1983 International Open
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Dates | 1–9 October 1983 |
Venue | Eldon Square Recreation Centre |
City | Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
Country | England |
Organisation | WPBSA |
Format | Ranking event |
Total prize fund | £85,000 |
Winner's share | £24,000 |
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Score | 9–4 |
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The 1983 International Open (officially the 1983 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1 and 9 October 1983 at the Eldon Square Recreation Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.[1][2] Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Television coverage was on ITV.
Summary
[edit]The defending champion Tony Knowles was defeated by John Spencer in the last 16 round.[3]
Cliff Thorburn beat Terry Griffiths 9–8 in the first semi-final after winning the last four frames. At one stage Griffiths had led 5–1.[4] Steve Davis beat Eddie Charlton 9–2 in the second semi-final.
Steve Davis met Cliff Thorburn in the final. Davis led 6–2 after the afternoon session and eventually won 9–4. He took the first prize of £24,000 for his win and another £1,500 for the high break prize, for a break of 120 against Mike Watterson at the last-16 stage.[5]
Main draw
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Qualifying
[edit]The final qualifying round was played at the Romiley Forum in Stockport in September.[7]
Final qualifying round
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References
[edit]- ^ "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "International". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
- ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1983. p. 17.
- ^ "Davis storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1983. p. 15.
- ^ "1983 International Open Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Everton, Clive (16 September 1983). "Qualifier Martin puts Higgins out". The Guardian. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.