1983 Tolly Cobbold Classic
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21-23 February 1983 |
| Venue | Corn Exchange |
| City | Ipswich |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £5,000[2] |
| Highest break | 100 (Steve Davis) |
| 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 took place from 21 to 23 February 1983. The tournament was played at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, and featured eight professional players.
Steve Davis won the title for the second time in succession, beating Terry Griffiths 7–5 in the final.[3]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | ||||||||||||
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| Terry Griffiths | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Ray Reardon | 2 |
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk | 4 |
| Bill Werbeniuk | 3 | |||||||||
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| Doug Mountjoy | 2 |
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||
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| Steve Davis | 4 |
| Steve Davis | 7 | |||||||||
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| Jimmy White | 3 |
| Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 2 |
| Dennis Taylor | 1 | |||||||||
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| Dennis Taylor | 4 | ||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 13 frames. Referee: unknown. Corn Exchange, Ipswich, England, 23 February 1983.[4] | ||
| Steve Davis England
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7–5 | Terry Griffiths Wales
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| 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
100 Steve Davis
References
- ^ http://cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Tolly-Cobbold-Classic/1999/334
- ^ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Steve-Davis/1982-1983
- ^ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Terry-Griffiths/1982-1983
- ^ "CueTracker - Steve Davis - Season 1982-1983 - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 22 February 2016.