1983 World Snooker Championship

Professional snooker tournament November 2019 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship 1983 04 16 1983 05 2 y Crucible Theatre Sheffield England WPBSA Ranking event £30,000 Cliff Thorburn CAN (147) Steve Davis ENG Cliff Thorburn CAN 18–6 1982 1984 The 1983 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the third and final world ranking event of the 1982–83 snooker season following the 1982 Professional Players Tournament. Sixteen seeded players qualified directly for the event, with an additional sixteen players progressing through a two-round qualification round held at the Romiley Forum in Stockport, and Redwood Lodge in Bristol. The winner of the event received £30,000, and the tournament was sponsored by cigarette company Embassy. Alex Higgins was the defending champion, having won the 1982 championship, but he lost 5–16 to Steve Davis in the semi-finals. Davis, the 1981 champion, won the event for the second time, defeating Cliff Thorburn 18–6 in the final. A total of 18 century breaks were made during the tournament. The highest was made by Thorburn in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths, where he compiled a maximum break of 147 points, becoming the first player to make such a break in a World Championship match. Overview The World Snooker Championship is a professional snooker tournament and the game's official world championship.Snooker championship Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 11 May 1927 20 12 March 2019 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19270511/425/0020 British Newspaper Archive subscription Developed in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers stationed in India,Hayton Eric N. Dee John 2004 The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History Rose Villa Publications 095485490X 1 snooker was popular in the United Kingdom before being introduced to Europe and the Commonwealth. The sport is now played worldwide, especially in East and Southeast Asian nations such as China, Hong Kong and Thailand.The Rise Of China World Snooker 26 February 2018 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 The 1983 Championship was organised and governed by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA). It featured 32 professional players competing in one-on-one single-elimination matches, played over several frames. The players were selected to take part using a combination of the world snooker rankings and a pre-tournament qualification tournament.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 6 March 2012Clive Everton 1986 Benson and Hedges Snooker Year Aylesbury Pelham Books 0863691668 9 Third The first World Championship, in 1927, was won by Joe Davis in a final at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham, England.Turner Chris World Professional Championship http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 9 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180133/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/world.html 24 July 20111927 World Professional Championship http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm Global Snooker Centre 29 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20041010103752/http://www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk/files/Results/27world.htm 10 October 2004 Since 1977, the tournament has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.1392311 The Crucible Theatre 3 December 2013 The defending champion for 1983 was Alex Higgins, who defeated Ray Reardon 18–15 in the 1982 championship final.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953889.stm 1982: Higgins' emotional win 18 April 2003 BBC 16 September 2020 4 July 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20040704125616/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953889.stm live The tournament was sponsored by cigarette company Embassy,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 16 April 2010 27 July 2021 and broadcast on BBC television.Harper Ronnie 'Slow' players are snookered Belfast Telegraph 31 October 1983 16 Prize fund The winner of the event received a prize of £30,000,Embassy World Championship Childs Steve Watson Jeremy Cue World June 1983 Transworld Publications Sheffield 23–32 the highest