1982 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament December 2019 March 2013 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship 1982 04 30 1982 05 16 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £110,000 £25,000 Willie Thorne ENG (143) Alex Higgins NIR Ray Reardon WAL 18–15 1981 1983 The 1982 World Snooker Championship (officially the 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 30 April and 16 May 1982 at the Crucible Theatre, in Sheffield, England. It was the only event of the 1981–82 snooker season which carried world ranking points. Embassy, a British cigarette company, sponsored the tournament, and the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) governed the organisation of the event. It had a prize fund of £110,000, with the winner receiving £25,000. The defending champion Steve Davis had defeated Doug Mountjoy with a score of 18–12 in the previous year's final. In 1982, Davis lost 1–10 to Tony Knowles in the first round. Alex Higgins won his second world title by defeating Ray Reardon 18–15 in the final. Ten century breaks were made during the tournament, the highest of which was a 143 scored by Willie Thorne. Overview The World Snooker Championship is an annual cue sport tournament and is the official world championship of the game of snooker.Snooker championship The Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 11 May 1927 12 March 2019 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19270511/425/0020 British Newspaper Archive subscription Snooker was founded in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India.http://www.snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ Origins of Snooker Peter Clare 2008 Snooker Heritage 8 February 2017 live https://web.archive.org/web/20170103150005/http://snookerheritage.co.uk/normans-articles/days-of-old/origins-of-snooker/ 3 January 2017 The sport was originated by players from the United Kingdom, and later spread to players from Europe and the Commonwealth. In more modern times, the sport has transferred to being played worldwide, specifically in Southeast Asia, such as in China, Thailand and Hong Kong.The Rise of China – World Snooker worldsnooker.com 26 February 2018 World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association 13 March 2019 http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ https://web.archive.org/web/20180419145915/http://www.worldsnooker.com/the-rise-of-china/ 19 April 2018 live Joe Davis won the first World Championship, held in 1927 at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England.Morrison Ian 1987 The Hamlyn Encyclopedia of Snooker Revised Twickenham Hamlyn 978-0-600-55604-6 162–164 Since 1977, the tournament has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.1392311 The Crucible Theatre 1 October 2021 The 1982 World Championship was promoted by Mike Watterson and governed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). Professional circuit: the whos, whys and whens of the in and outs Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham September 1986 5–10 Thirty-two professional players competed in one-on-one single-elimination matches that were played over several frames. The players were selected for the event using a combination of world snooker rankings and a qualification event.Embassy World Championship http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071753/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=36 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham 6 March 2012Clive Everton 1986 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Aylesbury Pelham Books 978-0-86369-166-9 9 Third The defending champion was Steve Davis, who defeated Doug Mountjoy 18–12 in the 1981 championship final.