- 1983 Masters Snooker
The 1983
Benson and Hedges Masters took place betweenJanuary 23 andJanuary 30 ,1983 at theWembley Conference Centre . The Masters had been extended to 7 days as it still stands today and the competition also extended it's players to 16 but not in the form of the Top 16 ranked players as it would start the following year and matches in the Last 16 but 2 were not televised as BBC Television coverage started onJanuary 26 .Cliff Thorburn ofCanada became the first and as of 2008 the only overseas player to win the competition beatingRay Reardon in the final to win the first of his three titles.The first round match between
Bill Werbeniuk andAlex Higgins made a record crowd at the Conference Centre of 2876.Prize Money
Total: £55,000
Winner: £16,000
Highest Break
128
Terry Griffiths Knockout stage
Round16
|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |5|flagicon|EnglandMark Wildman |2
|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |5|flagicon|CanadaJohn Virgo |1
|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |5|flagicon|England David Taylor|2
|flagicon|WalesRay Reardon |5|flagicon|EnglandDean Reynolds |1
|flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |5|flagicon|England Joe Johnson|2
|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |5|flagicon|CanadaKirk Stevens |3
|flagicon|CanadaBill Werbeniuk |5|flagicon|Northern IrelandAlex Higgins |4
|flagicon|AustraliaEddie Charlton |5|flagicon|EnglandTony Meo |3
|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |5|flagicon|EnglandSteve Davis |4
|flagicon|WalesRay Reardon |5|flagicon|EnglandJimmy White |2
|flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |5|flagicon|WalesTerry Griffiths |3
|flagicon|AustraliaEddie Charlton |5|flagicon|CanadaBill Werbeniuk |328 January |flagicon|WalesRay Reardon |6|flagicon|WalesDoug Mountjoy |?28 January |flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |6|flagicon|AustraliaEddie Charlton |?29 January |flagicon|CanadaCliff Thorburn |9|flagicon|WalesRay Reardon |7
3rdplace=no
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