amount ever awarded for a snooker tournament up to that point. A breakdown of prize money for this tournament is shown below:World Championship 1983 http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1983.asp Global Snooker 3 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306014405/http://www.global-snooker.com/professional-snooker-tournaments-archive-world-championship-1983.asp 2012-03-06 usurpedDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 130 Winner: £30,000 Runner up: £15,000 Semi-finals: £8,400 Quarter-finals: £4,450 Last 16: £2,950 Last 32: £1,500 Highest break: £3,000 Record high break: £5,000 Maximum break: £10,000 Summary Qualifying thumb|upright|alt=John Virgo|John Virgo (pictured in 2003) made a break of 101 in qualifying for the event. A two-round qualification tournament was held in March and April across three venues: at the Snooker Centre in Sheffield, Romiley Forum in Stockport, and Redwood Lodge, Bristol.Watson Jeremy May 1983 Embassy world professional championship qualifying matches Cue World Sheffield Transworld Publications 23, 38 Results The Guardian London 5 April 1983 19 In round one, Mario Morra was 4–9 behind Ian Black, but won five frames to equalise at 9–9. In the deciding frame, Morra made a 51 break, but Black replied with a 37 to win the frame and the match with just two balls remaining. Black compiled a 108 break against Paul Medati in the sixth fame of their second qualifying round, and won seven of the next eight frames to qualify for the main draw with a 10–4 win. Eddie Sinclair recorded a 112 break during a decisive 10–2 defeat of Colin Roscoe. In the second round, Sinclair played Eugene Hughes and led 5–4 after making six breaks over 40. He later won the match 10–8 after making breaks of 99 and 54 in the final two frames. Patsy Fagan failed to qualify for the main draw for the first time in his career, losing 8–10 to Mick Fisher. Les Dodd won a long match against Ian Williamson that concluded at 1:10 am with Dodd winning the deciding frame. Dodd had received a walkover in the first qualifying round after John Dunning did not appear for their match. Snooker veteran Pat Houlihan took a 7–1 lead against Tommy Murphy, but Murphy won seven of the next eight to bring the match to 8–8. Houlihan won the 17th frame, but Murphy took the next two frames with breaks of 52 and 71, allowing him to progress to the next round. Murphy then lost 8–10 to John Virgo after leading 8–7. Virgo made a break of 101 in the 13th frame. Tony Meo defeated Vic Harris 10–0, and then defeated Geoff Foulds 10–4 to qualify. The tournament's promoter, Mike Watterson lost 6–10 to John Campbell. The reigning world billiards champion, Rex Williams, lost just one frame in qualifying, securing a 10–0 whitewash over Mike Darrington and then defeating Fred Davis 10–1. Mark Wildman won 10–7 against Bob Harris in the first round and qualified directly for the main draw, receiving a walkover as Jim Wych (who had received a bye into the second round) had not travelled from Canada for the match. Cliff Wilson faced Joe Johnson in the second round, a rematch of the 1978 World Amateur Snooker Championship final. In the first round, Wilson had lost only one frame against Clive Everton, whilst Johnson had whitewashed Paul Watchorn. Wilson won against Johnson 10–8. First round thumb|upright=0.8|alt=Jimmy White holding a snooker cue|Jimmy White (pictured in 2013) was the only seeded player to lose in the first round. The first round was played between 16 and 22 April with best-of-19-frame matches held over two sessions.Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2019 Bournemouth 16–17 Steve Davis was Coral bookmakers' favourite to win the event, priced at 11/8 the day before the tournament began. Terry Griffiths was the second-favourite at 7/1, with Reardon and defending champion Higgins at 8/1. Davis had won four individual tournaments during the season leading up to the competition,Everton Clive Davis hungry enough to reach final The Guardian London 16 April 1983 14 whilst Reardon had claimed three titles, and Higgins's only notable success had been in the 1983 Irish Professional Championship.Friskin Sydney Higgins: Omen II The Times London 16 April 1983 19 Higgins led Dean Reynolds, 5–1 and finished their first session 6–3 ahead. He then