Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tolly Cobbold Classic
Tournament information
Venue Corn Exchange
Location Ipswich
Country England
Established 1979
Organisation(s) World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format Non-ranking event
Final Year 1984
Final champion(s) England Steve Davis

The Tolly Cobbold Classic was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1979 and 1984. It was held at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich and sponsored by local brewers Tolly Cobbold. It is not to be confused with the Classic ranking event.

History

Tolly Cobbold began a four-man tournament in Corn Exchange, Ipswich in 1978, and with television coverage of Anglia TV the Tolly Cobbold Classic began in 1979 at the same location.[1]

The event used three different formats during its history. In 1979 and 1981 there were two groups of four, with the winner of the groups advancing to the final. In 1980 only four players participated in a round-robin group, with the top 2 players advancing to the final. Between 1982 and 1984 the tournament was converted to a knock-out format with eight players.[1] After the 1984 event Tolly Cobbold decided to sponsor the English Professional Championship instead, and the event was abandoned.[1]

Winners

[1]

Year Winner Runner-up Final score
1979 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Wales Ray Reardon 5–4
1980 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 5–4
1981 England Graham Miles Canada Cliff Thorburn 5–1
1982[2] England Steve Davis Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 8–3
1983[2] England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 7–5
1984[2] England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 8–2

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Turner, Chris. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.