1982 Classic (snooker)

November 2019 The Lada Classic 1982 Lada Cars Snooker Classic.svg 1982 01 10 1982 01 13 y Civic Centre Oldham England WPBSA Non-Ranking event £15,000Last-black thriller as Davis falls https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97241358/1982-classic-snooker-final-reading/ Reading Evening Post 30 14 January 1982 9 March 2022 Newspapers.com £5,000Everton Clive Griffiths just holds off Davis https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97241404/1982-snooker-classic-final-the/ The Guardian 20 14 January 1982 9 March 2022 Newspapers.com ENG Steve Davis (147) WAL Terry Griffiths ENG Steve Davis 9–8 1980 (December) 1983 The 1982 Lada Classic was the 1982 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 10 to 13 January 1982. The tournament was played at the Civic Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players. Steve Davis made the first televised maximum 147 break in snooker history during his quarter-final match against John Spencer on Monday 11 January, winning a Lada car for his efforts. Terry Griffiths won the tournament, beating Davis 9–8 in the final.http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/9062843/snookers-historic-maximum-breaks Snooker's historic maximum breaks Sporting Life 14 September 2015 4 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140304053230/http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/article/663/9062843/snookers-historic-maximum-breaks dead Main draw Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 17 frames ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG John Spencer 2 WAL Ray Reardon 5 ENG David Taylor 1 NIR Alex Higgins 5 NIR Dennis Taylor 1 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 CAN Cliff Thorburn 1 ENG Steve Davis 5 WAL Ray Reardon 4 NIR Alex Higgins 1 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG Steve Davis 8 WAL Terry Griffiths 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe.Civic Centre, Oldham, England, 13 January 1982.Hale Janice Tiredness toll of takes Davis https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97241456/snooker-1982-classic-final-dt-15/ The Daily Telegraph 26 15 January 1982 9 March 2022 Newspapers.com Terry Griffiths 9–8 Steve Davis 14–101(96), 84(55)–24, 69–43, 11–79(57), 14–71, 62–31, 86(52)–39, 73–31, 86(86)–7, 57–47, 82–30, 38–80(52), 4–101(101), 37–71, 49–63, 0–132(50), 70–58 86 Highest break 101 0 Century breaks 1 3 50+ breaks 5 Century breaks 147, 105, 101 ENG Steve Davis References Category:Classic (snooker) Classic Classic Classic Category:Sport in Oldham