1982_UK_Championship_(snooker)

1982 UK Championship

1982 UK Championship

Snooker tournament

The 1982 UK Championship (officially the 1982 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 20 November and 4 December 1982. This was the sixth edition of the UK Championship and the fifth staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the fifth year in a row. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 27 November through to the end of the championship.

Quick Facts Tournament information, Dates ...

Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK title by winning the last three frames of the final to defeat Alex Higgins 16–15. On his way to victory, Griffiths also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had defeated him in the previous year's final. The highest break of the tournament was a 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

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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 31 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

Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams
The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 and 4 December 1982.
Terry Griffiths
 Wales		 16–15 Alex Higgins
 Northern Ireland
First session: 20–58, 31–90, 56–52, 26–87 (67), 0–114 (67), 73–65 (73), 105–25 (64)
Second session: 86–10 (60), 84–50 (56), 25–101 (65), 75–33, 14–92 (84), 61–70 (61), 31–88 (64), 90–23,
Third session: 119–8 (52), 112–13 (55, 57), 1–100 (70), 16–115 (76), 63–40, 89–4 (52), 80–20,
Fourth session: 4–109 (101), 21–91 (62), 90–34 (77), 31–78 (58), 11–100 (68), 42–68, 86–22, 87–47, 74–22
77 Highest break 101
0 Century breaks 1
10 50+ breaks 11

Qualifying

Century breaks

References

  1. [1]
    "1982 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  2. [2]
    "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
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