1983 World Snooker Championship

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1983 World Snooker Championship

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The 1983 World Snooker Championship (also known as the

1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the 1983 Embassy World
purposes of sponsorship) was a professional snooker tournament Snooker Championship
that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Tournament information
Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the third and final world
Dates 16 April –
ranking event of the 1982–83 snooker season following the 1982
2 May 1983
Professional Players Tournament. Sixteen seeded players
qualified directly for the event, with an additional sixteen players Venue Crucible Theatre
progressing through a two-round qualification round held at the City Sheffield
Romiley Forum in Stockport, and Redwood Lodge in Bristol. The
winner of the event received £30,000, and the tournament was Country England
sponsored by cigarette company Embassy. Organisation WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Alex Higgins was the defending champion, having won the 1982
championship, but he lost 5–16 to Steve Davis in the semi-finals. Winner's share £30,000
Davis, the 1981 champion, won the event for the second time, Highest break Cliff
defeating Cliff Thorburn 18–6 in the final. A total of 18 century Thorburn (CAN)
breaks were made during the tournament. The highest was made
(147)
by Thorburn in the fourth frame of his second round match
against Terry Griffiths, where he compiled a maximum break of Final
147 points, becoming the first player to make such a break in a Champion Steve
World Championship match. Davis (ENG)
Runner-up Cliff
Overview Thorburn (CAN)
The World Snooker Championship is a professional snooker Score

18–6
tournament and the game's official world championship.[1] ← 1982 1984 →

Developed in the late 19th century by British Army soldiers
stationed in India,[2] 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.[3]
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.[4][5] The first World
Championship, in 1927, was won by Joe Davis in a final at Camkin's Hall in Birmingham,
England.[6][7] Since 1977, the tournament has been held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield,
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England.[8] The defending champion for 1983 was Alex Higgins, who defeated Ray Reardon 18–15 in
the 1982 championship final.[9] The tournament was sponsored by cigarette company Embassy,[10]
and broadcast on BBC television.[11]
Prize fund
The winner of the event received a prize of £30,000,[12] the highest amount ever awarded for a
snooker tournament up to that point.[13] A breakdown of prize money for this tournament is shown
below:[14][15]
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
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.[16][17] 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.[16] 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.[16] 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 John Virgo (pictured in
won a long match against Ian Williamson that concluded at 1:10 am with 2003) made a break of 101
Dodd winning the deciding frame. Dodd had received a walkover in the in qualifying for the event.
first qualifying round after John Dunning did not appear for their
match.[16][18]
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.[16][18]
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.[16][18]
First round
The first round was played between 16 and 22 April with best-of-19-
frame matches held over two sessions.[19] Steve Davis was Coral
bookmakers' favourite to win the event, priced at 11/8 the day before the
tournament began.[13] 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,[13] whilst Reardon had claimed three titles, and Higgins's
only notable success had been in the 1983 Irish Professional
Championship.[20] 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.[21] Willie Thorne took a 6–3 lead over Virgo and Jimmy White (pictured in
won the first four frames of their second session to complete a 10–3 2013) was the only seeded
victory.[22] player to lose in the first
round.
Having built a 6–3 advantage over Dave Martin in their first session,
Canadian Bill Werbeniuk won 10–4.[21][23] Jim Meadowcroft made a
highest break of just 36 as he was defeated 2–10 by David Taylor.[23] Eddie Charlton completed a 10–
7 victory against Dodd after ending their first session 5–3 in front.[23][24] Three-time former winner
John Spencer defeated Mike Hallett 10–7 in a closely contested match.[22] Dennis Taylor wore glasses
that he later credited for winning the event two years later.[25] He won the last three frames of his
match to defeat Silvino Francisco 10–9.[26] Davis took a 6–0 lead over Williams, but Williams
reduced the deficit by winning the next three frames.[26] In their second session, Davis won three of
the first four frames to complete a 10–4 victory.[27]
Thorburn had a single-frame lead against Campbell after their first session and won 10–5, despite
