Professional Players Tournament 1983

Professional Players Tournament 1983
Tournament type:	World ranking tournament
Attendees:	79
Venue:	Redwood Lodge , Bristol , England
Opening:	October 10, 1983
Endgame:	October 21, 1983
Defending champion:	Ray Reardon
Winner:	Tony Knowles
Finalist:	Joe Johnson
Highest Break:	135 ( Joe Johnson )
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The Professional Players Tournament 1983 was a professional snooker tournament that influenced the world rankings for the 1983/84 season . It was held from October 10 to 21, 1983 in the Redwood Lodge in Bristol , England . The winner was Tony Knowles in an all-English final with 9: 8 , who defeated Joe Johnson , who had played the highest break of the tournament with a 135 break, in the final.

Prize money

Again, the tournament had no sponsor, but the prize money doubled to £ 63,600, of which about a fifth went to the winner.

	Prize money
winner	£ 12,500
finalist	£ 7,500
Semi-finalist	£ 5,000
Quarter finalist	£ 2,500
Round of 16	£ 1,250
Last 32	550 pounds
Last 64	150 pounds
All in all	£ 63,600

Tournament course

Due to the fourteen players more extensive field of participants, a #qualification was held for the first time , with many players already seeded for the main round. This was played up to and including the semifinals in the best of 9 frames mode, only in the semifinals and finals the mode was increased to best of 17 frames .

	Round of the last 64 best of 9 frames					Round of the last 32 best of 9 frames					Round of 16 best of 9 frames					Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-final best of 19 frames					Final Best of 19 frames
	1	Steve Davis	5
	41	Jim Donnelly	1
						1	Steve Davis	2
						32	Mike Hallett	5
	32	Mike Hallett	5
	44	Billy Kelly	0
											32	Mike Hallett	3
											15th	Tony Meo	5
	15th	Tony Meo	5
	50	Warren King	2
						15th	Tony Meo	5
						19th	Dean Reynolds	0
	19th	Dean Reynolds	5
	50	David Greaves	1
																15th	Tony Meo	5
																7th	Kirk Stevens	3
	7th	Kirk Stevens	5
	34	Ray Edmonds	1
						7th	Kirk Stevens	5
						50	Tommy Murphy	1
	27	Murdo MacLeod	0
	50	Tommy Murphy	5
											7th	Kirk Stevens	5
											24	Mark Wildman	0
	10	David Taylor	5
	50	Paddy Morgan	3
						10	David Taylor	3
						24	Mark Wildman	5
	24	Mark Wildman	5
	45	Frank Jonik	4th
																					15th	Tony Meo	6th
																					23	Joe Johnson	9
	3	Cliff Thorburn	5
	50	Vic Harris	1
						3	Cliff Thorburn	5
						31	Jim Meadowcroft	1
	31	Jim Meadowcroft	5
	46	Colin Roscoe	4th
											3	Cliff Thorburn	5
											20th	Cliff Wilson	3
	14th	John Virgo	5
	50	Doug Naughty	4th
						14th	John Virgo	2
						20th	Cliff Wilson	5
	20th	Cliff Wilson	5
	50	Bernard Bennett	1
																3	Cliff Thorburn	1
																23	Joe Johnson	5
	6th	Eddie Charlton	5
	50	Eddie McLaughlin	0
						6th	Eddie Charlton	5
						37	Mick Fisher	4th
	28	Fred Davis	4th
	37	Mick Fisher	5
											6th	Eddie Charlton	0
											23	Joe Johnson	5
	11	Jimmy White	5
	50	Ian Williamson	2
						11	Jimmy White	3
						23	Joe Johnson	5
	23	Joe Johnson	5
	50	Pascal Burke	3
																									23	Joe Johnson	8th
																										4th	Tony Knowles	9
	2	Ray Reardon	5
	50	George Ganim	4th
						2	Ray Reardon	5
						50	Steve Duggan	2
	33	John Dunning	2
	50	Steve Duggan	5
											2	Ray Reardon	3
											18th	Willie Thorne	5
	16	John Spencer	5
	40	Ian Black	2
						16	John Spencer	1
						18th	Willie Thorne	5
	18th	Willie Thorne	5
	47	Clive Everton	1
																18th	Willie Thorne	5
																35	Eugene Hughes	1
	8th	Bill Werbeniuk	5
	50	Tony Jones	4th
						8th	Bill Werbeniuk	0
						35	Eugene Hughes	5
	26th	Eddie Sinclair	4th
	35	Eugene Hughes	5
											35	Eugene Hughes	5
											9	Terry Griffiths	2
	9	Terry Griffiths	5
	36	Les Dodd	3
						9	Terry Griffiths	5
						50	John Parrott	1
	25th	Patsy Fagan	2
	50	John Parrott	5
																				18th	Willie Thorne	7th
																					4th	Tony Knowles	9
	4th	Tony Knowles	5
	50	Paul Medati	1
						4th	Tony Knowles	5
						30th	Rex Williams	4th
	30th	Rex Williams	5
	50	Dessie Sheehan	1
											4th	Tony Knowles	5
											21st	Silvino Francisco	0
	13	Dennis Taylor	4th
	49	George Scott	5
						49	George Scott	1
						21st	Silvino Francisco	5
	21st	Silvino Francisco	5
	50	Mario Morra	3
																4th	Tony Knowles	5
																39	John Campbell	3
	5	Alex Higgins	2
	42	Mike Watterson	5
						42	Mike Watterson	4th
						29	Dave Martin	5
	29	Dave Martin	5
	38	Jack Fitzmaurice	0
											29	Dave Martin	0
											39	John Campbell	5
	12	Doug Mountjoy	3
	39	John Campbell	5
						39	John Campbell	5
						22nd	Graham Miles	2
	22nd	Graham Miles	5
	50	Marcel Gauvreau	3

