The 1979 Garware Paints Bombay International was a professional invitational snooker tournament held in February 1979 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India. This was the first professional snooker tournament to be held in India.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–14 February 1979 |
| Venue | Bombay Gymkhana |
| City | Bombay |
| Country | India |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £2,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spener |
| Runner-up |  Dennis Taylor |
1980 → | |
Six professionals played in a round-robin format, with John Spencer emerging as the winner.[1]
Main draw
edit| Player 1 | Score | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
 Patsy Fagan |
6–2 |  Cliff Thorburn
|
| Patsy Fagan |
6–4 |  Arvind Savur
|
| Graham Miles |
6–0 | Patsy Fagan
|
| Graham Miles |
6–3 | Dennis Taylor
|
| Arvind Savur |
6–3 | Dennis Taylor
|
| Arvind Savur |
6–4 | Graham Miles
|
| John Spencer |
6–1 | Arvind Savur
|
| John Spencer |
6–3 | Cliff Thorburn
|
| John Spencer |
6–4 | Patsy Fagan
|
| John Spencer |
6–5 | Graham Miles
|
| Dennis Taylor |
6–2 | Patsy Fagan
|
| Dennis Taylor |
6–5 | John Spencer
|
| Dennis Taylor |
6–5 | Cliff Thorburn
|
| Cliff Thorburn |
6–2 | Arvind Savur
|
| Cliff Thorburn |
6–4 | Graham Miles
|
References
edit- ^ "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.