1983 World Team Classic
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–30 October 1983 |
Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
City | Reading |
Country | England |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £60,000 |
Winner's share | £20,000 |
Highest break | Cliff Thorburn, 108 |
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Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 4–2 (matches) |
← 1982 1985 → |
The 1983 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. All matches including the final were played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. England regained the title beating Wales 4–2.
The highest break of the tournament was 108, by Cliff Thorburn.[1]
Main draw
[edit]Teams
[edit]Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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Cliff Thorburn | Kirk Stevens | Bill Werbeniuk |
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Steve Davis | Tony Knowles | Tony Meo |
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Ray Reardon | Terry Griffiths | Doug Mountjoy |
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Alex Higgins | Dennis Taylor | Tommy Murphy |
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Eddie Charlton | John Campbell | Warren King |
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Eddie Sinclair | Ian Black | Murdo MacLeod |
Group A
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
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3–4 | ![]() |
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4–2 | ![]() |
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4–0 | ![]() |
Group B
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
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4–1 | ![]() |
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4–3 | ![]() |
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4–0 | ![]() |
Semi-finals
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
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4–1 | ![]() |
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2–4 | ![]() |
Final
[edit]Final: Best of 7 matches. Referee: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 30 October 1983. | ||
![]() Steve Davis, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo |
4–2 | ![]() Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy |
Davis v Mountjoy: 16–103 (67), 19–94, 0–1 Meo v Reardon: 68–38, 59–54, 1–1 Knowles v Griffiths: 115–0, 14–93, 115 (58, 49)–8, 2–1 Knowles v Mountjoy: 48–80, 59–26, 94–48, 3–1 Meo v Griffiths: 31–77, 40–64, 3–2 Davis v Reardon: 86–34, 81–15, 4–2 | ||
Highest break | ||
Century breaks | ||
50+ breaks |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "England regain title". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. p. 14.
- ^ "Wales and Canada survive scares". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 5–7.
- ^ "England win group with greatest of ease". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 9–11.
- ^ "Former winners qualify for final". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 12–13.