increased his lead to 8–3, before he won the match 10–4.Hale Janice Champion Higgins is spot on The Observer London 17 April 1983 41 Willie Thorne took a 6–3 lead over Virgo and won the first four frames of their second session to complete a 10–3 victory. Having built a 6–3 advantage over Dave Martin in their first session, Canadian Bill Werbeniuk won 10–4.Everton Clive Spencer prevails The Guardian London 18 April 1983 21 Jim Meadowcroft made a highest break of just 36 as he was defeated 2–10 by David Taylor. Eddie Charlton completed a 10–7 victory against Dodd after ending their first session 5–3 in front. Results The Guardian London 20 April 1983 24 Three-time former winner John Spencer defeated Mike Hallett 10–7 in a closely contested match. Struggle for Spencer The Times London 18 April 1983 26 Dennis Taylor wore glasses that he later credited for winning the event two years later.Creator of Dennis Taylor's spectacles The Irish Times 3 August 2002 1 August 2021 https://www.irishtimes.com/news/creator-of-dennis-taylor-s-spectacles-1.1090822 He won the last three frames of his match to defeat Silvino Francisco 10–9. Taylor sees his way to victory The Times London 19 April 1983 23 Davis took a 6–0 lead over Williams, but Williams reduced the deficit by winning the next three frames. In their second session, Davis won three of the first four frames to complete a 10–4 victory. Thorburn had a single-frame lead against Campbell after their first session and won 10–5, despite suffering from influenza symptoms. Sports in brief The Times London 21 April 1983 24 The 1979 champion Griffiths trailed Wildman 7–8 but won the final three frames to secure a 10–8 victory. Griffiths beats Wildman to reach second round The Times London 20 April 1983 24 In an attacking match, Meo defeated his childhood friend Jimmy White 10–8 having led 6–3 after the first session. White was the only one of the top 16 seeds to lose in the first round. Doug Mountjoy won 10–2 against Wilson, and Kirk Stevens defeated Fisher by the same margin.Everton Clive Mountjoy waits for Meo The Guardian London 22 April 1983 22 Reardon, having been 5–4 in front overnight, prevailed 10–7 against Hughes in a match that featured few breaks higher than 30. Perrie Mans and Tony Knowles both progressed with 10–3 wins, over Black and Miles respectively.75 Second round thumb|alt=Cliff Thorburn playing a shot|Cliff Thorburn (pictured in 2007) compiled a maximum break, the first made at the World Championship. The second round was played between 21 and 26 April as the best-of-25-frame matches held over three sessions. Higgins lost the first two frames against Thorne, and in the third frame accused Thorne of making a deliberate miss. Thorne commented that Higgins had accused him of being a cheat, which Higgins denied, although he later said Thorne "hadn't been very sporting". Higgins won the frame, and led Thorne 5–3 by the end of the session. Seeing red over missed ball The Times London 22 April 1983 22 Thorne equalised at 7–7 by the end of the second session. From there, Thorne won only one further frame as Higgins took the match 13–8.Everton Clive Higgins goes into last eight The Guardian London 23 April 1983 17 David Taylor led Werbeniuk 10–6 after two sessions, but lost 10–13 after Werbeniuk won seven consecutive frames. Dennis Taylor was a frame ahead of Davis, at 4–3 after their first session, but Davis emerged as the winner, 13–11. Stevens compiled a break of 139 in the second frame against Mans, and went on to take a 7–1 lead after the first session and win 13–3 in two sessions. In a session of slow play, Charlton moved from 9–7 against Spencer to take their match 13–11. Knowles led Reardon 9–7 and, after Reardon had equalised at 11–11 and 12–12, defeated him with a break of 66 in the deciding frame. Meo gained a 5–3 lead over Mountjoy after their first session and went on to win 13–11. The final session of the match between Thorburn and Griffiths lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3:51 am,The Top 10 sporting epics http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rundown/top-10-sporting-epics-143259941.html Eurosport UK 30 January 2012 11 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120202105302/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/the-rundown/top-10-sporting-epics-143259941.html 