1982 UK Championship

The 1982 UK Championship (also known as the 1982 Coral UK Championship for sponsorship reasons) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 20 November and 4 December 1982. This was the sixth edition of the UK Championship and the fifth staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the fifth year in a row. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 27 November through to the end of the championship.

1982 Coral UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	20 November – 4 December 1982
Venue	Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£47,000
Winner's share	£11,000
Highest break	Alex Higgins (137)
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Alex Higgins
Score	16–15
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Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK title by winning the last three frames of the final to defeat Alex Higgins 16–15. On his way to victory, Griffiths also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had defeated him in the previous year's final. The highest break of the tournament was a 137 made by Higgins.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner:	£11,000
Runner-up:	£6,000
Highest break:	£1,000

Main draw

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	Round of 32 Best of 17 frames				Round of 16 Best of 17 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames				Semi-finals Best of 17 frames				Final Best of 31 frames
	Steve Davis	9
	Rex Williams	6			Steve Davis	9
	Patsy Fagan	9			Patsy Fagan	3
	Bob Harris	6							Steve Davis	6
	Terry Griffiths	9							Terry Griffiths	9
	Joe Johnson	1			Terry Griffiths	9
	Dennis Taylor	9			Dennis Taylor	7
	Jim Meadowcroft	7											Terry Griffiths	9
	David Taylor	9											Tony Meo	7
	Les Dodd	7			David Taylor	6
	Graham Miles	4			Tony Meo	9
	Tony Meo	9							Tony Meo	9
	John Virgo	9							John Virgo	6
	Billy Kelly	2			John Virgo	9
	Doug Mountjoy	9			Doug Mountjoy	5
	Pat Houlihan	3															Terry Griffiths	16
	Alex Higgins	9															Alex Higgins	15
	Dave Martin	7			Alex Higgins	9
	Dean Reynolds	9			Dean Reynolds	8
	Mick Fisher	6							Alex Higgins	9
	Tony Knowles	9							John Spencer	5
	Jim Donnelly	6			Tony Knowles	6
	John Spencer	9			John Spencer	9
	Eddie Sinclair	8											Alex Higgins	9
	Jimmy White	9											Ray Reardon	6
	Paul Medati	7			Jimmy White	9
	Willie Thorne	7			Cliff Wilson	5
	Cliff Wilson	9							Jimmy White	8
	Fred Davis	7							Ray Reardon	9
	Mike Hallett	9			Mike Hallett	8
	Ray Reardon	9			Ray Reardon	9
	Mark Wildman	5

Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 and 4 December 1982.
Terry Griffiths  Wales	16–15	Alex Higgins  Northern Ireland
First session: 20–58, 31–90, 56–52, 26–87 (67), 0–114 (67), 73–65 (73), 105–25 (64), 86–10 (60), 84–50 (56), 25–101 (65), 75–33, 14–92 (84), 61–70 (61), 31–88 (64), 90–23, 119–8 (52), 112–13 (55, 57), 1–100 (70), 16–115 (76), 63–40, 89–4 (52), 80–20, 4–109 (101), 21–91 (62), 90–34 (77), 31–78 (58), 11–100 (68), 42–68, 86–22, 87–47, 74–22
77	Highest break	101
0	Century breaks	1
10	50+ breaks	11

Qualifying

Round 1 Best of 17 frames Geoff Foulds 9–2 Matt Gibson Graham Cripsey 6–9 Bob Harris Vic Harris 9–6 Marcus Owen Les Dodd 9–1 Ian Williamson Ian Black 3–9 Mick Fisher Clive Everton 4–9 Tommy Murphy Bernard Bennett w/o–w/d John Phillps Colin Roscoe 9–6 Jackie Rea

Round 2 Best of 17 frames Rex Williams 9–7 Geoff Foulds Mike Watterson 3–9 Bob Harris Joe Johnson 9–8 Vic Harris Jim Meadowcroft 9–8 Dennis Hughes Doug French 7–9 Les Dodd Tony Meo 9–5 Doug Scott Jack Fitzmaurice 0–9 Billy Kelly Pat Houlihan w/o–w/d John Dunning Dave Martin 9–6 Murdo MacLeod Ray Edmonds 8–9 Mick Fisher Jim Donnelly 9–6 Chris Ross Eddie Sinclair 9–5 Tommy Murphy Paul Medati 9–1 Bernard Bennett Cliff Wilson 9–6 Eddie McLaughlin Mike Hallett 9–1 Bert Demarco Mark Wildman 9–4 Colin Roscoe

Century breaks

• 137, 112, 101 Alex Higgins
• 135 Dennis Taylor
• 132, 118 Steve Davis
• 127 John Virgo
• 119, 110 Ray Reardon
• 115 Mark Wildman
• 107 Graham Cripsey
• 102, 101 Rex Williams

References

1. "1982 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
2. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2011.