| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | July 1979 |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Country | South Africa |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Winner's share | R2,500 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Eddie Charlton |
| Runner-up |  Ray Reardon |
| Score | 7–4 |
The 1979 Kronenbrau 1308 Classic was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament, which took place in July 1979. The tournament was played in Johannesburg and featured four professional players - Ray Reardon of Wales, Eddie Charlton of Australia and South Africans Perrie Mans and Jimmy van Rensberg. Charlton received R2,500 prize money as the champion.
Charlton won the title, beating Reardon 7–4 in the final.
Main draw
Results for the tournament are shown below.
| Best of 11 frames | Best of 13 frames | ||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
| 6 | ||||||||
 Jimmy van Rensberg
| 1 | ||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
| 7 | ||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 4 | ||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 6 | ||||||||
| Perrie Mans
| 1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "...And Reardon...". Snooker Scene. September 1979. p. 5.
- Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: Records, Facts and Champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-85112-364-6.
- Everton, Clive (31 July 1979). "Reardon snubs UK Championship". The Guardian. p. 21.
- "Misc1". www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2022.