The 1980 Gaware Paints Bombay International was a professional invitational snooker tournament held in February 1980 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–12 February 1980 |
| Venue | Bombay Gymkhana |
| City | Bombay |
| Country | India |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £3,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Virgo |
| Runner-up |  Cliff Thorburn |
| Score | 13–7 |
← 1979 | |
In a slight tweak to the previous season, eight professionals played in a round-robin format of three matches each. Four players progressed to the knockout stages, with John Virgo winning the tournament by defeating Cliff Thorburn 13–7 in the final.[1]
Main draw
editRound-robin
edit| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Davis | 6–0 |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Steve Davis | 6–0 | Kirk Stevens |
| Doug Mountjoy | 6–2 | Kirk Stevens |
 Arvind Savur | 6–3 |  Dennis Taylor |
| John Spencer | 6–3 | Doug Mountjoy |
| John Spencer | 6–4 | Kirk Stevens |
| John Spencer | 6–4 | Steve Davis |
| Cliff Thorburn | 6–1 | John Virgo |
| Cliff Thorburn | 6–4 | Dennis Taylor |
| Cliff Thorburn | 6–5 | Arvind Savur |
| John Virgo | 6–1 | Arvind Savur |
| John Virgo | 6–2 | Dennis Taylor |
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 25 frames | ||||||||
| John Virgo
| 8 | ||||||||
| John Spencer
| 6 | ||||||||
| John Virgo
| 13 | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 7 | ||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 8 | ||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | ||||||||
References
edit- ↑ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.