1983 Pontins Brean Sands

1983 Pontins Brean Sands 1983 05 21 1983 05 27 y Sands Holiday Village Burnham-on-Sea England WPBSA Non-ranking event ENG Tony Meo RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 9–7 The 1983 Pontins Brean Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1983 in Burnham-on-Sea, England.Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html dead 28 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 12 January 2018 The tournament featured six professional players. Beginning with a single group stage, four players advanced to the semi-finals. The group matches and semi-finals were contested over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames. Unlike other tournaments, all 9 frames in the group stage were played even when a match had already been won. Tony Meo won the event, beating Silvino Francisco 9–7 in the final.Layton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 149 Group stage RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 5–4 Jimmy White ENG ENG Tony Meo 5–4 Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 ENG Tony Meo 6–3 Jimmy White ENG ENG John Spencer 6–3 Cliff Wilson WAL ENG John Virgo 7–2 Cliff Wilson WAL ENG John Virgo 8–1 John Spencer ENG Knockout stage Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 17 frames ENG Tony Meo 5 ENG John Spencer 4 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 5 ENG John Virgo 0 ENG Tony Meo 9 RSA 1982 Silvino Francisco 7 References Category:Snooker competitions in England Pontins Brean Sands Pontins Brean Sands Pontins Brean Sands