1983_Scottish_Masters

1983 Scottish Masters

1983 Scottish Masters

Snooker tournament

The 1983 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 25 September 1983 at the Skean Dhu Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]

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Steve Davis beat Murdo MacLeod 5–1 in the quarter-finals, including breaks of 102 and 137.[2] Alex Higgins beat Jimmy White 5–3, after White had won the first two frames, and Tony Knowles beat Tony Meo 5–4 after winning the last three frames.[3]

Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Tony Knowles 9–6 in the final, finishing the match with a break of 114 and winning the first prize of £10,000.[4][5]

Tournament draw

[5]

 
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames		Final
Best of 17 Frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Steve Davis (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 1
 
England Steve Davis 6
 
 
 
 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 2
 
 Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
 
 
 
  Jimmy White (ENG) 3
 
England Steve Davis 9
 
 
 
 England Tony Knowles 6
 
 Tony Knowles (ENG) 5
 
 
 
  Tony Meo (ENG) 4
 
England Tony Knowles 6
 
 
 
 Canada Cliff Thorburn 2
 
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5
 
 
  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 1
 

References

  1. [1]
    "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. [2]
    "McLeod no match for the Master". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1983. p. 21.
  3. [3]
    "Higgins tames White". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1983. p. 17.
  4. [4]
    "Davis proves he's still the Master". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1983. p. 18.
  5. [5]
    Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 150.
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