Talk:1979 UK Championship

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Various Notes with sources
-Seeded on the basis of only world championship ratings (ecluding UK champ results) - Griffiths was top seeded as defending champion. -Ray Reardon did not compete as he had a "lucrative exhibition contract with General Motors. -Rex Williams did not compete as he was scheduled to play on an Australian tour with Eddie Charlton -Roy Andrewartha (Wales) (Walllasey) was drawn against J. Barrie (Wisbech) in the first round [Did this match happen? Seems not - checked a couple of other sources, none mention it.BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 21:24, 20 August 2019 (UTC)]

He was 15 miles away. Drove, then ran the last half mile after difficulties parking. Penalty of 2 frames was one for each 20 mins late.

- he was 31 minutes late for session

Notes that John Spencer had never won a match in the UK championship. Spencer "backed himself to win the title with a bet of £6,600 to £1,100." [????] BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 16:45, 20 August 2019 (UTC)