 Ian Anderson
• Steve Davis 5–2 Fred Davis
• Steve Davis 6–1 Ray Reardon
• Graham Miles 4–3 Doug Mountjoy
• Graham Miles 5–2 Perrie Mans
• Doug Mountjoy 5–2 John Spencer
• Doug Mountjoy 6–1 Perrie Mans
• Ray Reardon 5–2 Fred Davis
• Ray Reardon 6–1 Ian Anderson
• John Spencer 4–3 Graham Miles
• John Spencer 5–2 Perrie Mans

Knockout stage

	Semi-final Best of 7 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
	Doug Mountjoy		4
	Ray Reardon		3
						Doug Mountjoy		8
						Graham Miles		4
	Graham Miles		4
	Steve Davis		0