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953801.stm 1981: Davis begins his reign 18 April 2003 BBC Sport 22 September 2020 7 May 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040507062213/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953801.stm live There were 67 entrants for the 1982 tournament including the qualifying event, a new record. This was the first world championship to have 32 players in the first round. In 1980, the number of players in the main event had been increased to 24, up from 16 in 1979. In 1980 and 1981, the top eight players received a bye into the second round. It was the only event of the season that carried ranking points. These were only awarded from the last-16 round onwards.Bigger field for 1982 championship Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham June 1981 19Everton Clive Where money matters 30 April 1982 The Guardian London 21 British cigarette company Embassy sponsored the tournament.Andrew Mackenzie Final Curtain: Last World Snooker Championship to be held away from the Crucible (1976) https://www.scotsman.com/sport/andrew-mackenzie-final-curtain-last-world-snooker-championship-be-held-away-crucible-1976-2442638 The Scotsman Edinburgh 16 April 2010 27 July 2021 27 July 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210727204700/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/andrew-mackenzie-final-curtain-last-world-snooker-championship-be-held-away-crucible-1976-2442638 live Prize fund The breakdown of prize money on offer for 1982 is shown below.Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2019 Bournemouth146 The total of £110,000 was a new record for the world championship. 19 April 1982 Preview: snooker The Observer London 42 Winner: £25,000 Runner-up: £12,500 Semi-final: £7,000 Quarter-final: £3,500 Last 16: £2,250 Last 32: £1,250 Highest break: £2,500 Maximum break: £10,000 Total: £110,000 Tournament summary First round thumb|upright|Defending champion Steve Davis (pictured in 2007) lost in the first round 1–10 to Tony Knowles.|alt=Steve Davis holding his cue stick, standing behind a snooker table The contest's first round took place between 30 April and 6 May, each best-of-19 frames match being played over two session sessions.14–15 Defending champion Steve Davis was the bookmakers' favourite to win the tournament, with odds of 2/5. Davis looks safe with his winning policy 30 April 1982 The Times London 20 the bookmakers have quoted him at 2–5 However, he lost his opening match 1–10 to Tony Knowles, who won the first and second frames after Davis twice failed to pot pot the final black ball. Knowles won the next two frames by more than 60 points, giving him a 4–0 lead during the mid-session interval. Without making a significant break, Davis won the fifth frame. Knowles then compiled a break of 67, the highest of the session, to win the sixth frame. Davis's highest break of the first session was 32, and he finished 1–8 behind.Everton Clive Davis in early trouble 1 May 1982 The Guardian London 22 In the first frame of the second session, Davis made a foul shot by accidentally lightly feathering the cue ball while preparing to play a shot. Knowles won the frame. In the eleventh frame, Knowles took a 53–0 lead before Davis failed to pot the black ball after the last red ball, and Knowles won the frame and match. Knowles said he had been at a nightclub until 2:00 am that day and had slept for only five hours.Hale Janice Out of the night club to steal the Davis show 2 May 1982 The Observer London 41 Davistated! Steve's reign shattered by unknown Sunday Mirror London 2 May 1982 42 Graham Miles, who was tied at 5–5 with Dave Martin, won the next five frames to achieve a 10–5 victory.Everton Clive Knowles sees Miles ahead 3 May 1982 The Guardian London 17 Bill Werbeniuk led John Bear 7–2 after their first session; Bear won the next three frames to reduce the lead to 7–5, but Werbeniuk ultimately won 10–7. Cliff Wilson led Eddie Charlton 5–4 but lost the match 5–10.148 Wilson, who had been taking medication for a viral infection prior to the first round, was feeling unwell and lost six consecutive frames in the second session. Embassy world professional championship Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham