World Snooker Championship 1982

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1 The event
2 Miscellanea
3 Prize Money
4 The Results
5 Highest Break

[edit] The event

The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 30th April and 16th May 1982. This was the first tournament in which the top 8 seeds had to play in the first round, taking the tournament from 24 to 32 players.

The reigning champion was Steve Davis, who had dominated the season along with Terry Griffiths, and expectations were high for a Davis-Griffiths final. In fact, Davis, worn out from a year on the road, lost 10-1 to Tony Knowles in the first round and Griffiths, unable to motivate himself after Davis's defeat, lost 10-6 in the same round to Willie Thorne. Alex Higgins won his second world title, with an 18-15 victory over Ray Reardon in the final.

However Higgins' semi-final against Jimmy White was regarded as one of the greatest matches at the Crucible. White was appearing in his first semi-final and at one stage led Higgins by 15 frames to 14. Needing one of the last two frames to reach the final, he led 59-0 in the 30th frame only for Higgins to score a frame-winning 69 break. The break was best remembered as the balls were not best placed on the table but Higgins' supreme ball control led him to not only clinch the 30th frame but also the decider to win 16-15. His 18-15 victory over Ray Reardon in the final is also best remembered as he was captured embracing his wife and baby daughter after the final in front of a worldwide television audience of millions.

[edit] Miscellanea

1982 extended the first round stage from 24 to 32 players, making the entire Top-16 players play five rounds to win the world title. This format still remains today.

[edit] Prize Money

Winner £25,000

Total £110,000

[edit] The Results

First Round		Second Round		Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals
Best of 19 frames		Best of 25 frames		Best of 25 frames		Best of 31 frames



Tony Knowles	10

Steve Davis	1
		Tony Knowles	13

		Graham Miles	7
Graham Miles	10

Dave Martin	5
				Eddie Charlton	13

				Tony Knowles	11
Eddie Charlton	10

Cliff Wilson	5
		Eddie Charlton	13

		Bill Werbeniuk	5
Bill Werbeniuk	10

John Bear	4
						Ray Reardon	16

						Eddie Charlton	11
Dean Reynolds	10

Fred Davis	7
		Silvino Francisco	13

		Dean Reynolds	8
Silvino Francisco	10

Dennis Taylor	7
				Ray Reardon	13

				Silvino Francisco	8
Ray Reardon	10

Jim Donnelly	5
		Ray Reardon	13

		John Virgo	8
John Virgo	10

Mike Hallett	4



Kirk Stevens	10

Jack Fitzmaurice	4
		Kirk Stevens	13

		Patsy Fagan	7
Patsy Fagan	10

David Taylor	7
				Jimmy White	13

				Kirk Stevens	9
Jimmy White	10

Cliff Thorburn	4
		Jimmy White	13

		Perrie Mans	6
Perrie Mans	10

Tony Meo	8
						Alex Higgins	16

						Jimmy White	15
John Spencer	10

John Dunning	4
		Willie Thorne	13

		John Spencer	5
Willie Thorne	10

Terry Griffiths	6
				Alex Higgins	13

				Willie Thorne	10
Doug Mountjoy	10

Rex Williams	3
		Alex Higgins	13

		Doug Mountjoy	12
Alex Higgins	10

Jim Meadowcroft	5

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 15 May & 16 May 1982. Referee: John Smyth
Alex Higgins	18-15	Ray Reardon
Scores to fill		Scores to fill
Alex Higgins wins the 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

143 Willie Thorne

There were 10 centuries in the 1982 World Snooker Championship.

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