1983 UK Championship

1983 Coral UK Championship 1983 11 18 1983 12 4 y Preston Guild Hall Preston England WPBSA Non-ranking event £60,000 £12,000 ENG Tony Meo (139) NIR Alex Higgins ENG Steve Davis 16–15 1982 1984 The 1983 UK Championship (officially the 1983 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 18 November and 4 December 1983.Turner Chris UK Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216160153/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/uk.html 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 1 March 2011 This was the seventh edition of the UK Championship, the sixth staging of the competition in Preston, and the sixth UK Championship to be sponsored by Coral. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 26 November through to the end of the championship and with an extra day of coverage this year with the final now played on Saturday and Sunday, they started with the last remaining last 16 match between Steve Davis and Willie Thorne before showing the quarter-finals. Alex Higgins staged a dramatic comeback, recovering from 0–7 down to beat Steve Davis 16–15 in the final,Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/sport-obituaries/7908946/Alex-Hurricane-Higgins.html The Telegraph 13 March 2013https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4485494.stm UK Championship history BBC Sport 2 December 2005 10 May 2013 to win his only UK Championship title. The highest break of the tournament was a 139 made by Tony Meo. Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: Winner: £12,000 Runner-up £6,500 Highest break: £1,000 Total: £60,000 Main draw 1983 UK Championship Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=122 Snooker Database 13 October 2010 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190330/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=122 deadUK Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071813/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=34 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 5 February 2013 Last 32 Best of 17 frames Wales Terry Griffiths 9–4 Dave Martin England England Mike Hallett 9–4 Graham Miles England England Joe Johnson 9–6 John Virgo England England David Taylor 9–4 Neal Foulds England England Tony Knowles 9–5 Tony Jones England Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–2 Mike Watterson England Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–6 Murdo MacLeod Scotland England Paul Medati 9–3 Dean Reynolds England Wales Cliff Wilson 9–4 Rex Williams England Wales Ray Reardon 9–7 Bob Harris England Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–6 Tommy Murphy Northern Ireland England Jimmy White 9–1 Ian Black Scotland England John Spencer 9–7 John Dunning England England Tony Meo 9–7 John Parrott England England Willie Thorne 9–5 Mark Wildman England England Steve Davis 9–1 Geoff Foulds England Wales Terry Griffiths 9 England Mike Hallett 5 England Joe Johnson 9 England David Taylor 3 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 England Paul Medati 1 England Tony Knowles 9 Wales Doug Mountjoy 5 England Jimmy White 9 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 4 Wales Ray Reardon 9 Wales Cliff Wilson 4 England Tony Meo 9 England John Spencer 5 England Steve Davis 9 England Willie Thorne 3 Wales Terry Griffiths 9 England Joe Johnson 2 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 England Tony Knowles 5 England Jimmy White 9 Wales Ray Reardon 4 England Tony Meo 4 England Steve Davis 9 Wales Terry Griffiths 4 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9 England Jimmy White 4 England Steve Davis 9 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16 England Steve Davis 15 no Final Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: Len GanleyThe Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 and 4 December 1983. Alex Higgins 16–15 Steve Davis First session: 29–107 (78), 31–86 (84), 62–82 (82), 43–56, 25–84 (54), 14–68 (64), 12–76 (67)Second session: 109–18, 69–41, 110–12 (76), 46–68, 60–35, 76–18 (70), 73–0, 67–21Third session: 70–29, 0–71, 21–73, 70–57, 38–79 (52), 94–0, 106–9 (62) Fourth session: 73–21, 60–72, 87–34, 86–1 (86), 32–71, 14–58, 22–64, 88–24, 77–086 Highest break 84 0 Century breaks 0 4 50+ breaks 7 Century breaks 139 Tony Meo 119 Joe Johnson 119 Paul Medati 113 Tony Knowles 108 Steve Davis 108 Jimmy White 101 Ray Reardon References Category:UK Championship (snooker) UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship UK Championship