1980 UK Championship (snooker)
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16–29 November 1980 |
| Venue | Guild Hall |
| City | Preston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £6,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Steve Davis
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| Runner-up |
 Alex Higgins
|
| Score | 16–6 |
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The 1980 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston. The event began on 16 November 1980 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 22 and 29 November 1980. The television coverage by BBC had been extended to eight days after the success of other competitions such as the World Championship.
Steve Davis took his first major title after making his first major quarter-final the previous year. He whitewashed Terry Griffiths 9–0 in the semi-final and defeated Alex Higgins 16–6 in the final to claim the start of the Davis era in snooker. The highest break of the tournament was 134 made by Higgins.
Preliminary round Best of 17 frames
Sid Hood 9–3 Chris Ross 
Mike Hallett 9–8 Bernard Bennett
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