2 February 2012 live Hodgson Guy Snooker: Taylor cut out to be the marathon man: Griffiths ground down in Crucible https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-taylor-cut-out-to-be-the-marathon-man-griffiths-ground-down-in-crucible-1457569.html The Independent 11 May 2012 London 26 April 1993 25 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925232550/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker-taylor-cut-out-to-be-the-marathon-man-griffiths-ground-down-in-crucible-1457569.html live which, at the end of the 2019 Championship, still stood as the latest finish for a snooker match at the Crucible, and at 6 hours and 25 minutes, the longest session.World Snooker Championship Trivia http://www.embassysnooker.com/trivia.html Embassy Snooker https://web.archive.org/web/20041204143354/http://www.embassysnooker.com/trivia.html 4 December 2004 25 May 2012Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2019 Bournemouth 141 Thorburn achieved the first maximum break at a World Snooker Championship in the fourth frame.Turner Chris Maximum Breaks http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Max.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130210111304/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Max.html 10 February 2013 Chris Turner's Snooker Archive 11 May 2012 He was only the second player after Davis at the 1982 Classic to make an official maximum.https://wst.tv/wpbsa/official-147s/ Official 147s wst.tv 2 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200722103149/https://wst.tv/wpbsa/official-147s/ 22 July 2020 dead The break started with Thorburn fluke fluking a red ball. While he was completing the break, play stopped on the tournament's second table because his friend and fellow Canadian Werbeniuk wanted to watch.Murray Scott Burnton Simon Glendenning Barry 23 August 2013 The Joy of Six: sporting flukes https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/aug/23/the-joy-of-six-flukes The Guardian London 1 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20170305184001/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/aug/23/the-joy-of-six-flukes 5 March 2017 live Quarter-finals The quarter-finals were played between 25 and 27 April as the best-of-25 frames held over three sessions. Charlton compiled a break of 115 in his match against Davis, but Davis took a 5–3 lead into their second session, and then won six of the next eight frames.Everton Clive Youngsters end Welsh interest The Guardian London 27 April 1983 26 Davis claimed the first two frames of the final session to complete a 13–5 victory. Higgins made a break of 109 in the first frame against Werbeniuk, and won the next on the final black ball. At 46 points ahead in the third frame, Higgins attempted to play a snooker behind the pink and was annoyed by referee John Williams, who awarded a foul against him as the cue ball had not touched the pink. After protestations from Higgins, Williams asked the match scorers for a second opinion, and the decision stood. Werbeniuk then made a break of 57 and won the frame.Everton Clive Pink foul makes Higgins see red The Guardian London 26 April 1983 26 Higgins said that he wanted a change of referee, and threatened to walk out, but following a discussion with tournament promoter Mike Watterson, agreed to return. He won the following two frames, but lost the next after going in-off while playing a shot on the pink. Werbeniuk won that frame and the next, leaving the scores tied at 4–4 at the end of their first session. Werbeniuk took a 9–7 lead by the end on the next session, but Higgins started the third session by winning three consecutive frames. Werbeniuk recorded a break of 109 to level at 11–11, but Higgins won the next two frames to take the match 13–11.Everton Clive Higgins recovers to show the champion's touch The Guardian London 28 April 1983 24 Knowles won the first five frames against Meo and led 6–2 after their first session, before winning 13–9. Thorburn took a 4–0 lead over Stevens, and was 5–3 ahead at the end of their first session. Stevens had led 12–10, but Thorburn won 13–12, with the final session finishing at 2:12 am.1983: Davis' title but Thorburn's 147 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953903.stm BBC Sport 11 