1979 South African Professional Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 1979 |
Country | South Africa |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Non-Ranking event |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 9–6 |
← 1978 1986 → |
Snooker tournament
The 1979 South African Professional Championship was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in August 1979. The tournament featured five exclusively South African players - Derek Mienie, Jimmy van Rensberg, Mannie Francisco, Peter Francisco and the incumbent champion, Perrie Mans.[1]
Mienie won the title, beating van Rensberg 9–6 in the final.[2]
Qualifying
A first-round match was played between Mienie and Mannie Francisco, to determine who would advance to the semi-finals to play Mans, who was seeded through to this stage.
- Derek Mienie 9–3 Mannie Francisco
Main draw
Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
![]() | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | ||||||||
![]() | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 6 | ||||||||
![]() | 9 | ||||||||
![]() | 7 |
References
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1979–80 snooker season
- World Championship
- Limosin International
- Kronenbrau 1308 Classic
- South African Professional Championship
- Australian Masters
- Canadian Open
- World Challenge Cup
- UK Championship
- Pot Black
- Padmore/Super Crystalate International
- Classic
- Welsh Professional Championship
- Tolly Cobbold Classic
- The Masters
- Bombay International
- Irish Masters
- British Gold Cup
- Canadian Professional Championship
- Pontins Professional
- Pontins Camber Sands