1982 Pontins Professional

1982 Pontins Professional 1982 05 22 1982 05 28 y Pontin's Prestatyn Wales WPBSA Non-Ranking event £10,500Fans 'cue' up for battle https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19820524/408/0014 subscription Liverpool Echo 24 May 1982 14 £3,500 ENG Steve Davis WAL Ray Reardon 9–4 1981 1983 The 1982 Pontins Professional was the ninth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place between 22 and 28 May 1982 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.The Observer Sports Calendar for 1982 The Observer London 3 January 1982 22Brief 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 5 January 2018 The tournament featured eight professional players. The quarter-final matches were contested over the best of 11 frames, the semi-final matches over the best of 13 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames. Reigning world snooker champion Alex Higgins lost 0–6 to Ray Reardon in the quarter-finals. Reardon made breaks of 66, 59, 54, 50, 79, 36, and 68 on his way to whitewashing Higgins. Steve Davis won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–4 in the final.Layton Eric Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker 148 Davis took a 4–0 lead with breaks of 53, 68, 40 and 58. Reardon won the next two frames, compiling breaks of 64 and 44 in the fifth frame, and 51 in the sixth frame. Davis extended his lead to 5–2, and then Reardon won the next two frames, reducing Davis' lead to one frame at 5–4. Davis then took the next four frames, making breaks of 45, 46, 55 and 69, to win the match. Davis received £3,500 prize money as winner, with Reardon receiving £2,000 as runner-up. Losing semi-finalists were paid £1,000, and losing quarter-finalists received £750.Cue World Pontins Snooker Festival 1982 10–11 July 1982 Main draw Quarter-finalsBest of 11 frames Semi-finalsBest of 13 frames FinalBest of 17 frames ENG Steve Davis 6 ENG Willie Thorne 2 WAL Doug Mountjoy 6 NIR Dennis Taylor 2 WAL Ray Reardon 6 NIR Alex Higgins 0 WAL Terry Griffiths 6 ENG John Virgo 3 ENG Steve Davis 7 WAL Doug Mountjoy 3 WAL Ray Reardon 7 WAL Terry Griffiths 0 ENG Steve Davis 9 WAL Ray Reardon 4 References Category:Pontins Professional Category:Snooker competitions in Wales Pontins Professional Pontins Professional Pontins Professional