1983 Tolly Cobbold Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 February 1983 |
| Venue | Corn Exchange |
| City | Ipswich |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,000 plus highest break prize |
| Winner's share | £5,000 |
| Highest break |  Steve Davis (100) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |  Terry Griffiths |
| Score | 7–5 |
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The 1983 Tolly Cobbold Classic was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which was scheduled from 21 to 23 February 1983.[1][2] The tournament was played at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, and featured eight professional players.[3]
Steve Davis won the title for the second time in succession, beating Terry Griffiths 7–5 in the final, which finished at 1:50am.[3][4] Davis also made the highest break of the competition, 100, in the last frame of his match against Dennis Taylor.[3]
Prize fund
[edit]The prize fundwas allocated as follows:[3]
- Winner: £5,0000
- Runner-up: £3,000
- Semi-finals: £1,500
- First round: £1,000
- Highest break: £2 per point.
Main draw
[edit]Results for the tournament are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.[3]
| First round Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | ||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 4 | |||||||||||||
Final
[edit]| Final: Best of 13 frames. Corn Exchange, Ipswich, England, 23 February 1983.[3] | ||
| Steve Davis England
|
7–5 | Terry Griffiths Wales
|
| 1–106, 83(57)–39, 68–41, 20–61, 66(52)–16, 64–52, 90–26, 40–75, 43–52, 69–74(64), 69–45, 92(63)–52 | ||
| 63 | Highest break | 64 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 1 |
Century breaks
[edit]100 Steve Davis
References
[edit]- ^ Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-85112-364-6.
- ^ "All the sport in 1983: Snooker". Belfast Telegraph: Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 January 1983.
- ^ a b c d e f "Steve Davis retains Tolly Cobbold Classic". Snooker Scene. April 1983. pp. 14–15.
- ^ Everton, Clive (25 February 1983). "Late bed for camera crew as Davis edges home". The Guardian. p. 22.