The 1980 Wilson's Classic (January) was the inaugural edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place on 7 and 8 January 1980. The tournament was played at the New Century Hall in Manchester, and featured eight professional players.
John Spencer won the tournament, beating Alex Higgins 4–3 in the final. A second Classic was staged in 1980 in December with Steve Davis winning the title.
Higgins made the highest break of the tournament, 75, during the final.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £3,000 Runner-up: £1,500 Semi-final: £1,000 Quarter-final: £600 Highest break: £600 Total: £9,500
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe.New Century Hall, Manchester, England, 8 January 1980. Alex Higgins 3–4 John Spencer 46–64, 50–51, 102–39, 97(75)–19, 70 (52)–26, 29–67, 90(52)–30 75 Highest break 52 0 Century breaks 0 2 50+ breaks 1
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