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]
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]
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The 1983 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament which took place between 3 September and 21 October 1983 Professional Players TournamentTournament informationDates10 21 October 1983 1983 10 10 1983 10 21 VenueRedwood LodgeCityBristolCountryEnglandOrganisationWPBSAFormatRanking eventTotal prize fund 60 000Winner s share 12 500Highest break Joe Johnson ENG 135 FinalChampion Tony Knowles ENG Runner up Joe Johnson ENG Score9 8 19821984 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 Contents 1 Main draw 2 Final 3 Century breaks 4 ReferencesMain draw edit 9 10 Last 64Best of 9 framesLast 32Best of 9 framesLast 16Best of 9 framesQuarter finalsBest of 9 framesSemi finalsBest of 17 frames nbsp Ray Reardon WAL 1 5 nbsp George Ganim AUS 4 nbsp Ray Reardon 1 5 nbsp Steve Duggan2 nbsp Steve Duggan ENG 5 nbsp John Dunning ENG 2 nbsp Ray Reardon 1 3 nbsp Willie Thorne5 nbsp Willie Thorne ENG 5 nbsp Clive Everton WAL 1 nbsp Willie Thorne5 nbsp John Spencer 16 1 nbsp John Spencer ENG 16 5 nbsp Ian Black SCO 2 nbsp Willie Thorne5 nbsp Eugene Hughes1 nbsp Eugene Hughes IRL 5 nbsp Eddie Sinclair SCO 4 nbsp Eugene Hughes5 nbsp Bill Werbeniuk 8 0 nbsp Bill Werbeniuk CAN 8 5 nbsp Tony Jones ENG 4 nbsp Eugene Hughes5 nbsp Terry Griffiths 9 2 nbsp Terry Griffiths WAL 9 5 nbsp Les Dodd ENG 1 nbsp Terry Griffiths 9 5 nbsp John Parrott1 nbsp John Parrott ENG 5 nbsp Patsy Fagan IRL 2 nbsp Willie Thorne7 nbsp Tony Knowles 4 9 nbsp Tony Knowles ENG 4 5 nbsp Paul Medati ENG 1 nbsp Tony Knowles 4 5 nbsp Rex Williams4 nbsp Rex Williams ENG 5 nbsp Dessie Sheehan IRL 1 nbsp Tony Knowles 4 5 nbsp Silvino Francisco0 nbsp Silvino Francisco RSA 5 nbsp Mario Morra CAN 3 nbsp Silvino Francisco5 nbsp George Scott1 nbsp George Scott ENG 5 nbsp Dennis Taylor NIR 13 4 nbsp Tony Knowles 4 5 nbsp John Campbell3 nbsp John Campbell AUS 5 nbsp Doug Mountjoy WAL 12 3 nbsp John Campbell5 nbsp Graham Miles2 nbsp Graham Miles ENG 5 nbsp Marcel Gauvreau CAN 3 nbsp John Campbell5 nbsp Dave Martin0 nbsp Dave Martin ENG 5 nbsp Jack Fitzmaurice ENG 0 nbsp Dave Martin5 nbsp Mike Watterson4 nbsp Mike Watterson ENG 5 nbsp Alex Higgins NIR 5 2 Last 64Best of 9 framesLast 32Best of 9 framesLast 16Best of 9 framesQuarter finalsBest of 9 framesSemi finalsBest of 17 frames nbsp Joe Johnson ENG 5 nbsp Pascal Burke IRL 3 nbsp Joe Johnson5 nbsp Jimmy White 11 3 nbsp Jimmy White ENG 11 5 nbsp Ian Williamson ENG 2 nbsp Joe Johnson5 nbsp Eddie Charlton 6 0 nbsp Eddie Charlton AUS 6 5 nbsp Eddie McLaughlin SCO 0 nbsp Eddie Charlton 6 5 nbsp Mick Fisher4 nbsp Mick Fisher ENG 5 nbsp Fred Davis ENG 4 nbsp Joe Johnson5 nbsp Cliff Thorburn 3 1 nbsp Cliff Thorburn CAN 3 5 nbsp Vic Harris ENG 1 nbsp Cliff Thorburn 3 5 nbsp Jim Meadowcroft1 nbsp Jim Meadowcroft ENG 5 nbsp Colin Roscoe WAL 4 nbsp Cliff Thorburn 3 5 nbsp Cliff Wilson3 nbsp Cliff Wilson WAL 5 nbsp Bernard Bennett ENG 1 nbsp Cliff Wilson5 nbsp John Virgo 14 1 nbsp John Virgo ENG 14 5 nbsp Doug French ENG 4 nbsp Joe Johnson9 nbsp Tony Meo 15 6 nbsp Tony Meo ENG 15 5 nbsp Warren King AUS 2 nbsp Tony Meo 15 5 nbsp Dean Reynolds0 nbsp Dean Reynolds ENG 5 nbsp David Greaves ENG 1 nbsp Tony Meo 15 5 nbsp Mike Hallett3 nbsp Mike Hallett ENG 5 nbsp Billy Kelly IRL 4 nbsp Mike Hallett5 nbsp Steve Davis 2 2 nbsp Steve Davis ENG 2 5 nbsp Jim Donnelly SCO 1 nbsp Tony Meo 15 5 nbsp Kirk Stevens 7 3 nbsp Kirk Stevens CAN 7 5 nbsp Ray Edmonds ENG 1 nbsp Kirk Stevens 7 5 nbsp Tommy Murphy1 nbsp Tommy Murphy NIR 5 nbsp Murdo MacLeod SCO 0 nbsp Kirk Stevens 7 5 nbsp Mark Wildman0 nbsp Mark Wildman ENG 5 nbsp Frank Jonik CAN 4 nbsp Mark Wildman5 nbsp David Taylor 10 3 nbsp David Taylor ENG 10 5 nbsp Paddy Morgan AUS 3 Final editFinal Best of 17 frames Redwood Lodge Bristol England 21 October 1983 Tony Knowles nbsp England 9 8 Joe Johnson nbsp 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 1Century breaks edit135 117 111 Joe Johnson 122 John Campbell 112 100 Eugene Hughes 102 Tony KnowlesReferences edit 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 Snooker The Glasgow Herald 11 October 1983 p 22 David beaten by unknown The Glasgow Herald 18 October 1983 p 22 Thorburn beaten The Glasgow Herald 20 October 1983 p 17 Twitchy Werbeniuk goes out The Glasgow Herald 17 October 1983 p 15 Griffiths crashes to Hughes The Glasgow Herald 19 October 1983 p 22 Knowles the lone survivor The Glasgow Herald 21 October 1983 p 31 Johnson s fightback just fails The Glasgow Herald 22 October 1983 p 18 Professional Players Championship Snooker Scene Archived from the original on 24 January 2013 Retrieved 24 November 2011 1983 Grand Prix Results Snooker Database Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 Retrieved 29 November 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 Professional Players Tournament amp oldid 1211934541, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
