1982 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April–16 May 1982 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £110,000 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 |
| Highest break | 143 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up |  Ray Reardon |
| Score | 18–15 |
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The 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between 30 April and 16 May 1982.
Alex Higgins won in the final 18–15 against Ray Reardon.
Tournament summary
- The previous three world champions, who were also the top three seeds, were all defeated in the first round: defending champion Steve Davis lost 1–10 to Tony Knowles, 1979 champion Terry Griffiths lost 6–10 to Willie Thorne and world number 1 and 1980 champion Cliff Thorburn lost 4–10 to Jimmy White.[1]
- Jim Donnelly became the first Scottish player to play at the Crucible.[2]
- This was the first tournament in which the top 8 seeds had to play in the first round, taking the tournament from 24 to 32 players. This format still remains today.[3]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[4]
- Winner: £25,000
- Runner-up: £12,500
- Semi-final: £7,000
- Quarter-final: £3,500
- Last 16: £2,250
- Last 32: £1,250
- Highest break: £2,500
- Maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £110,000
Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[1][3][5][6] Template:World Snooker Championship Rounds
Century breaks
There were 10 century breaks at the championship, the highest being 143 by Willie Thorne.[7][8][9] There was also a £5,000 bonus for compiling a higher break than the championship record of 145.[4]
- 143, 122, 112, 106 Willie Thorne
- 135, 118 Alex Higgins
- 126, 102 Jimmy White
- 111 Kirk Stevens
- 100 John Virgo
References
- ^ a b "World Championship 1982". Global Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ Hendon, David. "The Thursday Quiz (Answers)". Snooker Scene Blog. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ a b Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 130.
- ^ "1982 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 4–5.
- ^ Kastner, Hugo. "Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update)". Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Crucible Centuries". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ^ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 146.
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