User:Steveflan/Snooker World Cup 1979

The 1979 World Challenge Cup, sponsored by State Express, was the first team snooker tournament comprising 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.

Wales won their first title with the trio of Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy and Ray Reardon defeating England 14–3 in the final.

Cliff Thorburn made the highest break of the tournament, 126.

Prize fund
A total of £27,500 was awarded at the event, with the winning team receiving £7,500. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:
 * Winner: £7,500
 * Runner-Up: £6,000
 * Third place: £4,500
 * Fourth place: £3,500
 * Third in group: £3,000
 * Total: £27,500


 * Maximum break: £5,555 (not awarded)
 * Highest break: £555
 * Each century break: £555
 * Each break between 55 and 99: £55

Format
Six teams, of three players each, participated in the tournament. The teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The top team in each group qualified for the final, whilst the second placed team in each group qualified for the third place match.

Round robin stage
Each match consisted of fifteen frames played over 2 sessions, and all frames were played. Each player played one match against each player of the opposing team. Matches were of 1 frame except for matches played between the corresponding numbered player on each side, which were 3 frames.

Matches were played in the following order:

Group positions were determined by the greater number of matches won. If two teams were tied on the same number of matches won then the team with the higher number of frames won was ranked higher in the group. If two teams were still tied, then a single-frame play-off would be played between the two respective captains.

Third Place Match
This match consisted of 9 frames, played in one session. Each player was scheduled to play a single 3 frame match against their corresponding numbered opponent.

Matches were played in the following order:

Final
This match was the best of 27 frames, played over three sessions of 9 frames each. Each player was scheduled to play a 3 frame match against every member of the opposing team, and could only play one match in each session.

Matches were played in the following order:

Teams
World ranking shown in brackets.

Century breaks
There were 3 century breaks in the tournament.
 * 🇨🇦 Cliff Thorburn - 126
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Doug Mountjoy - 109
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 John Spencer - 103

Player Records
Players are ordered by the percentage of frames won followed by the percentage of matches won.