1983 Australian Masters
Snooker tournament
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The 1983 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–15 July 1983 at Channel 10 Television Studios in Sydney, Australia.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4–15 July 1983 |
| Venue | Channel 10 Television Studios |
| City | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $100,000[a] |
| Winner's share | $20,000 |
| Highest break |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN), 129 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) |
| Runner-up | Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) |
| Score | 7–3 |
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Cliff Thorburn won the tournament by defeating Bill Werbeniuk 7–3 in the final.[2] He made the tournament's highest break, 129, in the semi-finals.[3]
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 5 Frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 Frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames | Final Best of 13 Frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Warren King
| 1 | Cliff Thorburn
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jimmy White
| 3 | Jimmy White
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Anderson
| 2 | Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
| 3 | Kirk Stevens
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Doug Mountjoy
| 1 | Kirk Stevens
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
| 3 | Eddie Charlton
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Paddy Morgan
| 2 | Cliff Thorburn
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 3 | Bill Werbeniuk
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
| 2 | Bill Werbeniuk
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 3 | Alex Higgins
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 2 | Bill Werbeniuk
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles
| 3 | Tony Knowles
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Campbell
| 1 | Tony Knowles
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 3 | Tony Meo
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| David Taylor
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- Including $10,000 for a maximum break, which was not awarded.