title: 1979 Masters (snooker)
text: # 1979 Masters (snooker)
  
  The 1979 Masters (officially the 1979 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Monday 22nd to Friday 26 January 1979 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England, which would host the tournament until the venue's demolition in 2006. 10 players were invited for the tournament.
  
  Perrie Mans of South Africa won the first Masters tournament held at the Wembley by defeating Alex Higgins 8–4 in the final. Notably Perrie Mans won the event without making a break above 50.
  
  ## Main draw
  
  | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 15 frames | Final Best of 15 frames |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Alex Higgins (NIR) | Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 5 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Doug Mountjoy | Doug Mountjoy | 1 | | | |
  | | | | John Spencer (ENG) | John Spencer (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | |
  | Fred Davis (ENG) | Fred Davis (ENG) | 2 | Doug Mountjoy | Doug Mountjoy | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Perrie Mans | Perrie Mans | 8 |
  | | | | Perrie Mans (RSA) | Perrie Mans (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Perrie Mans | Perrie Mans | 5 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Ray Reardon | Ray Reardon | 3 | | | |
  | | | | Ray Reardon (WAL) | Ray Reardon (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Patsy Fagan (IRL) | Patsy Fagan (IRL) | 4 | David Taylor | David Taylor | 2 | | | | | | |
  | David Taylor (ENG) | David Taylor (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Final
  
  Final: Best of 15 frames. Referee: John Smyth Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 26 January 1979. :
  
  | Perrie Mans South Africa | 8–4 | Alex Higgins Northern Ireland |
  | - | - | - |
  | First session: 28–97, 43–69, 75–60, 69–37, 97–38, 72–29, 71–23, 87–28, 74–67, 21–90, 36–76, 62–38 |||
  | | Highest break | |
  | 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
  | 0 | 50+ breaks | 0 |
  
  ## Century breaks
  
  Total: 2
  
  * 132 – Alex Higgins
  * 111 – Doug Mountjoy
  