Masters 1983

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Masters 1983
Benson & Hedges Masters 1983
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 16
Venue: Wembley Conference Center ,
London , England
Opening: January 23, 1983
Endgame: January 30, 1983

Defending champion: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Winner: CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn
Finalist: WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon
Highest Break: 128 ( Terry Griffiths ) WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg
← 1982
 
1984 →

The 1983 Benson & Hedges Masters was an invitation-only snooker tournament of the 1982/83 season that was held from January 23-30 , 1983 at the Wembley Conference Center in London . It was the ninth edition of the Masters.

In 1983, 16 players took part in the tournament for the first time. Cliff Thorburn was the first and so far only Canadian to win the Masters after defeating Ray Reardon 9: 6 in the final. Defending champion Steve Davis failed in the quarterfinals to Doug Mountjoy .

Final round

  Round of 16
best of 9 frames 		Quarterfinals
Best of 9 Frames 		Semi-final
best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5  
 EnglandEngland Mark Wildman 2      EnglandEngland Steve Davis 4th  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 5      WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 5  
 EnglandEngland John Virgo 1        WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Doug Mountjoy 3  
 EnglandEngland Jimmy White 5        WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 6th  
 EnglandEngland David Taylor 2      EnglandEngland Jimmy White 2  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5      WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 5  
 EnglandEngland Dean Reynolds 1        WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Ray Reardon 7th
 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5        CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 9
 EnglandEngland Joe Johnson 2      CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5  
 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 5      WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 3  
 CanadaCanada Kirk Stevens 3        CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 6th  
 CanadaCanada Bill Werbeniuk 5        AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 5  
 Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 4th      CanadaCanada Bill Werbeniuk 3       
 AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 5      AustraliaAustralia Eddie Charlton 5       
 EnglandEngland Tony Meo 3  

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 1983 Masters Results . Snooker Database. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  2. ^ The Masters . Snooker scene. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2012.