1982 International Open

November 2019 1982 Jameson International Open 1982 09 27 1982 10 10 y Assembly Rooms Derby England WPBSA Ranking event £75,000 £22,000 Tony Knowles ENG (114) Tony Knowles ENG David Taylor ENG 9–6 1981 1983 The 1982 International Open (officially the 1982 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 September to 10 October 1982 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. This was the first tournament outside of the World Snooker Championship to be given ranking status. Tony Knowles won the tournament, defeating David Taylor 9–6 in the final. Summary thumb|Tony Knowles (pictured in 2026) won the tournament The WPBSA had been using a ranking system based on performances in the last three world championships. However they modified the system for the 1982–83 season to include the two open entry events in the ranking system. These were the Jameson International Open and the Professional Players Tournament which was held immediately afterwards. The 1982 Jameson International Open thus became the first tournament, other than the world championship, in which players earned ranking points.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89966891/the-observer/ Out of the night club to steal the Davis show Janice Hale The Observer 2 May 1982 41 Newspapers.comInternational Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155037/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/int.html dead 16 February 2012 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 30 January 2018 The last-32 stage of the £75,000 event, in which the top 16 seeds met 16 qualifiers, was played at the Assembly Rooms, Derby from Monday 27 September to Thursday 30 September. Steve Davis played on the first day, having won the Langs Scottish Masters the previous evening.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89955531/evening-standard/ Storm hits big snooker Alexander Clyde The Evening Standard 27 September 1982 39 Newspapers.com Alex Higgins was penalised a frame for arriving late for his match against Billy Kelly but won the match 5–3.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89927721/the-guardian/ Late Higgins penalised Clive Everton The Guardian 1 October 1982 20 Newspapers.com Television coverage started at the last-16 stage, which was played from Saturday 2 October to Tuesday 5 October. Terry Griffiths beat world champion Alex Higgins 5–2 after Higgins had won the first two frames.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89927810/the-guardian/ Snooker Clive Everton The Guardian 4 October 1982 23 Newspapers.com Dennis Taylor beat Cliff Thorburn 5–2. Thorburn won the first two frames but Taylor took the next five to win the match. Cliff Wilson beat Jimmy White 5–2 in a match that last just 95 minutes.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89927940/the-guardian/ Thorburn's sad run continues Clive Everton The Guardian 5 October 1982 22 Newspapers.com John Virgo beat John Spencer 5–4 after winning the final two frames, while Tony Knowles beat Ray Reardon 5–2 in the final match of the round.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89928008/the-guardian/ Virgo stars in fight-back Clive Everton The Guardian 6 October 1982 20 Newspapers.com The quarter-finals were played on Wednesday and Thursday. David Taylor beat Steve Davis, the defending champion, 5–3. Davis led 3–2 but Taylor won the next three to record his first win over Davis. John Virgo beat Dennis Taylor 5–3 in Wednesday's other match.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89928079/the-guardian/ Silver fox brings Davis to earth Clive Everton The Guardian 7 October 1982 22 Newspapers.com On Thursday, Tony Knowles beat Cliff Wilson 5–4 while Kirk Stevens beat Terry Griffiths 5–3 after winning the first three frames.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89928184/the-guardian/ Bolton's boy has come of age Clive Everton The Guardian 8 October 1982 20 Newspapers.com David Taylor beat John Virgo 9–5 in the first semi-final. Taylor won the last four frames of the afternoon session to lead 6–2 and then won the first frame of the evening session. Virgo then won two frames to trail 4–7 but Taylor won two of the next three to win the match.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89955010/the-guardian/ Fox goes to ground Clive Everton The Guardian 9 October 1982 24 Newspapers.com Tony Knowles beat Kirk Stevens 9–3 in the second semi-final played on the Saturday. Knowles won the first four frames and led 5–3 after the afternoon session. He won the first four frames in the evening to take the match.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89955142/the-observer/ Nearly there Janice Hale The Observer 10 October 1982 43 Newspapers.com Tony Knowles beat David Taylor 9–6 in the final, winning the first prize of £22,000 with Taylor winning £12,000. Knowles won three frames in a row to take a 5–2 lead before Taylor won the last frame of the afternoon session to trail 3–5. Knowles made a break of 114 in the first frame of the evening session and later extended his lead to 8–5. Taylor won the next frame but Knowles then made a break of 76 in the following frame to win the match. He also won the high break prize of £1,200 for his 114 in the final.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89954845/the-guardian/ Knowles joins the elite Clive Everton The Guardian 11 October 1982 29 Newspapers.com Main draw Hayton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 149International http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=23 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071630/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=23 dead 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 30 January 20181982 International Open Results Grid http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=502 Snooker Database 30 January 2018 30 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180130204305/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=502 dead 200 Last 32Best of 9 frames Last 16Best of 9 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 9 frames Semi-finalsBest of 17 frames FinalBest of 17 frames 1 Steve Davis ENG 5 Colin Roscoe WAL 1 16 Willie Thorne ENG 3 Dean Reynolds ENG 5 8 David Taylor ENG 5 Mick Fisher ENG 4 9 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 5 Jim Wych CAN 3 5 Eddie Charlton AUS 4 John Virgo ENG 5 12 John Spencer ENG 5 Ray Edmonds ENG 2 4 Cliff Thorburn CAN 5 George Scott ENG 1 13 Dennis Taylor NIR 5 Mark Wildman ENG 2 3 Alex Higgins NIR 5 Billy Kelly IRL 3 14 Terry Griffiths WAL 5 Rex Williams ENG 2 6 Kirk Stevens CAN 5 Mike Watterson ENG 3 11 Perrie Mans RSA 1928 5 Les Dodd ENG 3 7 Doug Mountjoy WAL 1 Cliff Wilson WAL 5 10 Jimmy White ENG 5 Jim Meadowcroft ENG 1 2 Ray Reardon WAL 5 Eugene Hughes IRL 3 15 Tony Knowles ENG 5 Eddie Sinclair SCO 2 1 ENG Steve Davis 5 ENG Dean Reynolds 0 8 ENG David Taylor 5 9 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 2 ENG John Virgo 5 12 ENG John Spencer 4 4 CAN Cliff Thorburn 2 13 NIR Dennis Taylor 5 3 NIR Alex Higgins 2 14 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 6 CAN Kirk Stevens 5 11 RSA 1928 Perrie Mans 2 WAL Cliff Wilson 5 10 ENG Jimmy White 2 2 WAL Ray Reardon 2 15 ENG Tony Knowles 5 1 ENG Steve Davis 3 8 ENG David Taylor 5 ENG John Virgo 5 13 NIR Dennis Taylor 3 14 WAL Terry Griffiths 3 6 CAN Kirk Stevens 5 WAL Cliff Wilson 4 15 ENG Tony Knowles 5 8 ENG David Taylor 9 ENG John Virgo 5 6 CAN Kirk Stevens 3 15 ENG Tony Knowles 9 8 ENG David Taylor 6 15 ENG Tony Knowles 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Len Ganley Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 10 October 1982. David Taylor 6–9 Tony Knowles Afternoon: 60–56, 1–108, 39–85, 89–27, 6–111, 45–70, 2–107, 96–27Evening: 9–115 (114), 62–36, 59–35, 7–80, 49–64, 83–6, 0–82 74 Highest break 114 0 Century breaks 1 References Category:Scottish Open (snooker) Category:Sport in Derby International Open International Open International Open International Open Category:1980s in Derby