suffering from influenza symptoms.[27] The 1979 champion Griffiths trailed Wildman 7–8 but won
the final three frames to secure a 10–8 victory.[28] In an attacking match, Meo defeated his childhood
friend Jimmy White 10–8 having led 6–3 after the first session.[29] White was the only one of the top
16 seeds to lose in the first round.[12] Doug Mountjoy won 10–2 against Wilson, and Kirk Stevens
defeated Fisher by the same margin.[29] Reardon, having been 5–4 in front overnight, prevailed 10–7
against Hughes in a match that featured few breaks higher than 30.[29] Perrie Mans and Tony
Knowles both progressed with 10–3 wins, over Black and Miles respectively.[18]: 75
Second round
The second round was played between 21 and 26 April as the best-
of-25-frame matches held over three sessions.[19] 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".[30]
Higgins won the frame, and led Thorne 5–3 by the end of the
session.[30] Thorne equalised at 7–7 by the end of the second
session. From there, Thorne won only one further frame as Cliff Thorburn (pictured in 2007)
Higgins took the match 13–8.[31] compiled a maximum break, the first
made at the World Championship.
David Taylor led Werbeniuk 10–6 after two sessions,[31] but lost
10–13 after Werbeniuk won seven consecutive frames.[12] Dennis
Taylor was a frame ahead of Davis, at 4–3 after their first session,[31] but Davis emerged as the
winner, 13–11.[12] 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.[12] In a session of slow play,
Charlton moved from 9–7 against Spencer to take their match 13–11.[12] 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.[32] Meo gained a 5–3 lead over Mountjoy after their first session and went on to win 13–11.[12]
The final session of the match between Thorburn and Griffiths lasted more than seven hours and
finished at 3:51 am,[33][34][35] 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.[36][37]
Thorburn achieved the first maximum break at a World Snooker Championship in the fourth
frame.[38] He was only the second player after Davis at the 1982 Classic to make an official
maximum.[39] The break started with Thorburn 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.[40]
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played between 25 and 27 April as the best-of-25 frames held over three
sessions.[19] 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.[32][41] Davis claimed the first two
frames of the final session to complete a 13–5 victory.[42]
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.[41] 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.[12] 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.[41] 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.[42]
Knowles won the first five frames against Meo and led 6–2 after their first session,[32] before winning
13–9.[42] Thorburn took a 4–0 lead over Stevens, and was 5–3 ahead at the end of their first
session.[32] Stevens had led 12–10, but Thorburn won 13–12, with the final session finishing at
2:12 am.[35][43] 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.[36]
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played between 28 and 30 April as best-of-31-frame matches scheduled over
four sessions.[19] 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.[12][44] 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.[12] After an hour-long police search, the audience was readmitted and the match
resumed.[12] Davis was 10–4 ahead at the end of the first day.[44] 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.[12]
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.[44] 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.[45][46][47] Due to the length of the
frames, the semi-final finished at 12:45 am.[48]
Final
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.[49][50] 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.[51] At 2–2 after the first four frames, Davis won four in a row
to lead 6–2.[49] 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.[52] Thorburn then won two frames, but Davis still
finished the first day 12–5 ahead.[49]
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.[50] 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.[49] 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.[53] 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."[18]: 75 Davis
became the first player to win the event for a second time at the
Crucible.[50] Steve Davis (pictured in
2010) won his second
Davis thanked his family in his post-match speech, and said that his World Championship with a
father, and his coach Frank Callan, were the only two people that could session to spare.
help him with snooker.[12] 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."[50] 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."[12] 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.[54]
Main draw
Shown below are the results for the tournament. The numbers in brackets are players seedings, whilst
those in bold denote match winners.[14][55][56]
First round Second round Quarter-finals Se

Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best o
16 April
Alex Higgins (NIR) (1) 10
21 & 22 April
Dean Reynolds (ENG) 4
Alex Higgins (1) 13
16 & 17 April
Willie Thorne (16) 8
Willie Thorne (ENG) (16) 10
25, 26 & 27 April
John Virgo (ENG) 3
Alex Higgins (1) 13
16 & 17 April
Bill Werbeniuk (9) 11
Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (9) 10
22 & 23 April
Dave Martin (ENG) 4
Bill Werbeniuk (9) 13
16 & 17 April
David Taylor (8) 10
David Taylor (ENG) (8) 10
28 & 29 Ap
Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) 2
Alex H
16 & 18 April
Steve
Eddie Charlton (AUS) (5) 10
23 & 24 April
Les Dodd (ENG) 7
Eddie Charlton (5) 13
16 & 17 April
John Spencer (12) 11

John Spencer (ENG) (12) 10
25, 26 & 27 April
Mike Hallett (ENG) 7
Eddie Charlton (5) 5
17 & 18 April
Steve Davis (4) 13
Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13) 10
22 & 23 April
Silvino Francisco (RSA) 9
Dennis Taylor (13) 11
18 & 19 April
Steve Davis (4) 13
Steve Davis (ENG) (4) 10
Rex Williams (ENG) 4
19 & 20 April
Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3) 10
23 & 24 April
John Campbell (AUS) 5
Cliff Thorburn (3) 13
18 & 19 April
Terry Griffiths (14) 12
Terry Griffiths (WAL) (14) 10
26 & 27 April
Mark Wildman (ENG) 8
Cliff Thorburn (3) 13
19 & 20 April
Kirk Stevens (6) 12
Perrie Mans (RSA) (11) 10
24 April
Ian Black (SCO) 3
Perrie Mans (11) 3
20 & 21 April
Kirk Stevens (6) 13
Kirk Stevens (CAN) (6) 10
28, 29 & 30
Mick Fisher (ENG) 2
Cliff T
20 & 21 April
Tony K
Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (7) 10
25 & 26 April
Cliff Wilson (WAL) 2
Doug Mountjoy (7) 11
20 & 21 April
Tony Meo 13
Jimmy White (ENG) (10) 8
26 & 27 April
Tony Meo (ENG) 10
Tony Meo 9
21 & 22 April
Tony Knowles (15) 13
Tony Knowles (ENG) (15) 10
24, 25 & 26 April
Graham Miles (ENG) 3
Tony Knowles (15) 13
20 & 21 April
Ray Reardon (2) 12
Ray Reardon (WAL) (2) 10
Eugene Hughes (IRL) 7
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1983. Referee: Len Ganley[57]
Steve Davis (4) Cliff Thorburn (3)
18–6
England Canada
82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80– Century breaks: 1 (Davis 1) 82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80–
34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6, 34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6,
73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100– Highest break by Davis: 131 73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100–
8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 75–
75–28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–
Highest break by Thorburn: 55 28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–62,
62, 77–70 77–70
Steve Davis wins his second World Snooker Championship.
Qualifying
Qualifying was played over two rounds both played as the best-of-19 frames in March and April. The
16 players qualifying for the event met a seeded player in the main competition. Players in bold
denote match winners.[18]: 75
First round Second round

Best of 19 frames Best of 19 frames

Silvino Francisco (RSA) 10
Billy Kelly (IRL) 10 Billy Kelly (IRL) 5
Bert Demarco (SCO) 4
Graham Miles (ENG) 10
Paddy Morgan (AUS) 10 Paddy Morgan (AUS) 6
Pascal Burke (IRL) 9
John Virgo (ENG) 10
Tommy Murphy (IRL) 10 Tommy Murphy (IRL) 8
Pat Houlihan (ENG) 9
Fred Davis (ENG) 1
Rex Williams (ENG) 10 Rex Williams (ENG) 10
Mike Darrington (ENG) 0
Jim Wych (CAN)
Mark Wildman (ENG) 10 Mark Wildman (ENG) w.o.
Bob Harris (ENG) 7
Dean Reynolds (ENG) 10
Ray Edmonds (ENG) 10 Ray Edmonds (ENG) 6
Frank Jonik (CAN) 4
Mick Fisher (ENG) 10
Patsy Fagan (IRL) 8 Mick Fisher (ENG) 10
Eddie Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) 9
10
McLaughlin (SCO)
David Greaves (ENG) 7
Tony Meo (ENG) 10
Vic Harris (ENG) 0 Tony Meo (ENG) 10
Geoff Foulds (ENG) 10 Geoff Foulds (ENG) 4
Matt Gibson (SCO) 6
Ian Black (SCO) 10
Mario Morra (CAN) 9 Ian Black (SCO) 10
Paul Medati (ENG) 10 Paul Medati (ENG) 4
John Bear (CAN) 7
Cliff Wilson (WAL) 10
Clive Everton (WAL) 1 Cliff Wilson (WAL) 10
Joe Johnson (ENG) 10 Joe Johnson (ENG) 8
Paul Watchorn (IRL) 0
Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 10
Marcus Owen (WAL) 5 Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 7
Dave Martin (ENG) 10 Dave Martin (ENG) 10
Maurice Parkin (ENG) 1
Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) 10
Bernard Bennett (ENG) 3 Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) 10

Graham Cripsey (ENG) 10 Graham Cripsey (ENG) 6
Dennis Hughes (ENG) 2
Jim Donnelly (SCO) 10
Dessie Sheehan (IRL) 6 Jim Donnelly (SCO) 2
John Campbell (AUS) 10 John Campbell (AUS) 10
Mike Watterson (ENG) 6
Les Dodd (ENG) w.o.
John Dunning (ENG) Les Dodd (ENG) 10
Ian Williamson (ENG) 10 Ian Williamson (ENG) 9
Doug French (ENG) 8
Mike Hallett (ENG) 10
Roy Andrewartha (WAL) 7 Mike Hallett (ENG) 10
Warren King (AUS) 10 Warren King (AUS) 6
Ian Anderson (AUS) 6
Eugene Hughes (IRL) 10
Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) 7 Eugene Hughes (IRL) 10
Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 10 Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 8
Colin Roscoe (WAL) 2
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,[58][59][60] earning a
£5,000 bonus.[15]
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
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1983 World Snooker Championship

The 1983 World Snooker Championship (also known as the

The World Snooker Championship is a professional snooker Score

tournament and the game's official world championship.[1] ← 1982 1984 →

A two-round qualification tournament was held in March and April

First round Second round Quarter-finals Se

John Spencer (12) 11

Steve Davis wins his second World Snooker Championship.

First round Second round

Bernard Bennett (ENG) 3 Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) 10

147 – Cliff Thorburn

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