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1982 Classic (snooker)
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.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–13 January 1982 |
| Venue | Civic Centre |
| City | Oldham |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £5,000[2] |
| Highest break | Steve Davis (147) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Terry Griffiths |
| Runner-up | Steve Davis |
| Score | 9–8 |
← 1980 (December) 1983 → | |
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 edit
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer | 2 | Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 5 | Ray Reardon | 4 | |||||||||||
| David Taylor | 1 | Steve Davis | 8 | |||||||||||
| Alex Higgins | 5 | Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 1 | Alex Higgins | 1 | |||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths | 5 | Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn | 1 | |||||||||||||
Final edit
| 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 edit
147, 105, 101 Steve Davis
References edit
- ^ "Last-black thriller as Davis falls". Reading Evening Post. 14 January 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ a b Everton, Clive (14 January 1982). "Griffiths just holds off Davis". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ . Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
- ^ Hale, Janice (15 January 1982). "Tiredness toll of takes Davis". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com .