May 2012 18 April 2003 1 May 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130501104506/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/2953903.stm liveEverton Clive Thorburn's late-night master class The Guardian London 29 April 1983 22 As of 2019, this was still the second-longest session (at 6 hours and 11 minutes), and the third-latest finish, since the World Snooker Championship has been held at the Crucible. Semi-finals The semi-finals were played between 28 and 30 April as best-of-31-frame matches scheduled over four sessions. Davis won the first session against Higgins 5–2, and also took the first four frames the following day, making a break of 103 in the opening frame of the second session, to extend his lead to 9–2. At the mid-session interval, the Crucible Theatre was evacuated due to a death threat against Davis that had been telephoned to the venue, saying that he would be shot if he won a tenth frame. After an hour-long police search, the audience was readmitted and the match resumed. Davis was 10–4 ahead at the end of the first day.Everton Clive Deadly Davis stills the Hurricane The Guardian London 30 April 1983 13 On the second day of their match, Davis compiled a break of 90 to make his lead 11–4. Higgins replied with a break of 74 to reduce his deficit to 5–11, but Davis then won the next five frames to take the match 16–5. Knowles led Thorburn 5–3 at the end of their first session before Thorburn levelled the match at both 5–5 and 7–7. Knowles led 8–7 at the end of the second session. Thorburn took the first two frames of the third session, to gain the lead. The players were again equal at 10–10 before Thorburn moved 12–10 ahead at the end of the third session. Knowles won the next two frames after lengthy tactical exchanges, and then took a 13–12 lead with a break of 74. Knowles was within a frame of reaching the final at 15–13, but Thorburn won the next two to force a deciding frame. After Knowles missed potting a red, Thorburn went on to win the frame, and the match 16–15.Hale Janice Pin-up groomed for stardom The Observer London 1 May 1983 38Everton Clive Late nights catch up on Thorburn The Guardian London 2 May 1983 15 7 April 2004 1983: Davis' title but Thorburn's 147 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557625.stm BBC 1 August 2020 18 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200918142016/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/3557625.stm live Due to the length of the frames, the semi-final finished at 12:45 am.Morrison Ian 1988 Hamlyn Who's Who in Snooker London Hamlyn 107–110 0600557138 Final thumb|upright|alt=Steve Davis looking at the camera|Steve Davis (pictured in 2010) won his second World Championship with a session to spare. The final was played on 1 and 2 May between Thorburn and Davis as the best of 35 frames, scheduled to be held over four sessions. It was Thorburn's third appearance in a World Championship final, after he had been runner-up in 1977 and champion in 1980. For Davis, it was the second world final, two years after his victory in 1981.Williams Luke Gadsby Paul 2005 Masters of the Baize: Cue Legends, Bad Boys and Forgotten Men in Search of Snooker's Ultimate Prize Edinburgh Mainstream 1840188723 103–125 At 2–2 after the first four frames, Davis won four in a row to lead 6–2. He increased his advantage to 9–2 at the start of the second session as Thorburn made several errors, including missing a pot on a red when using the rest, an unsuccessful attempt to double a red, and an easy half-ball cut shot.Friskin Sydney Thorburn shows true grit in fight back, but odds must favour Davis The Times London 2 May 1983 13 Thorburn then won two frames, but Davis still finished the first day 12–5 ahead. On the second day, Davis won the first frame on the black ball after Thorburn had missed a shot on the pink to win the frame. Thorburn missed several attempted pots in the second frame of the session, and Davis won this frame too, following it with a break of 59 in winning the third frame, and taking the fourth after another missed pot attempt from Thorburn. After the mid-session interval, Davis compiled a break of 131 in the 22nd frame to leave him one frame from victory at 17–5. Thorburn won one further frame, before Davis achieved victory at 18–6. This was the first final at the Crucible to be completed with a session to spare. The concluding frame was won on a re-spotted black.