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1980 Professional Ticket Event

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1980 Professional Ticket Event
Tournament information
Dates7-13 December 1980
VenueSnooker Centre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event (professional tour qualifier)
Total prize fund£0
Highest break132 (Eugene Hughes)
Final
ChampionEngland Dave Martin
Runner-upRepublic of Ireland Eugene Hughes
Score9–6
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The 1980 Professional Ticket Event was a snooker main tour qualifying event held by the WPBSA, which took place from 7 to 13 December 1980. The tournament was played at the Snooker Centre in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and featured eight amateur players who hoped to qualify to compete on the main tour as professionals for the following season.

Dave Martin won the tournament, beating Eugene Hughes 9–6 in the final.[1]

Main Draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 9
England Mick Fisher 3 Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 9
Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly 9 Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly 2
England Vic Harris 8 Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 6
England Ian Williamson 9 England Dave Martin 9
England Paul Medati 5 England Ian Williamson 3
England Dave Martin 9 England Dave Martin 9
England Tony Graham 2

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown.
Snooker Centre, Sheffield, England, 13 December 1980.[2]
Dave Martin
 England
9–6 Eugene Hughes
Republic of Ireland Ireland
13–70(53), 82–15, 85(68)–22, 85–15, 87–33, 76–17, 98(79)–36, 39–87, 51–58, 81–49, 46–78, 21–97(59), 0–133(132), 87–15, 64–44
79 Highest break 132
0 Century breaks 1
2 50+ breaks 3

Century breaks

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132 Eugene Hughes
100 Billy Kelly

Notes

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  • In their quarter-final match, Martin led Graham 6–2, at which point Graham conceded.

References

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  1. ^ http://cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Professional-Ticket-Event/1980/830
  2. ^ "CueTracker - Dave Martin - Season 1980-1981 - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 27 September 2015.