1979 South African Professional Championship

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]

South African Professional Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 1979
CountrySouth Africa
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
Champion Derek Mienie
Runner-up Jimmy van Rensberg
Score9–6
1978
1986

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
      
Derek Mienie 9
Perrie Mans 3
Derek Mienie 9
Jimmy van Rensberg 6
Jimmy van Rensberg 9
Silvino Francisco 7

References

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