1982 World Snooker Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April–16 May 1982 |
| Venue | Crucible Theatre |
| City | Sheffield |
| Country | England |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £110,000 |
| Winner's share | £25,000 |
| Highest break |
 Willie Thorne (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion |
 Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up |
 Ray Reardon |
| Score | 18–15 |
|
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The 1982 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship for sponsorship purposes) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 30 April and 16 May 1982 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.
Alex Higgins won in the final 18–15 against Ray Reardon. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.
Tournament summary
- The previous three world champions, who were also the top three seeds, were all defeated in the first round: defending champion Steve Davis lost 1–10 to Tony Knowles, 1979 champion Terry Griffiths lost 6–10 to Willie Thorne and world number 1 and 1980 champion Cliff Thorburn lost 4–10 to Jimmy White.[1]
- Higgins reached the final after an epic 16–15 semi-final victory over Jimmy White. Trailing 15–14 and 59–0, Higgins saved himself with a memorable clearance of 69 and then won the decider for a place in the final.[2] The final between Higgins and Reardon was a repeat of the 1976 final, which Reardon won 27–16. From 15–15, Higgins won the next three frames and clinched the title with a break of 135 in the final frame. A tearful Higgins summoned his wife and baby daughter from the audience to celebrate with him.[3]
- Jim Donnelly became the first Scottish player to play at the Crucible.[4]
- This was the first tournament in which the top 8 seeds had to play in the first round, taking the tournament from 24 to 32 players. This format still remains today.[5]
Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[6]
- Winner: £25,000
- Runner-up: £12,500
- Semi-final: £7,000
- Quarter-final: £3,500
- Last 16: £2,250
- Last 32: £1,250
- Highest break: £2,500
- Maximum break: £10,000
- Total: £110,000
Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[1][5][7][8]
| First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||||
| Best of 19 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 25 frames | Best of 31 frames | |||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | ||||||||||||||
| Steve Davis (1) |
1 | |||||||||||||
| 5 & 6 May | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 30 April & 1 May | ||||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (16) |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Graham Miles (16) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 9, 10 & 11 May | ||||||||||||||
| Dave Martin |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
11 | |||||||||||||
| 1 & 2 May | ||||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton (8) |
13 | |||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk (9) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 5, 6 & 7 May | ||||||||||||||
| John Bear |
7 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk (9) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 1 & 2 May | ||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (8) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (8) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 12, 13 & 14 May | ||||||||||||||
| Cliff Wilson |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (8) |
11 | |||||||||||||
| 1 & 2 May | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (4) |
16 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor (5) |
7 | |||||||||||||
| 7 & 8 May | ||||||||||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Silvino Francisco |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 1 & 2 May | ||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Fred Davis (12) |
7 | |||||||||||||
| 10 & 11 May | ||||||||||||||
| Dean Reynolds |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco |
8 | |||||||||||||
| 2 & 3 May | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (4) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo (13) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 6, 7 & 8 May | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett |
4 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo (13) |
8 | |||||||||||||
| 2 & 3 May | ||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (4) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon (4) |
10 | |||||||||||||
 Jim Donnelly |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 3 & 4 May | ||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths (3) |
6 | |||||||||||||
| 7 & 8 May | ||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 3 & 4 May | ||||||||||||||
| John Spencer (14) |
5 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer (14) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 & 11 May | ||||||||||||||
| John Dunning |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 3 & 4 May | ||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (11) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (11) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 7, 8 & 9 May | ||||||||||||||
| Jim Meadowcroft |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (11) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| 3 & 4 May | ||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (6) |
12 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy (6) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 12, 13 & 14 May | ||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins (11) |
16 | |||||||||||||
| 4 & 5 May | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
15 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor (7) |
9 | |||||||||||||
| 9 & 10 May | ||||||||||||||
 Patsy Fagan |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan |
7 | |||||||||||||
| 4 & 5 May | ||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens (10) |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens (10) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 10 & 11 May | ||||||||||||||
| Jack Fitzmaurice |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens (10) |
9 | |||||||||||||
| 5 & 6 May | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans (15) |
10 | |||||||||||||
| 8 & 9 May | ||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
8 | |||||||||||||
| Perrie Mans (15) |
6 | |||||||||||||
| 5 & 6 May | ||||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
13 | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (2) |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
10 | |||||||||||||
| Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 15 May & 16 May 1982. Referee: John Smyth.[9] | ||
| Ray Reardon (4) Wales |
15–18 | Alex Higgins (11) Northern Ireland |
| 41–61, 64–31, 84–47, 0–121, 64–53, 77–30, 65–55, 28–87, 8–89, 76–8, 47–56, 22–91, 69–29, 4–96, 36–71, 14–94, 13–73, 122–12, 81–13, 38–77, 31–78, 69–40, 79–36, 31–71, 52–37, 14–115, 61–70, 84–49, 69–36, 60–58, 0–79, 9–112, 0–139 | Century breaks: 2 (Higgins 2) Highest break by Reardon: 95 |
41–61, 64–31, 84–47, 0–121, 64–53, 77–30, 65–55, 28–87, 8–89, 76–8, 47–56, 22–91, 69–29, 4–96, 36–71, 14–94, 13–73, 122–12, 81–13, 38–77, 31–78, 69–40, 79–36, 31–71, 52–37, 14–115, 61–70, 84–49, 69–36, 60–58, 0–79, 9–112, 0–139 |
| Alex Higgins wins the 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship | ||
Century breaks
There were 10 century breaks at the championship, the highest being 143 by Willie Thorne.[10][11][12] There was also a £5,000 bonus for compiling a higher break than the championship record of 145.[6]
- 143, 122, 112, 106 Willie Thorne
- 135, 118 Alex Higgins
- 126, 102 Jimmy White
- 111 Kirk Stevens
- 100 John Virgo
References
- 1 2 "World Championship 1982". Global Snooker. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Davis leads Higgins tributes
- ↑ Crucible's top 10 moments
- ↑ Hendon, David. "The Thursday Quiz (Answers)". Snooker Scene Blog. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- 1 2 "Embassy World Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- 1 2 Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 130.
- ↑ "1982 World Championships Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 143.
- ↑ Kastner, Hugo. "Snooker – Spieler, Regeln & Rekorde (May 2011 update)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ "Crucible Centuries". Snooker.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
- ↑ Downer, Chris (2012). Crucible Almanac. p. 146.
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