1982 Masters (snooker)

The 1982 Masters (officially the 1982 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31 January 1982 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. As in 1981 12 players were invited to the tournament.

1982 Benson & Hedges Masters
Tournament information
Dates26–31 January 1982 (1982-01-26 – 1982-01-31)
VenueWembley Conference Centre
CityLondon
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£27,000
Winner's share£8,000
Highest break Tony Meo (ENG) (136)
Final
Champion Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up Terry Griffiths (WAL)
Score9–5
1981
1983

Steve Davis prevailed in the final by defeating Terry Griffiths, who made his third consecutive Masters final, 9–5 to go with the World, UK and the English Professional Championship titles he had won in the past year. Jimmy White made his debut, the first of 26 consecutive appearances at the Masters. Tony Meo equalled the tournament highest break of 136, set by Terry Griffiths the previous year, in his 5–0 quarter-final win against Cliff Thorburn, and spiritedly pulled back from 0–5 to 4–5 before losing 4–6 in semi-final against Davis.

Main draw

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Round 1
Best of 9 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
  Alex Higgins (NIR) 5
  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 5   Eddie Charlton 1
  Jimmy White (ENG) 4   Alex Higgins 4
  Terry Griffiths 6
  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 5
  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 3   Ray Reardon 3
  Ray Reardon (WAL) 5   Terry Griffiths 5
  Steve Davis 9
  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 0
  David Taylor (ENG) 2   Tony Meo 5
  Tony Meo (ENG) 5   Tony Meo 4
  Steve Davis 6
  Steve Davis (ENG) 5
  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5   Doug Mountjoy 2
  John Spencer (ENG) 4

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Street
Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 31 January 1982.
Steve Davis
  England
9–5 Terry Griffiths
  Wales
First session: 46–65, 96–11, 34–77, 102–29 (82), 90–19 (71), 4–84 (64), 93–17, 112–14 (55), 93–26 (69), 18–72 (72), 51–78, 70–51, 69–42, 65–57
82 Highest break 72
0 Century breaks 0
4 50+ breaks 2

Century breaks

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Total: 3[3]

References

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  1. ^ "1982 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. ^ "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  3. ^ "1982 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.