1979 Holsten Lager International

The 1979 Holsten Lager International was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion in January 1979 in Slough, England.

Holsten Lager International
Tournament information
Dates14–17 January 1979
VenueFulcrum Centre
CitySlough
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£3,500
Highest break John Spencer (147)
Final
Champion John Spencer
Runner-up Graham Miles
Score11–7

The tournament had an unusual format. There were sixteen players in a straight knockout but the first round was decided by aggregate scores over four frames and the second by aggregate over six frames. The semi finals and final were ‘Best of 11’ and ‘Best of 21’ respectively.

The quarter final between John Spencer and Cliff Thorburn is how the event is best remembered. In the afternoon session, Spencer made the first ever 147 in a professional tournament. As it was the afternoon, the TV cameras were not running and due to oversize pockets the break was never officially ratified for record purposes. Spencer went on to beat Graham Miles 11–7 in the final.[1]

Main draw

[2]

Last 16
Aggregate score (4 frames) 		Quarter-finals
Aggregate score (6 frames) 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 21 frames
            
John Spencer 206
Patsy Fagan 185
John Spencer 467
Cliff Thorburn 296
Cliff Thorburn 206
Doug Mountjoy 110
John Spencer 6
Rex Williams 2
Rex Williams 180
Bill Werbeniuk 166
Rex Williams 364
Ray Reardon 362
Ray Reardon 221
Ray Edmonds 112
John Spencer 11
Graham Miles 7
Graham Miles 235
John Pulman 118
Graham Miles 395
Dennis Taylor 340
Dennis Taylor 217
Fred Davis 151
Graham Miles 6
Alex Higgins 3
Alex Higgins 233
Eddie Charlton 138
Alex Higgins 391
David Taylor 300
David Taylor 241
Perrie Mans 182

References
  1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
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