1980 World Snooker Championship
The 1980 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1980 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a ranking professional snooker tournament that took place from 22 April to 5 May 1980 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. Organised by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), it was the fourth consecutive World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible, the first tournament having taken place in 1977. 