Classic 1982

Classic 1982 Lada Classic 1982
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Venue:	Queen Elizabeth Hall , Oldham , England
Opening:	January 10, 1982
Endgame:	January 13, 1982
Winner:	Terry Griffiths
Finalist:	Steve Davis
Highest Break:	147 ( Steve Davis )
← 1980 (Dec.)   1983 →

The Lada Classic 1982 was a professional invitational tournament as part of the Snooker - 1981-82 season . It was played as the first tournament in 1982 at Queen Elizabeth Hall in Oldham , England . In the final, Terry Griffiths from Welsh defeated the reigning world champion and defending champion Steve Davis from England 9: 8. Davis played on January 11 in the fifth frame of his quarter-final match against John Spencer , the first official maximum break in a professional tournament, which additionally in television was transmitted.

Prize money

Compared to the previous tournament, the prize money increased by ₤ 2,000 to ₤ 15,000. Steve Davis got a Lada for his maximum break .

	Prize money
winner	5,000 ₤
final	3,000 ₤
Semifinals	1,500 ₤
Quarter finals	1,000 ₤
Maximum break	AwtoWAS
All in all	£ 15,000

Tournament course

Eight players who were the same as in 1980 were invited to the tournament. Six of the eight players had won the snooker world championship at least once in their careers , Steve Davis was the reigning world champion.

Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
2	Steve Davis	5
14th	John Spencer	2
					2	Steve Davis	5
					4th	Ray Reardon	4th
4th	Ray Reardon	5
7th	David Taylor	1
										2	Steve Davis	8th
										3	Terry Griffiths	9
1	Cliff Thorburn	1
3	Terry Griffiths	5
					3	Terry Griffiths	5
					10	Alex Higgins	1
5	Dennis Taylor	1
10	Alex Higgins	5

final

Steve Davis started the final with a break of 96, but Terry Griffiths equalized thanks to a break of 55. After Griffiths took a 2-1 lead, Davis was able to turn the game to 2: 3. But Griffiths - 1979 world champion - managed to equalize and then take the lead 8-3. But Davis did not give up and was able to equalize - with a 101 break, among other things. The decider just went to Terry Griffiths with 70:58.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Queen Elizabeth Hall ,  Oldham , England , January 13, 1982
Terry Griffiths	9 : 8	Steve Davis
14: 101 (96); 84 : 24 (84); 69:43 ; 11: 79 (57); 14: 71 ; 62:31 ; 86 : 39 (52); 73:31 ; 86 : 7 (86); 57:47 ; 82:30 ; 38: 80 (52); 4: 101 (101); 37: 71 ; 49: 63 ; 0: 132 (50); 70 : 58
86	Highest break	101
-	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	5

Century Breaks

In the course of the tournament, Steve Davis scored three Century Breaks - breaks with over 100 points - worth 147, 105 and 101. No other Centurys were scored.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1982 Classic. Cuetracker.net, accessed on October 16, 2018 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1982 Classic - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, accessed on October 16, 2018 .