The 1982 UK Championship (officially the 1982 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-rankingsnooker 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.
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.
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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 1982 Coral UK ChampionshipTournament informationDates20 November 4 December 1982 1982 11 20 1982 12 04 VenuePreston Guild HallCityPrestonCountryEnglandOrganisationWPBSAFormatNon ranking eventTotal prize fund 47 000Winner s share 11 000Highest breakAlex Higgins 137 FinalChampionTerry GriffithsRunner upAlex HigginsScore16 15 19811983 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 Contents 1 Prize fund 2 Main draw 3 Final 4 Qualifying 4 1 Round 1 4 2 Round 2 5 Century breaks 6 ReferencesPrize fund editThe breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below Winner 11 000 Runner up 6 000 Highest break 1 000Main draw edit 1 2 Round of 32Best of 17 framesRound of 16Best of 17 framesQuarter finalsBest of 17 framesSemi finalsBest of 17 framesFinalBest of 31 frames nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Rex Williams6 nbsp Steve Davis9 nbsp Patsy Fagan9 nbsp Patsy Fagan3 nbsp Bob Harris6 nbsp Steve Davis6 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Joe Johnson1 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp Dennis Taylor9 nbsp Dennis Taylor7 nbsp Jim Meadowcroft7 nbsp Terry Griffiths9 nbsp David Taylor9 nbsp Tony Meo7 nbsp Les Dodd7 nbsp David Taylor6 nbsp Graham Miles4 nbsp Tony Meo9 nbsp Tony Meo9 nbsp Tony Meo9 nbsp John Virgo9 nbsp John Virgo6 nbsp Billy Kelly2 nbsp John Virgo9 nbsp Doug Mountjoy9 nbsp Doug Mountjoy5 nbsp Pat Houlihan3 nbsp Terry Griffiths16 nbsp Alex Higgins9 nbsp Alex Higgins15 nbsp Dave Martin7 nbsp Alex Higgins9 nbsp Dean Reynolds9 nbsp Dean Reynolds8 nbsp Mick Fisher6 nbsp Alex Higgins9 nbsp Tony Knowles9 nbsp John Spencer5 nbsp Jim Donnelly6 nbsp Tony Knowles6 nbsp John Spencer9 nbsp John Spencer9 nbsp Eddie Sinclair8 nbsp Alex Higgins9 nbsp Jimmy White9 nbsp Ray Reardon6 nbsp Paul Medati7 nbsp Jimmy White9 nbsp Willie Thorne7 nbsp Cliff Wilson5 nbsp Cliff Wilson9 nbsp Jimmy White8 nbsp Fred Davis7 nbsp Ray Reardon9 nbsp Mike Hallett9 nbsp Mike Hallett8 nbsp Ray Reardon9 nbsp Ray Reardon9 nbsp Mark Wildman5Final editFinal Best of 31 frames Referee John WilliamsThe Guild Hall Preston England 3 and 4 December 1982 Terry Griffiths nbsp Wales 16 15 Alex Higgins nbsp 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 11Qualifying editRound 1 edit Best of 17 frames nbsp Geoff Foulds 9 2 Matt Gibson nbsp nbsp Graham Cripsey 6 9 Bob Harris nbsp nbsp Vic Harris 9 6 Marcus Owen nbsp nbsp Les Dodd 9 1 Ian Williamson nbsp nbsp Ian Black 3 9 Mick Fisher nbsp nbsp Clive Everton 4 9 Tommy Murphy nbsp nbsp Bernard Bennett w o w d John Phillps nbsp nbsp Colin Roscoe 9 6 Jackie Rea nbsp Round 2 edit Best of 17 frames nbsp Rex Williams 9 7 Geoff Foulds nbsp nbsp Mike Watterson 3 9 Bob Harris nbsp nbsp Joe Johnson 9 8 Vic Harris nbsp nbsp Jim Meadowcroft 9 8 Dennis Hughes nbsp nbsp Doug French 7 9 Les Dodd nbsp nbsp Tony Meo 9 5 George Scott nbsp nbsp Jack Fitzmaurice 0 9 Billy Kelly nbsp nbsp Pat Houlihan w o w d John Dunning nbsp nbsp Dave Martin 9 6 Murdo MacLeod nbsp nbsp Ray Edmonds 8 9 Mick Fisher nbsp nbsp Jim Donnelly 9 6 Chris Ross nbsp nbsp Eddie Sinclair 9 5 Tommy Murphy nbsp nbsp Paul Medati 9 1 Bernard Bennett nbsp nbsp Cliff Wilson 9 6 Eddie McLaughlin nbsp nbsp Mike Hallett 9 1 Bert Demarco nbsp nbsp Mark Wildman 9 4 Colin Roscoe nbsp Century breaks edit137 112 101 Alex Higgins 135 Dennis Taylor 132 118 Steve Davis 127 John Virgo 119 110 Ray Reardon 115 Mark Wildman 107 Graham Cripsey 102 101 Rex WilliamsReferences edit 1982 UK Championship Results Snooker Database Archived from the original on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 13 October 2010 UK Championship Snooker Scene Archived from the original on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 3 November 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1982 UK Championship amp oldid 1182896389, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
