Pontin's Brean Sands

Pontin's Brean Sands
Tournament type:	Non-ranking tournament
Attendees:	6th
Venue:	Pontins Brean Sands, Burnham-on-Sea , England
Opening:	May 21, 1983
Endgame:	May 27, 1983
Winner:	Tony Meo
Finalist:	Silvino Francisco
Highest Break:	119 ( John Virgo )

The 1983 Pontins Brean Sands was a one-time snooker tournament during the 1982/83 season without any impact on the world rankings ( non-ranking tournament ). The tournament was from 21 to 27 May 1983 Pontins Brean Sands Holiday Park in Burnham-on-Sea held, a seaside resort in England Somerset . The winner of the tournament was the Englishman Tony Meo , who defeated the South African Silvino Francisco in the final. Meo's compatriot John Virgo played the highest break of the tournament with 119 points.

Prize money

The six entrants won a total of £ 9,000 in prize money , over half of which, £ 3,500, went to the winner.

	Prize money
winner	£ 3,500
finalist	£ 2,000
Semi-finalist	£ 1,000
Group stage	750 pounds
All in all	£ 9,000

Tournament course

The tournament took place at a time when the amusement park operator Pontins was holding various tournaments in its parks, primarily in the Welsh seaside resort of Prestatyn , for example the Pontins Professional or the Pontins Spring Open . That tournament has now been held at the Pontins Brean Sands Holiday Park at Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset on the Arts of the Bristol Channel . A total of six players took part in the tournament, which was only played once, and were divided into two groups of three for the first round. In these they played a simple round-robin tournament , which resulted in a final table whose two best-placed players advanced to the semifinals. From this point on, the winner was played in the knockout system . The group games each ran over nine frames, the semi-finals, on the other hand, were played in the best of 9 frames and the final in the best of 17 frames .

Group stage

Group A

space	player	Lots	S.	N	Frames	difference	Points
1	Tony Meo	2	2	0	11: 7	4th	4th
2	Silvino Francisco	2	1	1	9: 9	0	2
3	Jimmy White	2	0	2	7:11	-4	0

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	Tony Meo	36 : 36th	Jimmy White
2	Tony Meo	4th5 : 45	Silvino Francisco
3	Silvino Francisco	4th5 : 45	Jimmy White

Group B

space	player	Lots	S.	N	Frames	difference	Points
1	John Virgo	2	2	0	15: 3	12	4th
2	John Spencer	2	1	1	7:11	-4	2
3	Cliff Wilson	2	0	2	5:13	-8th	0

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	John Virgo	18 : 18th	John Spencer
2	John Virgo	27 : 27th	Cliff Wilson
3	John Spencer	36 : 36th	Cliff Wilson

Knockout phase

	Semi-final Best of 9 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Tony Meo	5
	John Spencer	4th
					Tony Meo	9
					Silvino Francisco	7th
	John Virgo	0
	Silvino Francisco	5

final

The Englishman Tony Meo had survived the group phase relatively narrowly, but without defeat, and in the semifinals he wrestled the second placed in the other group, John Spencer , 5-4. Meo's main competitor in the group stage was South African Silvino Francisco , who secured second place after losing 4-5 to Meo and beating Jimmy White 5-4. However, this meant that he should meet John Virgo in the semifinals , who had clearly won the second group and had only given three frames. But Francisco won 5-0 and now met his group opponent White in the final.

White got off to a better start and took a 3-0 lead before his opponent equalized. White then took the lead again, but Francisco turned the game around to 4: 5 and was able to take the lead two more times after White had equalized each time. At 6: 7 White managed to equalize again and now it was he who took the lead. With an 83: 0 in the 16th frame, he finally secured the 9: 7 overall victory.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Pontins Brean Sands,  Burnham-on-Sea , England , May 27, 1983
Tony Meo	9 : 7	Silvino Francisco
77 : 23, 71 : 36, 82 : 23, 12: 56 , 2: 64 , 16: 64 , 74 : 17, 49: 70 , 51: 56 , 75 : 13, 14: 118 (118), 59 : 45 , 58: 59 , 64 : 41, 62 : 53, 83 : 0
-	Highest break	118
-	Century breaks	1
-	50+ breaks	-

Century Breaks

During the tournament two players played a total of three Century Breaks :

• John Virgo : 119
• Silvino Francisco : 118, 116

Web links

• Pontins Brean Sands in the snooker Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Ron Florax: 1983 Pontins Brean Sands. CueTracker.net, accessed June 9, 2020 .  
2. ^ ^{A b} Ron Florax: 1983 Pontins Brean Sands - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed June 9, 2020 .