1979 Forward Chemicals Tournament
| Status: | Professional League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season: | 1978-1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates: | October 23rd 1978 - January 28th 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qualifying dates: | No qualifier dates available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: |  Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England |
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| Sponsor: | Forward Chemicals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broadcaster: | None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Players: |
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| Matches: | 19 | ||||||
| Frames: | 149 | ||||||
| Centuries: |
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| Prize fund: | GBP 9,000 | ||||||
| Points scored: | 16,826 |
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Final
Played on
1979-01-28
Frame scores
64-50; 34-76; 57-65; 40-104; 68-7; 37-79; 79-48; 64-54(53); 19-95; 84-19; 96-54; 47-67; 66-55(50); 66-54; 57-45
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6, 9-6
Reardon
Spencer
Total
50+ Breaks
53, 50
Points Scored
878
872
1750
Avg. points/frame
58.53
58.13
116.67
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Reardon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Spencer | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Group
Played on
1978-12-07
Frame scores
32-82; 68-42; 97(62)-28; 21-81; 83(60)-31; 39-91; 84(57)-33; 65-51
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
Higgins
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
62, 60, 57
Points Scored
489
439
928
Avg. points/frame
61.13
54.88
116
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Higgins | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Reardon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-08
Frame scores
81-29; 54-67; 90(69)-32; 119(77)-8; 60-83(71); 47-91(91); 119(119)-20; 108(108)-27
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
Higgins
Spencer
Total
50+ Breaks
119, 108, 77, 69
91, 71
Points Scored
678
357
1035
Avg. points/frame
84.75
44.63
129.38
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Higgins | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Spencer | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-20
Frame scores
31-89(72); 45-53; 46-65; 81-39; 6-70; 82(57)-57; 65-43; 72-27; 91(59)-5
Match progress
0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
Higgins
Mountjoy
Total
50+ Breaks
59, 57
72
Points Scored
519
448
967
Avg. points/frame
57.67
49.78
107.44
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Higgins | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Mountjoy | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-07
Frame scores
63-59; 82-5; 75-7; 59-68; 84-18; 112(55)-8
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
Mountjoy
Spencer
Total
50+ Breaks
55
Points Scored
475
165
640
Avg. points/frame
79.17
27.5
106.67
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Mountjoy | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Spencer | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-20
Frame scores
7-125(119); 57-30; 77-51; 24-91; 86-21; 82-51; 126(115)-0
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2
Mountjoy
Spencer
Total
50+ Breaks
115
119
Points Scored
459
369
828
Avg. points/frame
65.57
52.71
118.29
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Mountjoy | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Spencer | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Group
Played on
1978-12-19
Frame scores
91-32; 110-17; 45-87(63); 37-71; 83(83)-19; 63-73; 60-36; 65(51)-47
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
Mountjoy
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
83, 51
63
Points Scored
554
382
936
Avg. points/frame
69.25
47.75
117
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Mountjoy | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Higgins | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Group
Played on
1978-12-06
Frame scores
83(83)-23; 41-61; 28-96; 75(56)-29; 36-76; 74(50)-62; 61-31; 98(59)-31
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
Mountjoy
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
83, 59, 56, 50
Points Scored
496
409
905
Avg. points/frame
62
51.13
113.13
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Mountjoy | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Group
Played on
1978-12-04
Frame scores
16-77; 95-37; 70(54)-54; 55-80(75); 92-19; 90(77)-40; 48-72; 60-48
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
Reardon
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
77, 54
75
Points Scored
526
427
953
Avg. points/frame
65.75
53.38
119.13
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Reardon | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Higgins | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-21
Frame scores
68-41; 66-39; 78-41; 39-87; 57-69; 45-43; 20-80; 61-10
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3
Reardon
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
Points Scored
434
410
844
Avg. points/frame
54.25
51.25
105.5
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Reardon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Group
Played on
1978-10-23
Frame scores
73-52; 118(81)-9; 82-2; 87-11; 11-48; 48-89(82); 98(61)-9
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
Reardon
Mountjoy
Total
50+ Breaks
81, 61
82
Points Scored
517
220
737
Avg. points/frame
73.86
31.43
105.29
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Reardon | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Mountjoy | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Group
Played on
1978-12-09
Frame scores
60-43; 0-77(60); 88-18; 53-51; 67-60; 1-102(98); 97-30
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2
Reardon
Spencer
Total
50+ Breaks
98, 60
Points Scored
366
381
747
Avg. points/frame
52.29
54.43
106.71
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Reardon | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Spencer | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Group
Played on
1978-10-24
Frame scores
98-50; 7-71; 70(57)-35; 92(69)-41; 79-23; 98(64)-20
Match progress
1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1
Reardon
Mountjoy
Total
50+ Breaks
69, 64, 57
Points Scored
444
240
684
Avg. points/frame
74
40
114
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Reardon | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Mountjoy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-26
Frame scores
67-55; 81(52)-32; 75(60)-41; 69-34; 104(54)-2
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
Reardon
Mountjoy
Total
50+ Breaks
60, 54, 52
Points Scored
396
164
560
Avg. points/frame
79.2
32.8
112
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Reardon | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Mountjoy | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-22
Frame scores
46-75; 74(53)-13; 57-72; 79-34; 80(57)-37; 79(69)-30; 30-93(63); 30-78; 89(85)-8
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-4
Spencer
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
85, 69, 57, 53
63
Points Scored
564
440
1004
Avg. points/frame
62.67
48.89
111.56
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Spencer | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Reardon | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Group
Played on
1979-01-04
Frame scores
20-77(66); 73-59; 71-48; 41-99; 99(98)-29; 32-62; 56-57; 126(122)-11; 105-6
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4
Spencer
Mountjoy
Total
50+ Breaks
122, 98
66
Points Scored
623
448
1071
Avg. points/frame
69.22
49.78
119
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Spencer | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mountjoy | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Group
Played on
1978-12-08
Frame scores
26-67; 60-47; 63-36; 26-97(61); 28-71(71); 83(67)-32; 91(64)-16; 67-24
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
Spencer
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
67, 64
71, 61
Points Scored
444
390
834
Avg. points/frame
55.5
48.75
104.25
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Spencer | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Higgins | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
Group
Played on
1978-11-23
Frame scores
17-89(62); 92(69)-19; 77(58)-33; 33-94(55); 49-81; 58(58)-5; 61-50; 82-31
Match progress
0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3
Spencer
Reardon
Total
50+ Breaks
69, 58, 58
62, 55
Points Scored
469
402
871
Avg. points/frame
58.63
50.25
108.88
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Spencer | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Reardon | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Group
Played on
1978-12-05
Frame scores
70(69)-25; 67-57; 63-29; 66-23; 85(80)-47
Match progress
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 5-0
Spencer
Higgins
Total
50+ Breaks
80, 69
Points Scored
351
181
532
Avg. points/frame
70.2
36.2
106.4
Breaks
| 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | 100s | Total | |
| Spencer | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Higgins | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |