1983 Professional Players Tournament
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 September-21 October 1983 |
| Venue | Redwood Lodge |
| City | Bristol |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £63,600[1] |
| Winner's share | £12,500[2] |
| Highest break | 135 (Joe Johnson) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Tony Knowles |
| Runner-up |
Joe Johnson |
| Score | 9–8 |
|
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The 1983 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place between 3 September and 21 October 1983.
In a change from the previous year, the event was hosted at one venue, the 600-seater Redwood Lodge in Bristol. The following year, it would be renamed as the Grand Prix.[3]
Joe Johnson reached the first ranking final of his four-year professional career, defeating Pascal Burke, Jimmy White, Eddie Charlton, Cliff Thorburn and Tony Meo. His opponent Tony Knowles reached his second ranking final, overcoming Paul Medati, Rex Williams, Silvino Francisco, John Campbell and Willie Thorne.
In the final, Knowles dominated most of the match, building a 6–1 lead. Johnson then made the highest break of the tournament, a 135, in recovering to a score of 5–7 and eventually levelled the match at 8–8. Knowles won the deciding frame on the colours, to prevail 9–8.
Main draw
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
5 | |||||||||||||
 Ray Reardon |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
5 | |||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
5 | |||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Silvino Francisco |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
5 | |||||||||||||
 John Campbell |
3 | |||||||||||||
| John Campbell |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Martin |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton |
0 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
5 | |||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Joe Johnson |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman |
0 | |||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Redwood Lodge, Bristol, England, 21 October 1983. | ||
| Tony Knowles |
9–8 | Joe Johnson |
| 92(59)–22, 80(75)–16, 67–41, 26–81, 84(56)–17, 82(67)–18, 62–17, 0–135(135), 58–61, 28–63, 78–32, 17–100(61), 76–0, 39–90, 9–76(54), 14–93, 73–33 | ||
| 75 | Highest break | 135 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 4 | 50+ breaks | 3 |
Century Breaks
- 135, 117, 111 Joe Johnson
- 122 John Campbell
- 112, 100 Eugene Hughes
- 102 Tony Knowles
References
- ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Professional-Players-Tournament/1983/739
- ↑ http://cuetracker.net/Players/Tony-Knowles/1983-1984
- ↑ 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 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "1983 Grand Prix Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 10 May 2013.