1982 Irish Professional Championship

The 1982 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 March 1982.[4] The tournament was played at the Riverside Theatre in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players. After many years as a challenge match, this was the first time the championship was held as a knockout event.[5]

Irish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–13 March 1982 (1982-03-09 – 1982-03-13)
VenueRiverside Theatre
CityColeraine
CountryNorthern Ireland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£8,500[1]
Winner's share£3,300[2]
Highest break Dennis Taylor (NIR) (129)[3]
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Score16–13
1983

Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 16–13 in the final.[6]

Main draw

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Round 1
Best of 11 frames
Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames
Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 31 frames
  Dennis Taylor 6
  Tommy Murphy 6   Tommy Murphy 2
  Billy Kelly 1   Tommy Murphy 6
  Patsy Fagan 2
  Dennis Taylor 16
  Alex Higgins 13
  Alex Higgins 6
  Eugene Hughes 6   Eugene Hughes 2
  Dessie Sheehan 1   Eugene Hughes 6
  Jackie Rea 0

References

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  1. ^ "Taylor launches £8,500 Irish snooker title race". Belfast Telegraph. 15 January 1982. p. 20.
  2. ^ "Classy Murphy now faces Taylor". Belfast Telegraph. 11 March 1982. p. 25.
  3. ^ "2005 Irish Professional Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ Everton, Clive (11 February 1982). "Higgins snubs Coleraine". The Guardian. London. p. 23.
  5. ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 148.
  7. ^ "1982 Irish Professional Championship Results". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.