1983 World Team Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–30 October 1983 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £60,000 |
| Winner's share | £20,000 |
| Highest break | Cliff Thorburn, 108 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  England |
| Runner-up |  Wales |
| Score | 4–2 (matches) |
← 1982 1985 → | |
The 1983 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. All matches including the final were played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. England regained the title beating Wales 4–2.
The highest break of the tournament was 108, by Cliff Thorburn.[1]
Main draw
Teams
| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | Cliff Thorburn | Kirk Stevens | Bill Werbeniuk |
| England | Steve Davis | Tony Knowles | Tony Meo |
| Wales | Ray Reardon | Terry Griffiths | Doug Mountjoy |
.svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland | Alex Higgins | Dennis Taylor | Tommy Murphy |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Eddie Charlton | John Campbell | Warren King |
 Scotland | Eddie Sinclair | Ian Black | Murdo MacLeod |
Group A
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3–4 | Wales | |
| Canada | 4–2 | Australia | |
| Wales | 4–0 | Australia |
Group B
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4–1 | Northern Ireland | |
| Northern Ireland | 4–3 | Scotland | |
| England | 4–0 | Scotland |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4–1 | Northern Ireland | |
| Canada | 2–4 | England |
Final
| Final: Best of 7 matches. Referee: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 30 October 1983. | ||
| England Steve Davis, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo | 4–2 | Wales Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy |
| Davis v Mountjoy: 16–103 (67), 19–94, 0–1 Meo v Reardon: 68–38, 59–54, 1–1 Knowles v Griffiths: 115–0, 14–93, 115 (58, 49)–8, 2–1 Knowles v Mountjoy: 48–80, 59–26, 94–48, 3–1 Meo v Griffiths: 31–77, 40–64, 3–2 Davis v Reardon: 86–34, 81–15, 4–2 | ||
| Highest break | ||
| Century breaks | ||
| 50+ breaks | ||
References
- ^ a b "England regain title". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. p. 14.
- ^ "Wales and Canada survive scares". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 5–7.
- ^ "England win group with greatest of ease". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 9–11.
- ^ "Former winners qualify for final". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 12–13.