1982 Classic (snooker)

The 1982 Lada Classic was the 1982 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 10 to 13 January 1982. The tournament was played at the Civic Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players.

The Lada Classic
Tournament information
Dates10–13 January 1982 (1982-01-10 – 1982-01-13)
VenueCivic Centre
CityOldham
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£15,000[1]
Winner's share£5,000[2]
Highest breakEngland Steve Davis (147)
Final
ChampionWales Terry Griffiths
Runner-upEngland Steve Davis
Score9–8
1980 (December)
1983

Steve Davis made the first televised maximum 147 break in snooker history during his quarter-final match against John Spencer, winning a Lada car for his efforts. Terry Griffiths won the tournament, beating Davis 9–8 in the final.[3]

Main draw

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Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
  Steve Davis 5
  John Spencer 2   Steve Davis 5
  Ray Reardon 5   Ray Reardon 4
  David Taylor 1   Steve Davis 8
  Alex Higgins 5   Terry Griffiths 9
  Dennis Taylor 1   Alex Higgins 1
  Terry Griffiths 5   Terry Griffiths 5
  Cliff Thorburn 1

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe.
Civic Centre, Oldham, England, 13 January 1982.[2][4]
Terry Griffiths
  Wales
9–8 Steve Davis
  England
14–101(96), 84(55)–24, 69–43, 11–79(57), 14–71, 62–31, 86(52)–39, 73–31, 86(86)–7, 57–47, 82–30, 38–80(52), 4–101(101), 37–71, 49–63, 0–132(50), 70–58
86 Highest break 101
0 Century breaks 1
3 50+ breaks 5

Century breaks

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147, 105, 101   Steve Davis

References

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  1. ^ "Last-black thriller as Davis falls". Reading Evening Post. 14 January 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ a b Everton, Clive (14 January 1982). "Griffiths just holds off Davis". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Snooker's historic maximum breaks". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  4. ^ Hale, Janice (15 January 1982). "Tiredness toll of takes Davis". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .