1982 World Team Classic

State Express World Team Classic 1982 10 23 1982 10 31 y Hexagon Theatre Reading England Non-ranking event £55,000 £16,500 Terry Griffiths WAL, 123 CAN Canada ENG England 4–2 (matches) 1981 1983 The 1982 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading and the same seven teams as the previous year competed. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk defeating defending champions England 4–2 in the final. All matches including the final were played as the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk beating defending champions England 4–2. Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 123. Main draw Teams and known results are listed below.State Express World Team Classic Snooker Scene December 1982 7–15 Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 Steve Davis Jimmy White Tony Knowles Doug Mountjoy Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor Tommy Murphy Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk Kirk Stevens Eddie Charlton Paddy Morgan Ian Anderson Eddie Sinclair Ian Black Jim Donnelly Patsy Fagan Dessie Sheehan Eugene Hughes Qualifying round Match played in September 12 at Sheffield Snooker Hall. Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateIRL Republic of Ireland2–4SCO Scotland Group A Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateENG England4–3NIR Northern IrelandNIR Northern Ireland1–4SCO ScotlandENG England4–1SCO Scotland Group B Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateWAL Wales3–4CAN CanadaCAN Canada4–0AUS AustraliaWAL Wales4–1AUS Australia Semi-finals Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateENG England4–2WAL WalesCAN Canada4–0SCO Scotland Final Final: Best of 7 matches. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 31 October 1982. Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk 4–2 Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Tony Knowles Thorburn v Knowles: 9–120, 43–83 Werbeniuk v Davis: 76–8, 43–67, 66–54 Stevens v White: 31–73, 69–51, 70–67 Stevens v Knowles: 35–63, 4–89 Werbeniuk v White: 65–15, 80–42 Thorburn v Davis: 86–34, 81–15 55 (Werbeniuk) Highest break 76 (Knowles) 0 Century breaks 0 2 50+ breaks 2 References Category:World Cup (snooker) World Team Classic World Team Classic