1982_World_Team_Classic

1982 World Team Classic

1982 World Team Classic

Snooker tournament

The 1982 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading and the same seven teams as the previous year competed. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk defeating defending champions England 4–2 in the final.

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All matches including the final were played as the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk beating defending champions England 4–2.

Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 123.[1]

Main draw

Teams and known results are listed below.[1]

Teams

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Qualifying round

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Group A

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Group B

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Semi-finals

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Final

Final: Best of 7 matches.
Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 31 October 1982.
 Canada
Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk		 4–2  England
Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Tony Knowles
Thorburn v Knowles: 9–120, 43–83
Werbeniuk v Davis: 76–8, 43–67, 66–54
Stevens v White: 31–73, 69–51, 70–67
Stevens v Knowles: 35–63, 4–89
Werbeniuk v White: 65–15, 80–42
Thorburn v Davis: 86–34, 81–15
55 (Werbeniuk) Highest break 76 (Knowles)
0 Century breaks 0
2 50+ breaks 2

References

  1. [1]
    "State Express World Team Classic". Snooker Scene. December 1982. pp. 7–15.
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