June 1982 9–27 Dennis Taylor had lost one of his contact lenses the previous week and played without eyewear. He trailed Silvino Francisco 2–7 but won five of the next six, bringing the score to 7–8. Francisco then won three successive frames, winning 10–7. Eight-time champion Fred Davis, the event's oldest competitor at the age of 68, lost 7–10 to Dean Reynolds, who at 19 was the youngest participant. After defeat in the first three frames, Davis had led 6–5. Taylor is second casualty 3 May 1982 The Times London 11 Ray Reardon faced Jim Donnelly, the first Scottish player to play at the Crucible, and built a 6–3 lead over him. Reardon lost the subsequent two frames but achieved victory in the next four, allowing him to win 10–5. John Virgo defeated Mike Hallett 10–4 after leading 7–2 in the first session. Terry Griffiths, the bookmakers' next favourite after Steve Davis's elimination, led 4–2 but finished his first session behind 4–5 to Willie Thorne, who had never won a match in his six earlier Crucible appearances.Everton Clive Thorne in side for Griffiths 4 May 1982 The Guardian London 18 Thorne defeated Griffiths 10–6 and compiled a break of 106, which was the first century break of the 1982 tournament.Everton Clive Now Griffiths goes 5 May 1982 The Guardian London 20 John Spencer defeated John Dunning 10–4.148 Alex Higgins, who had said he was having the "worst season of his professional career", became the next bookmakers' favourite. He won his opening-round match against Jim Meadowcroft 10–5. Doug Mountjoy defeated Rex Williams, the reigning world billiards champion, 10–3. David Taylor led Patsy Fagan 6–3 overnight then extended his lead to 7–3 before Fagan levelled at 7–7. Taylor asked Fagan, who was 7–8 behind, to play again after making a foul shot while failing to escape from a snooker. He failed to pot the green ball and hit the cue ball again as it was still moving, disturbing other balls from their position. The referee could have interpreted this as Fagan conceding the frame but instead replaced the balls. Fagan went on to win the frame. Fagan sees red as he fails to pocket green 6 May 1982 The Times London 22 From 9–9, Fagan made the highest break of their match, 78, to win the deciding frame. Perrie Mans won 10–8 over Tony Meo, his first win at the Crucible since the 1978 semi-final.Everton Clive Mans in the pink 7 May 1982 The Guardian London 24 Jimmy White, who started his match against Cliff Thorburn with a break of 102 in the first frame, led 7–2 in the first session and won the match 10–4. Kirk Stevens defeated Jack Fitzmaurice 10–4. In the first round, five of the top eight seeds were eliminated: Steve Davis (seeded 1), Thorburn (2), Griffiths (3), Dennis Taylor (5), and David Taylor (7). This included the previous three world champions, who were also the top three seeds.World Championship 1982 http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1982.asp Global Snooker 3 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306014346/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1982.asp 6 March 2012 usurped Second round The second round took place between 5 and 10 May; each match was played over three sessions as the best-of-25 frames.14–15 Knowles defeated Miles 13–7.Hayton Eric Dee John 2004 The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History Rose Villa Publications Lowestoft 978-0-9548549-0-4 148 Charlton led Werbeniuk 6–1 and 11–4,Everton Clive Thorburn on the brink of defeat 6 May 1982 The Guardian London 21 Results 7 May 1982 The Guardian London 24 and won 13–5. Francisco won the first four frames of his match against Reynolds to lead 4–0 and led at 5–3 and 9–5 before winning 13–8. Reardon was 6–2 and later 10–6 against Virgo,Everton Clive Reardon on course 8 May 1982 The Guardian London 22 winning 13–8.McIlvannay Hugh Good Night for Dracula 9 May 1982 The Observer London 41 Thorne, after being 5–3 ahead of Spencer after the first session, made a break of 122 during the second and went on to win the match 