1979 Bombay International

Bombay International
Tournament information
Dates10–14 February 1979 (1979-02-10 – 1979-02-14)
VenueBombay Gymkhana
CityBombay
CountryIndia
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£2,000
Final
Champion John Spener
Runner-up Dennis Taylor
1980

The 1979 Garware Paints Bombay International was a professional invitational snooker tournament held in February 1979 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India. This was the first professional snooker tournament to be held in India.

Six professionals played in a round-robin format, with John Spencer emerging as the winner.[1]

Main draw

[2]

Player 1 Score Player 2
Patsy Fagan 6–2 Cliff Thorburn
Patsy Fagan 6–4 Arvind Savur
Graham Miles 6–0 Patsy Fagan
Graham Miles 6–3 Dennis Taylor
Arvind Savur 6–3 Dennis Taylor
Arvind Savur 6–4 Graham Miles
John Spencer 6–1 Arvind Savur
John Spencer 6–3 Cliff Thorburn
John Spencer 6–4 Patsy Fagan
John Spencer 6–5 Graham Miles
Dennis Taylor 6–2 Patsy Fagan
Dennis Taylor 6–5 John Spencer
Dennis Taylor 6–5 Cliff Thorburn
Cliff Thorburn 6–2 Arvind Savur
Cliff Thorburn 6–4 Graham Miles

References

  1. ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.