1983 Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tolly Cobbold Classic 1983 02 21 1983 02 24 y Corn Exchange Ipswich England WPBSA Non-Ranking event £15,000 plus highest break prize £5,000 ENG Steve Davis (100) ENG Steve Davis WAL Terry Griffiths 7–5 1982 1984 The 1983 Tolly Cobbold Classic was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which was scheduled from 21 to 23 February 1983.Morrison Ian 1989 Snooker: records, facts and champions Guinness Superlatives Ltd Enfield 978-0-85112-364-6 97All the sport in 1983: Snooker Belfast Telegraph: Ireland's Saturday Night 8 January 1983 The tournament was played at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, and featured eight professional players. Steve Davis won the title for the second time in succession, beating Terry Griffiths 7–5 in the final, which finished at 1:50am.Everton Clive Late bed for camera crew as Davis edges home https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-late-bed-for-camera-crew-as/125367192/ The Guardian 25 February 1983 22 Davis also made the highest break of the competition, 100, in the last frame of his match against Dennis Taylor. Prize fund The prize fundwas allocated as follows: Winner: £5,0000 Runner-up: £3,000 Semi-finals: £1,500 First round: £1,000 Highest break: £2 per point. Main draw Results for the tournament are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.Steve Davis retains Tolly Cobbold Classic Snooker Scene April 1983 14–15 First roundBest of 7 frames Semi-finalsBest of 9 frames FinalBest of 13 frames WAL Terry Griffiths 4 WAL Ray Reardon 2 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 4 WAL Doug Mountjoy 2 ENG Steve Davis 4 ENG Jimmy White 3 NIR Alex Higgins 2 NIR Dennis Taylor 4 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 CAN Bill Werbeniuk 3 ENG Steve Davis 5 NIR Dennis Taylor 1 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 ENG Steve Davis 7 Final Final: Best of 13 frames. Corn Exchange, Ipswich, England, 23 February 1983. Steve Davis 7–5 Terry Griffiths 1–106, 83(57)–39, 68–41, 20–61, 66(52)–16, 64–52, 90–26, 40–75, 43–52, 69–74(64), 69–45, 92(63)–52 63 Highest break 64 0 Century breaks 0 3 50+ breaks 1 Century breaks 100 ENG Steve Davis References Category:Tolly Cobbold Classic Tolly Cobbold Classic Tolly Cobbold Classic Tolly Cobbold Classic