13–5. Higgins won the first three frames of his match against Mountjoy, two of them on the final black ball after trailing on points in each of them, and finished their first session leading 6–2. Higgins moved to 9–7 ahead and Mountjoy then won three consecutive frames. Higgins then won the next three for 12–10. Mountjoy forced a deciding frame by winning the next two and was nearly 40 points ahead in the decider, but Higgins won the frame to win the match 13–12. Stevens defeated Fagan 13–7, having led 10–6 at the end of their second session. White led Mans 5–3 before winning 13–6.148 Quarter-finals thumb|upright|Jimmy White (pictured in 2016) was the only non-seeded player to reach the semi-finals, defeating Kirk Stevens 13–9.|alt=Jimmy White wearing a waistcoat and bow tie The quarter-finals took place from 9 to 11 May; each match was played over three sessions as the best-of-25 frames.14–15 White led Stevens 5–3 in their first session, extending this to 10–6, and winning the match 13–9.Childs Steve Reports on the Embassy World Championship June 1982 Cue World Sheffield Transworld Publications 5–15 Reardon led Francisco 6–2 and 10–6 after their sessions,14–15 and won 13–8. Thorne was 3–5 behind Higgins; despite scoring breaks of 143the highest of the tournamentin the 9th frame, and 112 in the 16th frame, he still trailed 7–9 at the end of the second session.Friskin Sydney Thorne's big break, Charlton's day 12 May 1982 The Times London 18 Higgins won the match 13–10, compiling a 68 break in the last frame.14–15 Knowles led Charlton 5–3 after their first sessionEverton Clive Higgins edges in 10 May 1982 The Guardian London 21 and 10–6 after the second.Everton Clive Charlton left feeling green 11 May 1982 The Guardian London 24 Knowles then won the first frame of the third session to lead 11–6. Charlton narrowed the lead to 9–11 and won another frame to score 10–11 when Knowles missed a routine green ball. Knowles missed a black ball from its spot in the 22nd frame, saying he was distracted by a member of the audience rustling paper. Charlton then made a break of 78 to level the match 11–11. Charlton took the following frame as well, then won the match 13–11 with a break of 58, concluding a seven-frame winning streak.Everton Clive Charlton rises from the dead 12 May 1982 The Guardian London 20 Semi-finals The semi-finals took place from 12 to 14 May, with both matches played over four sessions as the best-of-31 frames.14–15 White, by defeating Stevens in the quarter-finals, had become the youngest-ever player to reach a world championship semi-final aged 20 years. Higgins, his opponent, won the opening frame of the match. White made breaks of 60 and 38, and won the second frame, before Higgins built a 4–1 lead. With breaks of 63, 69 and 44, White drew level at 4–4 by the end of the first session.Everton Clive White's reply is breathtaking 13 May 1982 The Guardian London 22 White won the first four frames of the second session, compiling breaks of 69 in the first and 52 in the second. Higgins had a chance in the second frame but failed to pot the last red ball and conceded the frame. After the mid-session interval, Higgins made a break of 61 and won the 13th frame, and also took the 14th frame after White missed an easy black. After White missed a red ball, Higgins also won the next frame, ending the day one frame behind at 7–8.Everton Clive Anxious White sees lead erode 14 May 1982 The Guardian London 24 In the third session, White took three of the first four frames, compiling a break of 89 in the fourth of these to lead 11–8, Higgins then won the next three to level the match at 11–11 by the end of the session.14–15 White won the first frame of the fourth session and Higgins fluke fluked a brown in the following frame, which he went on to win. From 12–12, the next two frames were shared for 13–13. Higgins scored only nine points across two frames as White moved into a 15–13 lead with three frames to play. Higgins narrowed his deficit to one frame with a break of 72. In the 30th frame, White was 59 points ahead when he missed a mid distance red with the rest. Higgins then made a break of 69, showing excellent potting but poor positional play that is described in the book Masters of the Baize (2005) as "arguably the greatest clearance of all time" to take the match to a deciding frame. In the last frame, Higgins made a break of 59 to win the match 16–15.https://www.