1982 Irish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 1982 |
| Venue | Riverside Theatre |
| City | Coleraine |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Dennis Taylor |
| Runner-up | Alex Higgins |
| Score | 16–13 |
1983 → | |
The 1982 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in March 1982. The tournament was played at the Riverside Theatre in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players. After many years as a challenge match, this was the first time the championship was held as a knockout event.[1]
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 16–13 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 31 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy
| 6 | Tommy Murphy
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Billy Kelly
| 1 | Tommy Murphy
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes
| 6 | Eugene Hughes
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dessie Sheehan
| 1 | Eugene Hughes
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.
- ^ "1982 Irish Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.