1983 Irish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–13 March 1983 |
| Venue | Maysfield Leisure Centre |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up | Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 16–11 |
← 1982 1985 → | |
The 1983 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in March 1983. The tournament was played at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players.[1]
Alex Higgins won the title beating Dennis Taylor 16–11 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 31 frames | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea
| 1 | Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes
| 6 | Eugene Hughes
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Pascal Burke
| 2 | Alex Higgins
| 16 | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | Dennis Taylor
| 11 | |||||||||||
| Billy Kelly
| 0 | Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 6 | Patsy Fagan
| 1 | |||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy
| 4 | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
- ^ "1983 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.