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/6278243/davis-leads-higgins-tributes Davis leads Higgins tributes 2010-07-25 Sky Sports 2015-04-08 13 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313204805/http://www.skysports.com/snooker/news/12040/6278243/davis-leads-higgins-tributes live Charlton gained a 3–0 lead over Reardon.Friskin Sydney Two old soldiers not fading away 13 May 1982 The Times London 21 Reardon, however, made breaks of 50, 47, 48 and 35 in the next four frames and finished the first session 4–3 ahead. Charlton scored a break of 83 in the first frame of the second session, levelling the score at 4–4. Reardon again moved a frame ahead with a break of 98. Charlton gained a two-frame lead at 7–5 by winning three consecutive frames but lost the 13th frame after snookering himself on the yellow ball. Reardon then equalised the match at 7–7, scoring a break of 59 in the last frame of the session. In the third session, the score went to 8–8 and Reardon then compiled breaks of 94 and 77 to win the next two frames. Charlton again equalised with a 54 break in the 17th frame and by winning the 18th frame on the pink. Reardon took the lead with a 93 clearance at 11–10 but Charlton won the last frame of the session with a break of 64 that started with a fluke. In the fourth session, Reardon had won five successive frames to win the match 16–11, making a 98 break in the fourth frame.Everton Clive Higgins and Reardon the finalists 15 May 1982 The Guardian London 22 Final The final between Reardon and Higgins was played on 15 and 16 May as the best-of-35 frames over four sessions.14–15 Reardon, a six-time champion, had never lost in the world championship final. It was Higgins's fourth world final following his win in 1972 and his losing appearances in the 1976 and 1980 finals.Friskin Sydney Higgins is champion in a final blaze of glory 17 May 1982 The Times London 17 The 1982 final was a rematch of the 1976 final, which Reardon won 27–16. In the opening session, in which both players made a number of errors, Reardon built a 5–3 lead. Higgins had compiled a break of 118 in the fourth frame to equalise at 2–2. In the second session, Reardon was 6–4 ahead when he failed to pot the pink ball; Higgins won that frame and the next to equalise at 6–6. Reardon won the next frame but Higgins took the lead at 8–7, the first day finishing with Higgins 10–7 up.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Enfield 978-0-85112-364-6 38–39 On the second day, Reardon won the first frame with a break of 95 and also won the next frame. Higgins won the next two frames to gain a 12–9 lead, which Reardon reduced by winning frames 22 and 23, the session ending with Higgins leading 13–12. In the fourth and final session, Higgins won the first frame and took the second after Reardon missed an easy yellow. Now 15–12 ahead, Higgins missed a pot that allowed Reardon to win the frame and narrow Higgins's lead to two frames, 15–13. With Higgins showing signs of nervousness, Reardon won another two frames to level at 15–15, having required Higgins to snooker concede points from a foul in the second of these.Everton Clive Higgins rides a wind of triumph 17 May 1982 The Guardian London 21 Higgins then won the 31st frame 79–0, the 32nd 112–0 with breaks of 38 and 73,14–15 and then won the match with a clearance of 135. A tearful Higgins summoned his wife and baby daughter from the audience to celebrate with him.Williams Luke Gadsby Paul 2005 Masters of the Baize Edinburgh Mainstream 978-1-84018-872-1 89–90https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/world_snooker_championship/1244064.stm