World Snooker Championship 1983

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

[edit] The event

The Embassy World Snooker Championship took place at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield between the 16th April to the 2nd May 1983.

The 1983 event is remembered for the first ever 147 maximum break at the Crucible. Canada's Cliff Thorburn recorded it during his epeci 13-12 second round victory over Terry Griffiths. At one stage, fellow countryman Bill Werbeniuk had stopped playing in order to view Thorburn's closing shots.

Thorburn also had an epic semi-final victory over Tony Knowles, finally winning 16-15 before losing to Steve Davis 6-18 in the final, the biggest margin of victory at that time.

[edit] Prize Money

Winner £30,000

Total £130,000

[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



Alex Higgins	10

Dean Reynolds	4
		Alex Higgins	13

		Willie Thorne	8
Willie Thorne	10

John Virgo	3
				Alex Higgins	13

				Bill Werbeniuk	11
David Taylor	10

Jim Meadowcroft	2
		Bill Werbeniuk	13

		David Taylor	10
Bill Werbeniuk	10

Dave Martin	4
						Steve Davis	16

						Alex Higgins	5
Dennis Taylor	10

Silvino Francisco	9
		Steve Davis	13

		Dennis Taylor	11
Steve Davis	10

Rex Williams	4
				Steve Davis	13

				Eddie Charlton	5
John Spencer	10

Mike Hallett	7
		Eddie Charlton	13

		John Spencer	11
Eddie Charlton	10

Les Dodd	7



Tony Knowles	10

Graham Miles	3
		Tony Knowles	13

		Ray Reardon	12
Ray Reardon	10

Eugene Hughes	7
				Tony Knowles	13

				Tony Meo	9
Tony Meo	10

Jimmy White	8
		Tony Meo	13

		Doug Mountjoy	11
Doug Mountjoy	10

Cliff Wilson	2
						Cliff Thorburn	16

						Tony Knowles	15
Cliff Thorburn	10

John Campbell	5
		Cliff Thorburn	13

		Terry Griffiths	12
Terry Griffiths	10

Mark Wildman	8
				Cliff Thorburn	13

				Kirk Stevens	12
Kirk Stevens	10

Mick Fisher	2
		Kirk Stevens	13

		Perrie Mans	3
Perrie Mans	10

Ian Black	3

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 May & 2 May 1983. Referee: Len Ganley
Steve Davis	18-6	Cliff Thorburn
Scores to fill		Scores to fill
Steve Davis wins the 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship

[edit] Highest Break

147 Cliff Thorburn, The first 147 at the Crucible.

There were 18 centuries during the 1983 World Snooker Championship, a new record which would last until 1986.

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