1979 Limosin International
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–20 July 1979 |
| Venue | Good Hope Centre |
| City | Cape Town |
| Country | South Africa |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | R5,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Eddie Charlton |
| Runner-up |  John Spencer |
| Score | 23–19 |
The 1979 Limosin International was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 9 to 20 July 1979. The tournament was played at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, and featured six professional players alongside two South African amateurs, Mannie Francisco and his brother Silvino.[1][2]
Eddie Charlton won the title, beating John Spencer 23–19 in the final.[3][4] Charlton received R5,000 prize money as the champion.[2]
Main draw
[edit]Results for the tournament are shown below.[2]
| Quarter-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 45 frames | ||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 8 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles
| 2 | John Spencer
| 16 | |||||||||||
 Silvino Francisco
| 8 | Silvino Francisco
| 12 | |||||||||||
| Perrie Mans
| 4 | John Spencer
| 19 | |||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
| 8 | Eddie Charlton
| 23 | |||||||||||
| Mannie Francisco
| 3 | Eddie Charlton
| 16 | |||||||||||
| Rex Williams
| 7 |  Cliff Thorburn
| 10 | |||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 8 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.
- ^ a b c "Charlton beats Spencer...". Snooker Scene. September 1979. p. 5.
- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Everton, Clive (31 July 1979). "Reardon snubs UK Championship". The Guardian. p. 21.