1980 Pontins Camber Sands

The 1980 Pontins Camber Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1980 in Rye, England.^[2]

1980 Pontins Camber Sands

Tournament information
Dates	10–17 May 1980 (1980-05-10 – 1980-05-17)
Venue	Camber Sands Holiday Village
City	Rye
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£2,000
Highest break	Alex Higgins (NIR) 111[1]
Final
Champion	Alex Higgins (NIR)
Runner-up	Dennis Taylor (NIR)
Score	9–7

Laid out similarly to the Pontins Professional championships, 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.

Alex Higgins won the event, beating Dennis Taylor 9–7 in the final after Taylor had taken a 5–0 lead. Higgins received £2,000 as winner, with Taylor taking £1,500 as runner-up.^[3][1]

Main draw

^[3]

	Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Alex Higgins		4
	Bill Werbeniuk		2
						Alex Higgins		5
						Graham Miles		1
	Graham Miles		4
	John Pulman		0
											Alex Higgins		9
											Dennis Taylor		7
	Dennis Taylor		4
	Cliff Thorburn		3
						Dennis Taylor		5
						Doug Mountjoy		3
	Doug Mountjoy		4
	Kirk Stevens		1