1980 Masters Snooker

The 1980 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between February 6 and February 10 1980 and was held in the Wembley Conference Centre. 10 players who were invited took part. Terry Griffiths who just 9 months after winning the World Championship won the Masters beating Alex Higgins who made his third final in a row. Griffiths won the title by 9-5 with a break of 131. An attendance of 2323 attended the Conference Centre for final session of the match. A record at the time.

Prize Money

Total £14,000

Winner £4,500

The Results

First Round Best of 9 frames

Round8
Best of 9 frames
flagicon|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|5"'|flagicon|RSA|1928 Perrie Mans|1|
flagicon|Wales Ray Reardon|5"'|flagicon|Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|3|
flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|5"' |flagicon|Canada Cliff Thorburn|3|
flagicon|England John Spencer|5|flagicon|Australia Eddie Charlton|2
Best of 11 frames
flagicon|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|5"'|flagicon|Wales Ray Reardon|2|
flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths|5"' |flagicon|England John Spencer|0
Best of 17 frames
flagicon|Wales Terry Griffiths |9|flagicon|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|5