1983 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 16 April–2 May 1983 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £135,000 |
| Winner's share | £30,000 |
| Highest break | 147 |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |
 Cliff Thorburn |
| Score | 18–6 |
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The 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April – 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Steve Davis won in the final 18–6 against Cliff Thorburn.
Tournament summary
- The championship is notable for the first-ever maximum break at a World Snooker Championship. Canada's Cliff Thorburn achieved it in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths.[1] The final session of the match lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3:51 am,[2][3][4] the latest finish at the Crucible.[5]
- Thorburn then played Kirk Stevens in the quarter-final, which he won 13–12; finishing at 2:12 am. Thorburn defeated Tony Knowles 16–15 in the semi-finals, but lost in the final 6–18 to Steve Davis with a session to spare.[4] Thorburn was exhausted during the final due to winning his last three matches in the deciding frame. He played 14 hours more than Davis.[6]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7][8]
- Winner: £30,000
- Runner up: £15,000
- Semi-finals: £8,400
- Quarter-finals: £4,450
- Last 16: £2,950
- Last 32: £1,500
- Highest break: £3,000
- Maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £135,000
Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[7][9][10]
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||||
| Best of 19 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 31 frames | |||||||||||
| 16 April | ||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins (1) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (1) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (16) |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (16) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (1) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk (9) |
11 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk (9) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Martin |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk (9) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| David Taylor (8) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor (8) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 28 & 29 April | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (1) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (4) |
16 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (5) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
| Les Dodd |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (5) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 16 & 17 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Spencer (12) |
11 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (12) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 25, 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (4) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 17 & 18 April | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (5) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (13) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 22 & 23 April | ||||||||||||||
 Silvino Francisco |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (13) |
11 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (4) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (4) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
4 | |||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (3) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 23 & 24 April | ||||||||||||||
| John Campbell |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (3) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 18 & 19 April | ||||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths (14) |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (14) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (3) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 19 & 20 April | ||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens (6) |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans (11) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||||||
 Ian Black |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans (11) |
3 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens (6) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens (6) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 28, 29 & 30 April | ||||||||||||||
| Mick Fisher |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (3) |
16 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (15) |
15 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (7) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 25 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (7) |
11 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White (10) |
8 | |||||||||||||
| 26 & 27 April | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
9 | |||||||||||||
| 21 & 22 April | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (15) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (15) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 24, 25 & 26 April | ||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles (15) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 20 & 21 April | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (2) |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (2) |
10 | |||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1983. Referee: Len Ganley[11] | ||
| Steve Davis (4) England |
18–6 | Cliff Thorburn (3) Canada |
| 82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80–34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6, 73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100–8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 75–28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–62, 77–70 | Century breaks: 1 (Davis 1) Highest break by Davis: 131 |
82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80–34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6, 73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100–8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 75–28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–62, 77–70 |
| Steve Davis wins the 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship | ||
Century breaks
There were eighteen century breaks during the championship, a record which stood until 1986. The highest break of the event was 147 by Cliff Thorburn.[12][13][14] With this record he earned a £5,000 bonus.[8]
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References
- ↑ Turner, Chris. "Maximum Breaks". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ "The Top 10 sporting epics". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ Hodgson, Guy (26 April 1993). "Snooker: Taylor cut out to be the marathon man: Griffiths ground down in Crucible". London: The Independent. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1983: Davis' title but Thorburn's 147". BBC Sport. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ "World Snooker Championship Trivia". Embassy Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ↑ "May 2 down the years: Hitman down and out in Las Vegas". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "World Championship 1983". Global Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 130.
- ↑ "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 16–17.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 143.
- ↑ Kastner, Hugo. "Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update)". Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ "Crucible Centuries". Snooker.org. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 146.
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