The 1979 World Challenge Cup was the first snooker tournament to have a team format of six nations with three players per team. The event was held between 20 and 27 October 1979 at the Haden Hill Leisure Centre in Birmingham, England.
Cliff Thorburn made the highest break of the tournament, 126.
Main draw
Teams
Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 John Spencer Fred Davis Graham Miles Terry Griffiths Ray Reardon Doug Mountjoy Dennis Taylor Alex Higgins Jackie Rea Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens Gary Owen Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson Rest of the World Perrie Mans Patsy Fagan Jimmy van Rensberg
Group A
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Date England8–7 Rest of the World Northern Ireland8–7 Rest of the World England8–7 Northern Ireland
Group B
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Date Wales9–6 Canada Canada7–8 Australia Wales9–6 Australia
Final
Final: Best of 27 frames. Referee: Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Birmingham, England. 26 and 27 October 1979. Terry Griffiths, Ray Reardon, Doug Mountjoy 14–3 John Spencer, Fred Davis, Graham Miles 109 (Doug Mountjoy) Highest break 47 (John Spencer) 1 Century breaks 0 6 50+ breaks 0
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