1979 World Challenge Cup

The 1979 World Challenge Cup was the first snooker tournament to have a team format of six nations with three players per team. The event was held between 20 and 27 October 1979 at the Haden Hill Leisure Centre in Birmingham, England.

State Express World Challenge Cup

Tournament information
Dates	20–27 October 1979 (1979-10-20 – 1979-10-27)
Venue	Haden Hill Leisure Centre
City	Birmingham
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£28,000
Winner's share	£7,500
Highest break	Cliff Thorburn (CAN), 126
Final
Champion	Wales
Runner-up	England
Score	14–3
1980 →

Cliff Thorburn made the highest break of the tournament, 126.^[1]

Main draw

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Teams

Country	Player 1 (Captain)	Player 2	Player 3
England	John Spencer	Fred Davis	Graham Miles
Wales	Ray Reardon	Terry Griffiths	Doug Mountjoy
Northern Ireland	Dennis Taylor	Alex Higgins	Jackie Rea
Canada	Cliff Thorburn	Bill Werbeniuk	Kirk Stevens
Australia	Gary Owen	Paddy Morgan	Ian Anderson
Rest of the World	Perrie Mans	Patsy Fagan	Jimmy van Rensberg

Group A

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Date
England	8–7	Rest of the World
Northern Ireland	8–7	Rest of the World
England	8–7	Northern Ireland

Group B

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Date
Wales	9–6	Canada
Canada	7–8	Australia
Wales	9–6	Australia

Final

Final: Best of 27 frames. Referee: Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England. 26 and 27 October 1979.
Wales Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy	14–3	England John Spencer, Fred Davis, Graham Miles
109 (Doug Mountjoy)	Highest break	47 (John Spencer)
1	Century breaks	0
6	50+ breaks	0