1980 Bombay International

The 1980 Gaware Paints Bombay International was a professional invitational snooker tournament held in February 1980 in Bombay (modern-day Mumbai), India.

Bombay International

Tournament information
Dates	2–12 February 1980
Venue	Bombay Gymkhana
City	Bombay
Country	India
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Winner's share	£3,000
Final
Champion	John Virgo
Runner-up	Cliff Thorburn
Score	13–7
← 1979

In a slight tweak to the previous season, eight professionals played in a round-robin format of three matches each. Four players progressed to the knockout stages, with John Virgo winning the tournament by defeating Cliff Thorburn 13–7 in the final.[1]

Main draw

[2]

Round-robin

Player 1	Score	Player 2
Steve Davis	6–0	Doug Mountjoy
Steve Davis	6–0	Kirk Stevens
Doug Mountjoy	6–2	Kirk Stevens
Arvind Savur	6–3	Dennis Taylor
John Spencer	6–3	Doug Mountjoy
John Spencer	6–4	Kirk Stevens
John Spencer	6–4	Steve Davis
Cliff Thorburn	6–1	John Virgo
Cliff Thorburn	6–4	Dennis Taylor
Cliff Thorburn	6–5	Arvind Savur
John Virgo	6–1	Arvind Savur
John Virgo	6–2	Dennis Taylor

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals Best of 15 frames					Final Best of 25 frames
	John Virgo		8
	John Spencer		6			John Virgo		13
	Cliff Thorburn		8			Cliff Thorburn		7
	Steve Davis		5

References

1. "Other Non-Ranking and Invitation Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
2. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 147.