1980 Classic (1980/1981)

Wilson's Classic

Tournament information
Dates	1–2 December 1980 (1980-12-01 – 1980-12-02)
Venue	Blighty's
City	Bolton
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£13,000
Winner's share	£5,000[1]
Highest break	Ray Reardon (76)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Dennis Taylor
Score	4–1
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The 1980 Wilson's Classic (December) was the second edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place on 1 and 2 December 1980. The tournament was played at Blighty's in Farnworth, Bolton, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players.

Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Dennis Taylor 4–1 in the final.

Ray Reardon made the highest break of the tournament, 76, in the opening frame of the first match played.^[1]

Main draw

^[1]

	Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames					Semi-finals Best of 3 frames					Final Best of 7 frames
	John Spencer		0
	Ray Reardon		2			Ray Reardon		0
	Dennis Taylor		2			Dennis Taylor		2
	Terry Griffiths		1								Dennis Taylor		1
	David Taylor		2								Steve Davis		4
	Alex Higgins		0			David Taylor		1
	Cliff Thorburn		0			Steve Davis		2
	Steve Davis		2

Final

Final: Best of 7 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Blighty's, Farnworth, Bolton, England, 2 December 1980.
Dennis Taylor  Northern Ireland	1–4	Steve Davis  England
65 (53)–18, 5–74, 9–88, 40–62, 30–84
53	Highest break	?
0	Century breaks	0
1	50+ breaks	0

References

1. "Davis again in Wilson's Classic". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. January 1981. p. 17.