1982_Classic_(snooker)

1982 Classic (snooker)

1982 Classic (snooker)

Snooker tournament

The 1982 Lada Classic was the 1982 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 10 to 13 January 1982. The tournament was played at the Civic Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players.

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Steve Davis made the first televised maximum 147 break in snooker history during his quarter-final match against John Spencer, winning a Lada car for his efforts. Terry Griffiths won the tournament, beating Davis 9–8 in the final.[3]

Main draw

Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
England Steve Davis 5
England John Spencer 2 England Steve Davis 5
Wales Ray Reardon 5 Wales Ray Reardon 4
England David Taylor 1 England Steve Davis 8
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 5 Wales Terry Griffiths 9
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 1 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 1
Wales Terry Griffiths 5 Wales Terry Griffiths 5
Canada Cliff Thorburn 1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe.
Civic Centre, Oldham, England, 13 January 1982.[2][4]
Terry Griffiths
 Wales		 9–8 Steve Davis
 England
14–101(96), 84(55)–24, 69–43, 11–79(57), 14–71, 62–31, 86(52)–39, 73–31, 86(86)–7, 57–47, 82–30, 38–80(52), 4–101(101), 37–71, 49–63, 0–132(50), 70–58
86 Highest break 101
0 Century breaks 1
3 50+ breaks 5

Century breaks

147, 105, 101 England Steve Davis

References

  1. [1]
    "Last-black thriller as Davis falls". Reading Evening Post. 14 January 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. [2]
    Everton, Clive (14 January 1982). "Griffiths just holds off Davis". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. [3]
    "Snooker's historic maximum breaks". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. [4]
    Hale, Janice (15 January 1982). "Tiredness toll of takes Davis". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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