1983 Tolly Cobbold Classic
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 February 1983 |
| Venue | Corn Exchange |
| City | Ipswich |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £15,000 plus highest break prize |
| Winner's share | £5,000 |
| Highest break |  Steve Davis (100) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis |
| Runner-up |  Terry Griffiths |
| Score | 7–5 |
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The 1983 Tolly Cobbold Classic was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which was scheduled from 21 to 23 February 1983.[1][2] The tournament was played at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, and featured eight professional players.[3]
Steve Davis won the title for the second time in succession, beating Terry Griffiths 7–5 in the final, which finished at 1:50am.[3][4] Davis also made the highest break of the competition, 100, in the last frame of his match against Dennis Taylor.[3]
The prize fundwas allocated as follows:[3]
- Winner: £5,0000
- Runner-up: £3,000
- Semi-finals: £1,500
- First round: £1,000
- Highest break: £2 per point.
Main draw
Results for the tournament are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.[3]
| First round Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 13 frames | ||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Bill Werbeniuk
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 7 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 4 | |||||||||||||