1982 Classic (snooker)
The 1982 Classic was the 1982 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 10–13 January 1982. The tournament was played at the Civic Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 January 1982 |
| Venue | Civic Centre |
| City | Oldham |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,000 |
| Winner's share | £5,000[1] |
| Highest break |  |
| Final | |
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| Runner-up | |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 1980 (December) 1983 → | |
Steve Davis made the first televised maximum 147 break in snooker history during his quarter-final match against John Spencer, winning a Lada car for his efforts. Terry Griffiths won the tournament, beating Davis 9–8 in the final.[2]
Main draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 2 | | Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 5 | | Ray Reardon | 4 | |||||||||
| David Taylor | 1 | | Steve Davis | 8 | |||||||||
 | Alex Higgins | 5 | | Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 1 | | Alex Higgins | 1 | |||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | | Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} | Cliff Thorburn | 1 | ||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Civic Centre, Oldham, England, 13 January 1982.[3] | ||
| Terry Griffiths |
9–8 | Steve Davis |
| 14–101(96), 84(55)–24, 69–43, 11–79(57), 14–71, 62–31, 86(52)–39, 73–31, 86(86)–7, 57–47, 82–30, 38–80(52), 4–101(101), 37–71, 49–63, 0–132(50), 70–58 | ||
| 86 | Highest break | 101 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
147, 105, 101
References
- "CueTracker - Prize Money Won by Terry Griffiths in Season 1981-1982 - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- "Snooker's historic maximum breaks". Sporting Life. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- "CueTracker - Steve Davis - Season 2014-2015 - Snooker Results & Statistics". cuetracker.net. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
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