1983 Professional Players Tournament

Professional Players Tournament
Tournament information
Dates10–21 October 1983 (1983-10-10 – 1983-10-21)
VenueRedwood Lodge
CityBristol
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£60,000
Winner's share£12,500
Highest break Joe Johnson (ENG) (135)
Final
Champion Tony Knowles (ENG)
Runner-up Joe Johnson (ENG)
Score9–8
1982
1984

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.[1]

The event started on 10 October, the day after the finish of the International Open at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Cliff Thorburn, a finalist in the International Open, had to travel overnight to Bristol for his first match the following morning, but won against Vic Harris 5–1.[2] World number one Steve Davis was beaten 5–2 at the last-32 stage by Mike Hallett.[3]

Willie Thorne reached his first major semi-final after beating Eugene Hughes 5–2 in the quarter-finals.[4] Hughes had reached the quarter-finals after beating Bill Werbeniuk 5–0 and then Terry Griffiths 5–2 at the last-16 stage.[5][6]

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.[7]

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, winning the first prize of £12,500. Johnson won £7,500 as runner-up and £1,000 for the high break prize.[8]

Main draw

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Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Ray Reardon (WAL) (1) 5
 
 
 
 George Ganim (AUS) 4
 
Wales Ray Reardon (1) 5
 
 
 
England Steve Duggan 2
 
 Steve Duggan (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 John Dunning (ENG) 2
 
Wales Ray Reardon (1) 3
 
 
 
England Willie Thorne 5
 
 Willie Thorne (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Clive Everton (WAL) 1
 
England Willie Thorne 5
 
 
 
England John Spencer (16) 1
 
 John Spencer (ENG) (16) 5
 
 
 
 Ian Black (SCO) 2
 
England Willie Thorne 5
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 1
 
 Eugene Hughes (IRL) 5
 
 
 
 Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 4
 
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 5
 
 
 
Canada Bill Werbeniuk (8) 0
 
 Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (8) 5
 
 
 
 Tony Jones (ENG) 4
 
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 5
 
 
 
Wales Terry Griffiths (9) 2
 
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) (9) 5
 
 
 
 Les Dodd (ENG) 1
 
Wales Terry Griffiths (9) 5
 
 
 
England John Parrott 1
 
 John Parrott (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Patsy Fagan (IRL) 2
 
England Willie Thorne 7
 
 
 
England Tony Knowles (4) 9
 
 Tony Knowles (ENG) (4) 5
 
 
 
 Paul Medati (ENG) 1
 
England Tony Knowles (4) 5
 
 
 
England Rex Williams 4
 
 Rex Williams (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Dessie Sheehan (IRL) 1
 
England Tony Knowles (4) 5
 
 
 
South Africa Silvino Francisco 0
 
 Silvino Francisco (RSA) 5
 
 
 
 Mario Morra (CAN) 3
 
South Africa Silvino Francisco 5
 
 
 
England George Scott 1
 
 George Scott (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13) 4
 
England Tony Knowles (4) 5
 
 
 
Australia John Campbell 3
 
 John Campbell (AUS) 5
 
 
 
 Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (12) 3
 
Australia John Campbell 5
 
 
 
England Graham Miles 2
 
 Graham Miles (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 3
 
Australia John Campbell 5
 
 
 
England Dave Martin 0
 
 Dave Martin (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) 0
 
England Dave Martin 5
 
 
 
England Mike Watterson 4
 
 Mike Watterson (ENG) 5
 
 
 Alex Higgins (NIR) (5) 2
 
 
Last 64
Best of 9 frames
Last 32
Best of 9 frames
Last 16
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 Joe Johnson (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Pascal Burke (IRL) 3
 
England Joe Johnson 5
 
 
 
England Jimmy White (11) 3
 
 Jimmy White (ENG) (11) 5
 
 
 
 Ian Williamson (ENG) 2
 
England Joe Johnson 5
 
 
 
Australia Eddie Charlton (6) 0
 
 Eddie Charlton (AUS) (6) 5
 
 
 
 Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) 0
 
Australia Eddie Charlton (6) 5
 
 
 
England Mick Fisher 4
 
 Mick Fisher (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Fred Davis (ENG) 4
 
England Joe Johnson 5
 
 
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 1
 
 Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3) 5
 
 
 
 Vic Harris (ENG) 1
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 5
 
 
 
England Jim Meadowcroft 1
 
 Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Colin Roscoe (WAL) 4
 
Canada Cliff Thorburn (3) 5
 
 
 
Wales Cliff Wilson 3
 
 Cliff Wilson (WAL) 5
 
 
 
 Bernard Bennett (ENG) 1
 
Wales Cliff Wilson 5
 
 
 
England John Virgo (14) 1
 
 John Virgo (ENG) (14) 5
 
 
 
 Doug French (ENG) 4
 
England Joe Johnson 9
 
 
 
England Tony Meo (15) 6
 
 Tony Meo (ENG) (15) 5
 
 
 
 Warren King (AUS) 2
 
England Tony Meo (15) 5
 
 
 
England Dean Reynolds 0
 
 Dean Reynolds (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 David Greaves (ENG) 1
 
England Tony Meo (15) 5
 
 
 
England Mike Hallett 3
 
 Mike Hallett (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Billy Kelly (IRL) 4
 
England Mike Hallett 5
 
 
 
England Steve Davis (2) 2
 
 Steve Davis (ENG) (2) 5
 
 
 
 Jim Donnelly (SCO) 1
 
England Tony Meo (15) 5
 
 
 
Canada Kirk Stevens (7) 3
 
 Kirk Stevens (CAN) (7) 5
 
 
 
 Ray Edmonds (ENG) 1
 
Canada Kirk Stevens (7) 5
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy 1
 
 Tommy Murphy (NIR) 5
 
 
 
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 0
 
Canada Kirk Stevens (7) 5
 
 
 
England Mark Wildman 0
 
 Mark Wildman (ENG) 5
 
 
 
 Frank Jonik (CAN) 4
 
England Mark Wildman 5
 
 
 
England David Taylor (10) 3
 
 David Taylor (ENG) (10) 5
 
 
 Paddy Morgan (AUS) 3
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames.
Redwood Lodge, Bristol, England, 21 October 1983.
Tony Knowles
 England
9–8 Joe Johnson
 England
92–22, 80–16, 67–41, 26–81, 84–17, 82–18, 62–17, 0–135 (135), 58–61, 28–63, 78–32, 17–100, 76–0, 39–90, 9–76, 14–93, 73–33
75 Highest break 135
0 Century breaks 1

Century breaks

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 11 October 1983. p. 22.
  3. ^ "David beaten by unknown". The Glasgow Herald. 18 October 1983. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Thorburn beaten". The Glasgow Herald. 20 October 1983. p. 17.
  5. ^ "Twitchy Werbeniuk goes out". The Glasgow Herald. 17 October 1983. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Griffiths crashes to Hughes". The Glasgow Herald. 19 October 1983. p. 22.
  7. ^ "Knowles the lone survivor". The Glasgow Herald. 21 October 1983. p. 31.
  8. ^ "Johnson's fightback just fails". The Glasgow Herald. 22 October 1983. p. 18.
  9. ^ "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  10. ^ "1983 Grand Prix Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.