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd 0851123643 39 Thorburn was exhausted during the final after winning his last three matches in deciding frames, according to Everton. He played 14 hours more than Davis throughout the tournament.May 2 down the years: Hitman down and out in Las Vegas http://www.espn.co.uk/onthisday/sport/story/138.html ESPN 23 May 2012 21 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140421083547/http://www.espn.co.uk/onthisday/sport/story/138.html live Snooker historian Clive Everton commented that the long matches Thorburn had played earlier in the tournament "left him so drained ... that he was able to offer only token resistance."Everton Clive 1985 Guinness Snooker – The Records Guinness Superlatives Ltd 085112448875 Davis became the first player to win the event for a second time at the Crucible.Friskin Sydney Davis administers a potted foretaste of 'purgatory' The Times London 3 May 1983 24 Davis thanked his family in his post-match speech, and said that his father, and his coach Frank Callan, were the only two people that could help him with snooker. An emotional Davis also offered his commiserations to Thorburn, and said that "he has had a lot of hard things happening to him and I want to thank him for a great final." Thorburn commented on the match, "I know what purgatory is like now. I tried like hell, but it was too hard for me to win." The £30,000 prize money brought Davis's winnings from tournaments to more than £80,000 for the season, with his expected earnings for the following year being estimated at £750,000, including income from sponsorship deals, and from charging £3,000 for playing exhibition matches.Friskin Sydney Davis is off to show the flag The Times London 4 May 1983 22 Main draw Shown below are the results for the tournament. The numbers in brackets are players seedings, whilst those in bold denote match winners.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 3 April 2012Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 16–17 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 16 April Alex Higgins NIR (1) 10 Dean Reynolds ENG 4 16 & 17 April Willie Thorne ENG (16) 10 John Virgo ENG 3 16 & 17 April Bill Werbeniuk CAN (9) 10 Dave Martin ENG 4 16 & 17 April David Taylor ENG (8) 10 Jim Meadowcroft ENG 2 16 & 18 April Eddie Charlton AUS (5) 10 Les Dodd ENG 7 16 & 17 April John Spencer ENG (12) 10 Mike Hallett ENG 7 17 & 18 April Dennis Taylor NIR (13) 10 Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 9 18 & 19 April Steve Davis ENG (4) 10 Rex Williams ENG 4 19 & 20 April Cliff Thorburn CAN (3) 10 John Campbell AUS 5 18 & 19 April Terry Griffiths WAL (14) 10 Mark Wildman ENG 8 19 & 20 April Perrie Mans RSA 1982 (11) 10 Ian Black SCO 3 20 & 21 April Kirk Stevens CAN (6) 10 Mick Fisher ENG 2 20 & 21 April Doug Mountjoy WAL (7) 10 Cliff Wilson WAL 2 20 & 21 April Jimmy White ENG (10) 8 Tony Meo ENG 10 21 & 22 April Tony Knowles ENG (15) 10 Graham Miles ENG 3 20 & 21 April Ray Reardon WAL (2) 10 Eugene Hughes IRL 7 21 & 22 April Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (1) 13 England Willie Thorne (16) 8 22 & 23 April Canada Bill Werbeniuk (9) 13 England David Taylor (8) 10 23 & 24 April Australia Eddie Charlton (5) 13 England John Spencer (12) 11 22 & 23 April Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor (13) 11 England Steve Davis (4) 13 23 & 24 April Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 13 Wales Terry Griffiths (14) 12 24 April South Africa 1982 Perrie Mans (11) 3 Canada Kirk Stevens (6) 13 25 & 26 April Wales Doug Mountjoy (7) 11 England Tony Meo 13 24, 25 & 26 April England Tony Knowles (15) 13 Wales Ray Reardon (2) 12 25, 26 & 27 April Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (1) 13 Canada Bill Werbeniuk (9) 11 25, 26 & 27 April Australia Eddie Charlton (5) 5 England Steve Davis (4) 13 26 & 27 April Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 13 Canada Kirk Stevens (6) 12 26 & 27 April England Tony Meo 9 England Tony Knowles (15) 13 28 & 29 April Northern Ireland Alex Higgins (1) 5 England Steve Davis (4) 16 28, 29 & 30 April Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 16 England Tony