1983 World Team Classic

State Express World Team Classic 1983 10 22 1983 10 30 y Hexagon Theatre Reading England Non-ranking event £60,000 £20,000 Cliff Thorburn, 108 ENG England WAL Wales 4–2 (matches) 1982 1985 The 1983 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. All matches including the final were played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. England regained the title beating Wales 4–2. The highest break of the tournament was 108, by Cliff Thorburn. Main draw Teams Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 Cliff Thorburn Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk Steve Davis Tony Knowles Tony Meo Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor Tommy Murphy Eddie Charlton John Campbell Warren King Eddie Sinclair Ian Black Murdo MacLeod Group A Wales and Canada survive scares Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham December 1983 5-7 Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateCAN Canada3–4WAL WalesCAN Canada4–2AUS AustraliaWAL Wales4–0AUS Australia Group B England win group with greatest of ease Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham December 1983 9-11 Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateENG England4–1NIR Northern IrelandNIR Northern Ireland4–3SCO ScotlandENG England4–0SCO Scotland Semi-finals Former winners qualify for final Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham December 1983 12-13 Team 1ScoreTeam 2DateWAL Wales4–1NIR Northern IrelandCAN Canada2–4ENG England Final England regain title Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham December 1983 14 Final: Best of 7 matches. Referee: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 30 October 1983. Steve Davis, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo 4–2 Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy Davis v Mountjoy: 16–103 (67), 19–94, 0–1 Meo v Reardon: 68–38, 59–54, 1–1 Knowles v Griffiths: 115–0, 14–93, 115 (58, 49)–8, 2–1 Knowles v Mountjoy: 48–80, 59–26, 94–48, 3–1 Meo v Griffiths: 31–77, 40–64, 3–2 Davis v Reardon: 86–34, 81–15, 4–2 Highest break Century breaks 50+ breaks References Category:World Cup (snooker) Category:1983 in snooker