1982 World Amateur Snooker Championship

April 2022 1982 World Amateur Snooker Championship 1982 09 06 1982 09 19 y Village Square Leisure Centre Calgary Canada Billiards and Snooker Control Council, International Billiards and Snooker Federation Round-robin and knockout Terry Parsons WAL, 103 Terry Parsons WAL Jim Bear CAN 11–8 1980 1984 The 1982 World Amateur Snooker Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament also known as the IBSF World Snooker Championship. The 1982 tournament was played in Calgary, Canada from 6 to 19 September 1982. Terry Parsons defeated Jim Bear 11–8 in the final to win the title. Tournament summary The first World Amateur Snooker Championship was held in 1963, and, after the second event in 1966, had been played every two years since.Everton Clive 1981 The Guinness Book of Snooker Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 0851122302 144–153 The 1982 tournament was held at the Village Square Leisure Centre in Calgary from 6 to 19 September 1982.Slade Daryl Jorgensen aims to sink a few snooker foes Calgary Herald 7 September 1982 E2 There were 36 competitors, who played in four Round-robin groups each of nine entrants from 6 to 14 September. The top two players from each group qualified for the quarter-finals. Dene O'Kane was the top seed for the event, but failed to progress, finishing third in his group behind Joe Grech and Tony Kearney.Joe Grech heads group 1 Snooker Scene October 1982 7 Bear took a 5–1 lead in the final during the first session and extended this to 7–1 before Parsons won the next five frames to leave Bear 7–5 ahead going into the concluding session. Parsons then won a further three frames, to lead 8–7. Bear equalised at 8–8, but Parsons then added the next three frames to his tally to secure an 11–8 victory.Final Snooker Scene October 1982 17 The highest break of the competition was 103, compiled by Parsons.Morrison Ian 1987 The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker – revised edition Twickenham Hamlyn Publishing Group 9780600556046 160 Main draw Players in bold denote match winners. Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 15 frames FinalBest of 21 frames 200 Wayne Jones WAL 5 Tony Kearney IRE 1 Terry Parsons WAL 5 Malcolm Bradley ENG 0 Joe Grech MLT 5 Paddy Browne IRE 3 Jim Bear CAN 5 Paul Mifsud MLT 2 Wayne Jones WAL 5 Terry Parsons WAL 8 Joe Grech MLT 7 Jim Bear CAN 8 Terry Parsons WAL 11 Jim Bear CAN 8 References Category:IBSF World Snooker Championship Category:International sports competitions hosted by Canada World Amateur Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Calgary World Amateur Snooker Championship World Amateur Snooker Championship World Amateur Snooker Championship Category:1980s in Calgary