Highland Masters
Highland Masters
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 8th |
| Venue: | Eden Court Theater, Inverness , Scotland |
| Opening: | April 16, 1982 |
| Endgame: | April 18, 1982
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| Winner: |
 Ray Reardon
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| Finalist: |
 John Spencer
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| Highest Break: | 119 ( John Spencer )
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The Highland Masters was a snooker tournament as part of the 1981/82 season . The invitation tournament was held once and took place from April 16-18, 1982 at the Eden Court Theater in Inverness , the capital of the Scottish Highlands .
The idea of the tournament was to have four British players from the top 16 of the world rankings play against four young Scottish professionals. Three of the local players had only come on the professional tour in this one, the fourth, Eddie Sinclair , in the preseason.
Although three of the four games went tight, all Scots were eliminated after round 1. Ray Reardon and John Spencer won in the semifinals and in the final, Reardon prevailed 11: 4.
Prize money
£ 5,000 had been awarded for winning the tournament. Another £ 5,000 was split between the runner-up and the two semi-finalists.
| placement | Prize money |
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| winner | £ 5,000 |
| final | £ 2,500 |
| Semifinals | £ 1,250 |
| All in all | £ 10,000 |
Final round
The 8 participants played an elimination tournament over three rounds to win the tournament. In round 1, a Scottish player was drawn to each top 16 professional.
| Quarter Finals (Best of 7) |
Semi-finals (Best of 11) |
Final (Best of 21) |
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| 1 |
Steve Davis
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4th | |||||||||||
| S. |
 Matt Gibson
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3 | |||||||||||
| 1 |
Steve Davis
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0 | |||||||||||
| 2 |
Ray Reardon
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6th | |||||||||||
| 2 |
Ray Reardon
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4th | |||||||||||
| S. |
Bert DeMarco
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3 | |||||||||||
| 2 |
Ray Reardon
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11 | |||||||||||
| 4th |
John Spencer
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4th | |||||||||||
| 3 |
 Alex Higgins
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4th | |||||||||||
| S. |
Eddie Sinclair
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3 | |||||||||||
| 3 |
Alex Higgins
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0 | |||||||||||
| 4th |
John Spencer
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6th | |||||||||||
| 4th |
John Spencer
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4th | |||||||||||
| S. |
Murdo MacLeod
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0 | |||||||||||
Century breaks
The Englishman John Spencer managed the only century break of the tournament: In the final he scored 119 points in a row.
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- ↑ a b Highland Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 9, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c 1982 Highland Masters - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 .
- ↑ 1982 Highland Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 .
- ↑ 1982 Highland Masters Results Grid. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Rankings - 1981–1982. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 9, 2018 .
