1982 UK Championship (snooker)

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
Winner's share £11,000
Final
Champion Wales Terry Griffiths
Runner-up Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score 16–15
1981
1983

The 1982 Coral UK Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England. The event began on 20 November 1982 and the televised stages were shown on BBC between 27 November and 4 December 1982.

Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK Championship by winning the last 3 frames to beat Alex Higgins 16–15. He also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had beaten him in the previous final on his way to victory. The highest break of the tournament was 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

[1][2]

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

Qualifying

Round 1

Best of 17 frames

England Geoff Foulds 9–2 Matt Gibson Scotland

England Graham Cripsey 6–9 Bob Harris England

England Vic Harris 9–6 Marcus Owen Wales

England Les Dodd 9–1 Ian Williamson England

Scotland Ian Black 3–9 Mick Fisher England

Wales Clive Everton 4–9 Tommy Murphy Northern Ireland

England Bernard Bennett w/o–w/d John Phillps England

Wales Colin Roscoe 9–6 Jackie Rea Northern Ireland

Round 2

Best of 17 frames

England Rex Williams 9–7 Geoff Foulds England

England Mike Watterson 3–9 Bob Harris England

England Joe Johnson 9–8 Vic Harris England

England Jim Meadowcroft 9–8 Dennis Hughes ?

England Doug French 7–9 Les Dodd England

England Tony Meo 9–5 Doug Scott England

England Jack Fitzmaurice 0–9 Billy Kelly Republic of Ireland

England Pat Houlihan ?–? John Dunning England

England Dave Martin 9–6 Murdo Macleod Scotland

England Ray Edmonds 8–9 Mick Fisher England

Scotland Jim Donnelly 9–6 Chris Ross Scotland

Scotland Eddie Sinclair 9–5 Tommy Murphy Northern Ireland

England Paul Medati 9–1 Bernard Bennett England

Wales Cliff Wilson 9–6 Eddie McLaughlin Scotland

England Mike Hallett 9–1 Bert Demarco Scotland

England Mark Wildman 9–4 Colin Roscoe Wales

Century breaks

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.