Classic 1983

Classic 1983 Lada Classic 1983
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Venue:	Spectrum Arena , Warrington , England
Opening:	January 9, 1983
Endgame:	January 16, 1983
Winner:	Steve Davis
Finalist:	Bill Werbeniuk
Highest Break:	101 ( Bill Werbeniuk )
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The Lada Classic 1983 was a professional invitational tournament as part of the Snooker - 1982/83 . It was held from January 9 to 16, 1983 in the Spectrum Arena in Warrington , England . The Englishman Steve Davis defeated the Canadian Bill Werbeniuk 9: 5 in the final , Werbeniuk played the highest tournament break and the only century break of the tournament with a 101 break in the semifinals.

Prize money

For the second time in a row, Lada was the sponsor of the tournament. The prize money more than quadrupled from £ 15,000 to ₤ 64,000, of which exactly a quarter went to the winner.

	Prize money
winner	£ 16,000
final	£ 10,000
Semifinals	£ 6,000
Quarter finals	£ 3,000
Round of 16	£ 1,750
All in all	64,000 ₤

Tournament course

For the first time in the history of the tournament, the number of participants increased, doubling from 8 to 16.

	Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	5	Eddie Charlton	5
	19th	John Virgo	2
						5	Eddie Charlton	4th
						4th	Steve Davis	5
	4th	Steve Davis	5
	13	Dennis Taylor	2
											4th	Steve Davis	5
											12	John Spencer	4th
	1	Ray Reardon	3
	12	John Spencer	5
						12	John Spencer	5
						8th	David Taylor	2
	8th	David Taylor	5
	10	Jimmy White	3
																4th	Steve Davis	9
																9	Bill Werbeniuk	5
	7th	Doug Mountjoy	5
	14th	Terry Griffiths	1
						7th	Doug Mountjoy	2
						9	Bill Werbeniuk	5
	2	Alex Higgins	4th
	9	Bill Werbeniuk	5
											9	Bill Werbeniuk	5
											6th	Kirk Stevens	2
	6th	Kirk Stevens	5
	15th	Tony Knowles	0
						6th	Kirk Stevens	5
						3	Cliff Thorburn	3
	3	Cliff Thorburn	5
	26th	Cliff Wilson	3

final

Although Steve Davis was five professional years less on the tour and 10 years younger, it was the first tournament final on the Snooker Main Tour for Canadian Bill Werbeniuk . The 1981 world champion was a clear favorite, but Werbeniuk initially kept the final open. The Canadian won the first frame and after Davis won two frames also the fourth frame to make it 2-2. Davis was now able to increase to 4-2, but Werbeniuk managed to equalize. After another lead, Werbeniuk equalized for the third time and after 10 of 17 frames the score was 5: 5. But Davis won the next four frames to 9: 5 victory through numerous small breaks, it was the second tournament victory for the Englishman.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Referee: Jim Thorpe Spectrum Arena,  Warrington , England , January 16, 1983
Steve Davis	9 : 5	Bill Werbeniuk
15: 103 (76); 69:21 ; 63 : 25 (54); 17: 76 ; 77:42 ; 71 : 13; 1: 107 (63); 51: 60 ; 68:15 (60); 0: 81 (81); 53:43 ; 59 : 54 (56); 65:29 ; 92 : 20
60	Highest break	81
-	Century breaks	-
3	50+ breaks	3

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1983 Classic. Cuetracker.net, accessed on December 3, 2018 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1983 Classic - Finishes. Cuetracker.net, accessed on December 3, 2018 .