1982 Australian Masters

The 1982 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place in 1982 Channel 10 Television Studios in Sydney, Australia.[1] the tournament was sponsored by Winfield and had a total prize fund of $100,000. There were two qualifying groups, played on a round-robin basis, with the top two players from each group progressing to the knockout stage. The semi-finals and final were decided on aggregated points scored: over two frames in the semi-finals, and over three frames in the final. The event was recorded for broadcast on Channel 10, with transmissions starting from 30 August 1982.[2]

1982 Australian Masters
Tournament information
Dates1982
VenueChannel 10 Television Studios
CitySydney
CountryAustralia
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund$100,000
Highest break Steve Davis (ENG) 86
Final
Champion Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up Eddie Charlton (AUS)
Score254–100 (aggregate points scored)
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Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Eddie Charlton 254–100 in the final. Davis also made the highest break, 86, in his match against Cliff Thorburn.[2]

Results

[2]

Group A (one frame)

Player Score Player
 Tony Meo (ENG)11–98 Ray Reardon (WAL)
 Alex Higgins (NIR)50–70 Ian Anderson (AUS)
 Tony Meo (ENG)79–67 Alex Higgins (NIR)
 Ray Reardon (WAL)48–70 Ian Anderson (AUS)
 Tony Meo (ENG)85–38 Ian Anderson (AUS)
 Alex Higgins (NIR)58–54 Ray Reardon (WAL)

Group B (one frame)

Player Score Player
 John Spencer (ENG)15–100 Eddie Charlton (AUS)
 Steve Davis (ENG)111–31 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
 John Spencer (ENG)28–95 Steve Davis (ENG)
 Eddie Charlton (AUS)69–36 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
 John Spencer (ENG)105–8 Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
 Steve Davis (ENG)4–123 Eddie Charlton (AUS)

Knockout

Semi-finals
Aggregate score over two frames		 Final
Aggregate score over three frames
 Ian Anderson (AUS) 115  
 Steve Davis (ENG) 119      Steve Davis (ENG) 254
 Tony Meo (ENG) 94      Eddie Charlton (AUS) 100
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) 138  
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References
  1. "Australian Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  2. Lowe, Ted (September 1982). "Ted Lowe reports on Australia's Winfield Masters". Cue World. Sheffield: Transworld Snooker. pp. 9–10.
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