Crucible's top 10 moments 2001-04-12 BBC Sport 2015-04-08 25 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080125024214/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/in_depth/2001/world_snooker_championship/1244064.stm live The tournament was broadcast on BBC2, with 10.8 million viewers on the second day of the final. TV top ten 25 May 1982 The Times London 24 Higgins had two ranking points deducted for misconduct in February 1981, which meant that he was second behind Reardon rather than first in the snooker world rankings 1982/1983 after his championship win. Before the tournament, Reardon was ranked fourth and Higgins was eleventh. Thorburn and Steve Davis dropped from first and second to third and fourth respectively. Griffiths, who had been third, dropped to 14th.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90016657/the-guardian/ Higgins fined £1,000 Clive Everton The Guardian 18 May 1982 22 Newspapers.com London 15 June 2022 4 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211204164136/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90016657/the-guardian/ live New world rankings Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham June 1982 29 The day after his 1982 Championship win, he attended a WPBSA disciplinary meeting, which considered incidents including Higgins urinating in a flower display at the Crucible during the event, and an incident at the 1982 Irish Masters where he had told audience members to "shut your traps". The Association fined him £1,000 for bringing the game into disrepute.Everton Clive Black Farce and Cue Ball Wizards 2012 Mainstream Edinburgh 978-1-78057-568-1 96–98 Main draw Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in brackets are player seeds, whilst those in bold denote match winners.14–151982 World Championships Results http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=30 Snooker Database 3 April 2012 14 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120314050039/http://snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=30 live numbered 175 First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 25 frames Quarter-finalsBest of 25 frames Semi-finalsBest of 31 frames FinalBest of 35 frames 30 April & 1 May Steve Davis ENG (1) 1 Tony Knowles ENG 10 30 April & 1 May Graham Miles ENG (16) 10 Dave Martin ENG 5 1 & 2 May Bill Werbeniuk CAN (9) 10 John Bear CAN 7 1 & 2 May Eddie Charlton AUS (8) 10 Cliff Wilson WAL 5 1 & 2 May Dennis Taylor NIR (5) 7 Silvino Francisco RSA 1928 10 1 & 2 May Fred Davis ENG (12) 7 Dean Reynolds ENG 10 2 & 3 May John Virgo ENG (13) 10 Mike Hallett ENG 4 2 & 3 May Ray Reardon WAL (4) 10 Jim Donnelly SCO 5 3 & 4 May Terry Griffiths WAL (3) 6 Willie Thorne ENG 10 3 & 4 May John Spencer ENG (14) 10 John Dunning ENG 4 3 & 4 May Alex Higgins NIR (11) 10 Jim Meadowcroft ENG 5 3 & 4 May Doug Mountjoy WAL (6) 10 Rex Williams ENG 3 4 & 5 May David Taylor ENG (7) 9 Patsy Fagan IRL 10 4 & 5 May Kirk Stevens CAN (10) 10 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 4 5 & 6 May Perrie Mans RSA 1928 (15) 10 Tony Meo ENG 8 5 & 6 May Cliff Thorburn CAN (2) 4 Jimmy White ENG 10 5 & 6 May ENG Tony Knowles 13 ENG Graham Miles (16) 7 5, 6 & 7 May CAN Bill Werbeniuk (9) 5 AUS Eddie Charlton (8) 13 7 & 8 May RSA 1928 Silvino Francisco 13 ENG Dean Reynolds 8 6, 7 & 8 May ENG John Virgo (13) 8 WAL Ray Reardon (4) 13 7 & 8 May ENG Willie Thorne 13 ENG John Spencer (14) 5 7, 8 & 9 May NIR Alex Higgins (11) 13 WAL Doug Mountjoy (6) 12 9 & 10 May IRL Patsy Fagan 7 CAN Kirk Stevens (10) 13 8 & 9 May RSA 1928 Perrie Mans (15) 6 ENG Jimmy White 13 9, 10 & 11 May ENG Tony Knowles 11 AUS Eddie Charlton (8) 13 10 & 11 May RSA 1928 Silvino Francisco 8 WAL Ray Reardon (4) 13 10 & 11 May ENG Willie Thorne 10 NIR Alex Higgins (11) 13 10 & 11 May CAN Kirk Stevens (10) 9 ENG Jimmy White 13 12, 13 & 14 May AUS Eddie Charlton (8) 11 WAL Ray Reardon (4) 16 12, 13 & 14 May NIR Alex Higgins (11) 16 ENG Jimmy White 15 15 & 16 May WAL