1982 Professional Players Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11-22 October 1982 |
| Venue | La Reserve International Snooker Club |
| City | Sutton Coldfield Aston |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ray Reardon |
| Runner-up |  Jimmy White |
| Score | 10–5 |
← First 1983 → | |
The 1982 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in two venues in the Birmingham area. One was at the La Reserve in Sutton Coldfield and the other was the International Snooker Club in Aston.[1] It was the first tournament in a series which is now known as the World Open. The event was untelevised and unsponsored.[2]
Ray Reardon defeated Jimmy White in the final to gain his first ranking tournament win since the 1978 World Championship.[3] Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days. He remains the oldest winner of a ranking event.
Main draw
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Astra International Snooker Club Aston, Birmingham, England, 22 October 1982. | ||
| Ray Reardon Wales
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10–5 | Jimmy White England
|
| 50–66, 46–59, 90–28 (53), 74–60 (White 56), 133–0 (132), 9–80, 80–15 (72), 66–7, 29–91 (62), 90–0 (53), 57–66, 69–2, 76–23, 93–17, 60–52 | ||
| 132 | Highest break | 62 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Century Breaks
- 135, 109
Willie Thorne - 132
Ray Reardon - 126 John Spencer
- 119 Terry Griffiths
- 113
Ian Black - 112 Dean Reynolds
- 101
Bill Werbeniuk
References
- ^ a b "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Player Profile of Ray Reardon MBE". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.