Knowles (15) 15 1 & 2 May England Steve Davis (4) 18 Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 6 (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1983. Referee: Len GanleyDowner Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 143 Steve Davis (4) 18–6 Cliff Thorburn (3) 82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80–34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6, 73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100–8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 75–28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–62, 77–70 Century breaks: 1 (Davis 1) Highest break by Davis: 131 Highest break by Thorburn: 55 82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80–34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6, 73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100–8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 75–28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–62, 77–70 England Steve Davis wins his second World Snooker Championship. Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 31 frames Qualifying Qualifying was played over two rounds both played as the best-of-19 frames between 28 March and 11 April and played across 3 venues. The 16 players qualifying for the event met a seeded player in the main competition. Players in bold denote match winners.75 main 2 high 200 yes yes First roundBest of 19 frames Second roundBest of 19 frames 4 yes 1;3;5;7;9;11 Billy Kelly IRL 10 Bert Demarco SCO 4 Paddy Morgan AUS 10 Pascal Burke IRL 9 Tommy Murphy IRL 10 Pat Houlihan ENG 9 Rex Williams ENG 10 Mike Darrington ENG 0 Mark Wildman ENG 10 Bob Harris ENG 7 Ray Edmonds ENG 10 Frank Jonik CAN 4 Mick Fisher ENG 10 Patsy Fagan IRL 8 Eddie McLaughlin SCO 10 David Greaves ENG 7 Tony Meo ENG 10 Vic Harris ENG 0 Geoff Foulds ENG 10 Matt Gibson SCO 6 Ian Black SCO 10 Mario Morra CAN 9 Paul Medati ENG 10 John Bear CAN 7 Cliff Wilson WAL 10 Clive Everton WAL 1 Joe Johnson ENG 10 Paul Watchorn IRL 0 Murdo MacLeod SCO 10 Marcus Owen WAL 5 Dave Martin ENG 10 Maurice Parkin ENG 1 Jim Meadowcroft ENG 10 Bernard Bennett ENG 3 Graham Cripsey ENG 10 Dennis Hughes ENG 2 Jim Donnelly SCO 10 Dessie Sheehan IRL 6 John Campbell AUS 10 Mike Watterson ENG 6 Les Dodd ENG w.o. John Dunning ENG Ian Williamson ENG 10 Doug French ENG 8 Mike Hallett ENG 10 Roy Andrewartha WAL 7 Warren King AUS 10 Ian Anderson AUS 6 Eugene Hughes IRL 10 Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 7 Eddie Sinclair SCO 10 Colin Roscoe WAL 2 Silvino Francisco RSA 1982 10 Billy Kelly IRL 5 Graham Miles ENG 10 Paddy Morgan AUS 6 John Virgo ENG 10 Tommy Murphy IRL 8 Fred Davis ENG 1 Rex Williams ENG 10 Jim Wych CAN Mark Wildman ENG w.o. Dean Reynolds ENG 10 Ray Edmonds ENG 6 Mick Fisher ENG 10 Eddie McLaughlin SCO 9 Tony Meo ENG 10 Geoff Foulds ENG 4 Ian Black SCO 10 Paul Medati ENG 4 Cliff Wilson WAL 10 Joe Johnson ENG 8 Murdo MacLeod SCO 7 Dave Martin ENG 10 Jim Meadowcroft ENG 10 Graham Cripsey ENG 6 Jim Donnelly SCO 2 John Campbell AUS 10 Les Dodd ENG 10 Ian Williamson ENG 9 Mike Hallett ENG 10 Warren King AUS 6 Eugene Hughes IRL 10 Eddie Sinclair SCO 8 Century breaks There were 18 century breaks compiled during the championship, a record which stood until 1986. The highest break of the event was a maximum break of 147 made by Thorburn,Kastner Hugo Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update) http://www.hugo-kastner.at/snooker_crucible_records_mai11.pdf 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014834/http://www.hugo-kastner.at/snooker_crucible_records_mai11.pdf 3 December 2013 live Crucible Centuries http://www.snooker.org/Plr/wc_centuries.shtml Snooker.org 3 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110523045039/http://www.snooker.org/plr/wc_centuries.shtml 23 May 2011 Downer Chris Crucible Almanac 2012 146 earning a £5,000 bonus. 147 Cliff Thorburn 139, 105 Kirk Stevens 131, 103 Steve Davis 122, 116 Ray Reardon 118, 115, 104 Eddie Charlton 118, 106 Doug Mountjoy 111 Jimmy White 109, 102 Alex Higgins 109 Bill Werbeniuk 106 John Spencer 102 Tony Meo References 30em Category:World Snooker Championships Category:1980s in Sheffield World Championship World Snooker Championship Category:Sports competitions in Sheffield World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship