# 1979 Holsten Lager International

The 1979 Holsten Lager International was a non-ranking snooker tournament held on one occasion in January 1979 in Slough, England.
The tournament had an unusual format. There were sixteen players in a straight knockout but the first round was decided by aggregate scores over four frames and the second by aggregate over six frames. The semi finals and final were ‘Best of 11’ and ‘Best of 21’ respectively.
The quarter final between John Spencer and Cliff Thorburn is how the event is best remembered. In the afternoon session, Spencer made the first ever 147 in a professional tournament. As it was the afternoon, the TV cameras were not running and the pockets were not measured to check conformity, so the break was never officially ratified for record purposes. Spencer went on to beat Graham Miles 11–7 in the final.

## Main draw

| Last 16 Aggregate score (4 frames) | Last 16 Aggregate score (4 frames) | Last 16 Aggregate score (4 frames) | Quarter-finals Aggregate score (6 frames) | Quarter-finals Aggregate score (6 frames) | Quarter-finals Aggregate score (6 frames) | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames | Final Best of 21 frames |
| John Spencer | John Spencer | 206 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patsy Fagan | Patsy Fagan | 185 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patsy Fagan | Patsy Fagan | 185 | John Spencer | John Spencer | 467 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Cliff Thorburn | Cliff Thorburn | 296 | | | | | | | |
| Cliff Thorburn | Cliff Thorburn | 206 | Cliff Thorburn | Cliff Thorburn | 296 | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy | Doug Mountjoy | 110 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy | Doug Mountjoy | 110 | | | | John Spencer | John Spencer | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rex Williams | Rex Williams | 2 | | | | |
| Rex Williams | Rex Williams | 180 | | | | | | | Rex Williams | Rex Williams | 2 | | | | |
| Bill Werbeniuk | Bill Werbeniuk | 166 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bill Werbeniuk | Bill Werbeniuk | 166 | Rex Williams | Rex Williams | 364 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ray Reardon | Ray Reardon | 362 | | | | | | | |
| Ray Reardon | Ray Reardon | 221 | Ray Reardon | Ray Reardon | 362 | | | | | | | |
| Ray Edmonds | Ray Edmonds | 112 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ray Edmonds | Ray Edmonds | 112 | | | | | | | | John Spencer | John Spencer | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Graham Miles | Graham Miles | 7 |
| Graham Miles | Graham Miles | 235 | | | | | | | | | | | Graham Miles | Graham Miles | 7 |
| John Pulman | John Pulman | 118 | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Pulman | John Pulman | 118 | Graham Miles | Graham Miles | 395 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | 340 | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | 217 | Dennis Taylor | Dennis Taylor | 340 | | | | | | | |
| Fred Davis | Fred Davis | 151 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fred Davis | Fred Davis | 151 | | | | Graham Miles | Graham Miles | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 3 | | | | |
| Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 233 | | | | | | | Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 3 | | | | |
| Eddie Charlton | Eddie Charlton | 138 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eddie Charlton | Eddie Charlton | 138 | Alex Higgins | Alex Higgins | 391 | | | | | | | |
| | | | David Taylor | David Taylor | 300 | | | | | | | |
| David Taylor | David Taylor | 241 | David Taylor | David Taylor | 300 | | | | | | | |
| Perrie Mans | Perrie Mans | 182 | | | | | | | | | | |