Ray Reardon (4) 15 NIR Alex Higgins (11) 18 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 15 & 16 May 1982.Referee: John Smyth.14–15, 159 Ray Reardon (4) WAL 15–18 Alex Higgins (11)NIR Reardon Higgins 41 61frame winner 64frame winner 31 84frame winner (64) 47 0 121frame winner (118) 64frame winner 53 77frame winner 30 65frame winner 55 28 87frame winner 8 89frame winner 76frame winner 8 47 56frame winner 22 91frame winner (51) 69frame winner 29 4 96frame winner (66) 36 71frame winner (58) 14 94frame winner 13 73frame winner 122frame winner (95) 22 81frame winner 13 38 77frame winner 31 78frame winner 69frame winner 40 79frame winner 36 31 71frame winner 52frame winner 37 14 115frame winner 61 (54) 70frame winner 84frame winner (53) 49 69frame winner 36 60frame winner 58 0 79frame winner 9 112frame winner (73) 0 139frame winner (135) N/A N/A N/A N/A 5–3 7–10 12–13 15–18 95 135 0 2 4 6 Numbers in parentheses indicate breaks of 50 or more. Qualifying Qualifying matches took place in April 1982 at Redwood Lodge Country Club, Bristol; Romiley Forum, Stockport; Astra La Reserve Club, Sutton Coldfield; and Sheffield Snooker Centre. 19 April 1982 Sports in brief: snooker The Times London 5–8 Embassy world professional qualifying competition Snooker Scene Everton's News Agency Birmingham June 1982 5–8 Qualifying matches were played over two rounds as the best-of-17 frames. The results are shown below. Players in bold denote match winners. June 1982 Qualifying rounds summary Cue World Sheffield Transworld Publications 6 Former world champion John Pulman withdrew from the competition because he had not sufficiently recovered after sustaining a broken leg in October 1981. main 2 2.5,5,7.5,10,12.5,14.5,17,19.5,22,24,26.5,29,31.5,34,36.5,39,41,43.5,46 2.5,5,7.5,10,13.5,17,19.5,23,26.5,29,31.5,34,36.5,40,43.5,46 2.5-2.5,5-5,7.5-7.5,10-10,(12.5,14.5)-13.5,17-17,19.5-19.5,(22,24)-23,26.5-26.5,29-29,31.5-31.5,34-34,36.5-36.5,(39,41)-40,43.5-43.5,46-46 high 200 First qualifying roundBest-of-17 frames Second qualifying roundBest-of-17 frames Eugene Hughes IRL w.o. Derek Mienie RSA 1928 w.d. withdrawn Pat Houlihan ENG 9 Ian Anderson AUS 5 John Bear CAN 9 Frank Jonik CAN 4 Paul Medati ENG 9 John Phillips SCO 3 Silvino Francisco RSA 1928 9 Chris Ross SCO 0 Paddy Morgan AUS 9 David Greaves ENG 2 Dean Reynolds ENG 9 Dessie Sheehan IRL 5 Joe Johnson ENG 9 Vic Harris ENG 4 Jim Donnelly SCO 9 Matt Gibson SCO 8 Eddie Sinclair SCO 9 Billy Kelly IRL 8 Colin Roscoe WAL 9 Bernie Mikkelsen CAN 6 Murdo Macleod SCO 9 Eddie McLaughlin SCO 8 Mike Watterson ENG 9 Bert Demarco SCO 6 Ian Black SCO 9 Maurice Parkin ENG 6 Doug French ENG 9 Bernard Bennett ENG 3 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG w.o. John Pulman ENG w.d. withdrawn Mario Morra CAN 9 Tommy Murphy NIR 5 Dennis Hughes ENG 9 Clive Everton WAL 4 Mark Wildman ENG 9 Geoff Foulds ENG 8 Tony Knowles ENG 9 Eugene Hughes IRL 7 Dave Martin ENG 9 Pat Houlihan ENG 3 Jim Wych CAN 4 John Bear CAN 9 Cliff Wilson WAL 9 Paul Medati ENG 5 Silvino Francisco RSA 1928 9 Paddy Morgan AUS 1 Ray Edmonds ENG 6 Dean Reynolds ENG 9 Mike Hallett ENG 9 Joe Johnson ENG 8 Jim Donnelly SCO 9 Eddie Sinclair SCO 8 Willie Thorne ENG 9 Colin Roscoe WAL 1 John Dunning ENG 9 Murdo Macleod SCO 4 Jim Meadowcroft ENG 9 Mike Watterson ENG 7 Rex Williams ENG 9 Ian Black SCO 2 Patsy Fagan IRL 9 Doug French ENG 6 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 9 Mario Morra CAN 7 Tony Meo ENG 9 Dennis Hughes ENG 4 Jimmy White ENG 9 Mark Wildman ENG 4 Century breaks There were 10 century breaks at the championship, the highest being 143 by Willie Thorne.146 On offer was a £5,000 bonus for compiling a break higher than the championship record of 145.146 143, 122, 112, 106 Willie Thorne 135, 118 Alex Higgins 126, 102 Jimmy White 111 Kirk Stevens 100 John Virgo Three century breaks were made in the qualifying competition. 127 Dave Martin 107 Mike Watterson 100 Mike Hallett References 1982 1982 World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship