1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament

Forward Chemicals Tournament
Tournament information
Dates23 October 1978 – 28 January 1979 (1978-10-23 – 1979-01-28)
VenueRoyal Exchange Theatre
CityManchester
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Winner's share£3,000
Final
Champion Ray Reardon
Runner-up John Spencer
Score9–6

The 1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion between October 1978 and January 1979.

Similar in format to previous Park Drive 2000 events, four professionals played each other three times in a round-robin format at various venues around the country, with the two best performing players reaching the final. Held at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, Ray Reardon defeated John Spencer 9–6 in the final.[1]

Main draw

[2]

Round-robin

Player 1 Score Player 2
Alex Higgins 5–3 John Spencer
Alex Higgins 5–3 Ray Reardon
Alex Higgins 5–4 Doug Mountjoy
Doug Mountjoy 5–1 John Spencer
Doug Mountjoy 5–2 John Spencer
Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Alex Higgins
Doug Mountjoy 5–3 Alex Higgins
Ray Reardon 5–0 Doug Mountjoy
Ray Reardon 5–1 Doug Mountjoy
Ray Reardon 5–2 Doug Mountjoy
Ray Reardon 5–3 John Spencer
Ray Reardon 5–3 Alex Higgins
Ray Reardon 5–3 Alex Higgins
John Spencer 5–0 Alex Higgins
John Spencer 5–3 Ray Reardon
John Spencer 5–3 Alex Higgins
John Spencer 5–4 Ray Reardon
John Spencer 5–4 Doug Mountjoy

Knockout stage

Final
Best of 17 frames
   
1 Ray Reardon 9
2 John Spencer 6

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.