1982 Professional Players Tournament

Professional Players Tournament
Tournament information
Venue La Reserve
International Snooker Club
City Sutton Coldfield
Aston
Country England
Organisation(s) WPBSA
Format Ranking event
Final
Champion Wales Ray Reardon
Runner-up England Jimmy White
Score 10–5
First
1983

The 1982 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in two venues in the Birmingham area. One was at the La Reserve in Sutton Coldfield and the other was the International Snooker Club in Aston.[1] It was the first tournament in a series which is now known as the World Open. The event was untelevised and unsponsored.[2]

Ray Reardon defeated Jimmy White in the final to gain his first ranking tournament win since the 1978 World Championship.[3]

Main draw

[1]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                           
           
 Wales Ray Reardon  5
 Scotland Murdo Macleod  2  
 Wales Ray Reardon  5
   Canada Bill Werbeniuk  3  
 Canada Bill Werbeniuk  5
 Canada Cliff Thorburn  2  
 Wales Ray Reardon  10
   Australia Eddie Charlton  7  
 England Dean Reynolds  5
 Wales Cliff Wilson  2  
 Australia Eddie Charlton  5
   England Dean Reynolds  2  
 Australia Eddie Charlton  5
 England Tony Meo  3  
 Wales Ray Reardon  10
   England Jimmy White  5
 England Jimmy White  5
 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor  3  
 England Jimmy White  5
   Wales Terry Griffiths  2  
 Wales Terry Griffiths  5
 Scotland Eddie Sinclair  3  
 England Jimmy White  10
   England John Virgo  7  
 England John Virgo  5
 England John Spencer  1  
 England John Virgo  5
   England Joe Johnson  1  
 England Joe Johnson  5
 England Mark Wildman  4  

Century Breaks

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  2. Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  3. Turner, Chris. "Player Profile of Ray Reardon MBE". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.