1983 UK Championship
The 1983 UK Championship (also known as the 1983 Coral UK Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 21 November and 4 December 1983.[1] This was the seventh edition of the UK Championship, the sixth staging of the competition in Preston, and the sixth UK Championship to be sponsored by Coral. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 26 November through to the end of the championship.
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Dates | 21 November – 4 December 1983 |
Venue | Guild Hall |
City | Preston |
Country | England |
Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
Format | Non-ranking event |
Total prize fund | £60,000 |
Winner's share | £12,000 |
Highest break | ![]() |
Final | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Score | 16–15 |
← 1982 1984 → |
Alex Higgins staged a dramatic comeback, recovering from 0–7 down to beat Steve Davis 16–15 in the final,[2][3] to win his only UK Championship title.[1] The highest break of the tournament was a 139 made by Tony Meo.
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
- Winner: £12,000
- Runner-up £6,500
- Highest break: £1,000
- Total: £60,000
Main draw
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Final
Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: ![]() The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 and 4 December 1983. | ||
Alex Higgins![]() |
16–15 | Steve Davis![]() |
First session: 29–107 (78), 31–86 (84), 62–82 (82), 43–56, 25–84 (54), 14–68 (64), 12–76 (67) Second session: 109–18, 69–41, 110–12 (76), 46–68, 60–35, 76–18 (70), 73–0, 67–21 Third session: 70–29, 0–71, 21–73, 70–57, 38–79 (52), 94–0, 106–9 (62) Fourth session: 73–21, 60–72, 87–34, 86–1 (86), 32–71, 14–58, 22–64, 88–24, 77–0 | ||
86 | Highest break | 84 |
0 | Century breaks | 0 |
4 | 50+ breaks | 7 |
Century breaks
- 139
Tony Meo - 119
Joe Johnson - 119
Paul Medati - 113
Tony Knowles - 108
Steve Davis - 108
Jimmy White - 101
Ray Reardon
References
- Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- "Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- "UK Championship history". BBC Sport. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- "1983 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
- "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.