1979 Limosin International
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The 1979 Limosin International was a non-ranking invitational snooker tournament which took place from 9 to 20 July 1979. The tournament was played at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town, and featured six professional players alongside two South African amateurs, Mannie Francisco and his brother Silvino.
Eddie Charlton won the title, beating John Spencer 23–19 in the final. Charlton received R5,000 prize money as the champion.
Main draw
Results for the tournament are shown below.
| Quarter-finals Best of 15 frames | Semi-finals Best of 31 frames | Final Best of 45 frames | ||||||||||||
| England John Spencer | 8 | |||||||||||||
| England Graham Miles | 2 | England John Spencer | 16 | |||||||||||
| South Africa Silvino Francisco | 8 | South Africa Silvino Francisco | 12 | |||||||||||
| South Africa Perrie Mans | 4 | England John Spencer | 19 | |||||||||||
| Australia Eddie Charlton | 8 | Australia Eddie Charlton | 23 | |||||||||||
| South Africa Mannie Francisco | 3 | Australia Eddie Charlton | 16 | |||||||||||
| England Rex Williams | 7 | Canada Cliff Thorburn | 10 | |||||||||||
| Canada Cliff Thorburn | 8 |