final

In the final, Joe Johnson and Tony Knowles, two English snooker players, both of whom had only become professional players in 1979, met. Knowles had fought his way to fourth in the world rankings by 1983, while Johnson was only 23rd. Both players had benefited from the early retirement of several top players such as Alex Higgins , Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor and many others.

Knowles started the match with three frames in a row and extended his lead to 1: 6 after Johnson won a frame. Johnson then won the next frame with a 135 break and came closer to his opponent at 4-6 and 5-7. After Knowles had briefly extended his lead to 5: 9, Johnson equalized to 8: 8 and thus forced the decider . However, this went to Knowles with 33:73, so that he won both the match and the tournament.

Final: Best of 17 Frames Redwood Lodge ,  Bristol , England , October 21, 1983
Joe Johnson	8: 9	Tony Knowles
22: 92 (59); 16: 80 (75); 41: 67 ; 81 : 26; 17: 84 (56); 18: 82 (67); 17: 62 135 : 0 (135); 61:58 ; 63:28 ; 32: 78 ; 100 : 17 (61); 0: 76 ; 90 : 39; 76 : 9 (54); 93 : 14; 33: 73
135	Highest break	75
1	Century breaks	-
3	50+ breaks	4th

qualification

The qualification took place from September 3 to 10, 1983. 30 players competed on the 50th world rankings, which they shared several times, each against a different player. The winner qualified for the main round.

game	Player 1	Result	Player 2
1	(50)  Dessie Sheehan	25 : 25	Pat Houlihan  (50)
2	(50)  John Parrott	05 : 05	Paul Watchorn  (50)
3	(50)  Tommy Murphy	25 : 25	Paddy Browne  (50)
4th	(50)  Mario Morra	05 : 05	John Hargreaves  (50)
5	(50)  Paddy Morgan	4th5 : 45	Matt Gibson  (50)
6th	(50)  Paul Medati	15 : 15	Dennis Hughes  (50)
7th	(50)  Warren King	35 : 35	Bob Harris  (50)
8th	(50)  Tony Jones	25 : 25	Bill Oliver  (50)
9	(50)  Vic Harris	kl.	Paul Mifsud  (50)
10	(50)  David Greaves	25 : 25	Roy Andrewartha  (50)
11	(50)  George Ganim	4th5 : 45	Graham Cripsey  (50)
12	(50)  Doug French	25 : 25	Neal Foulds  (50)
13	(50)  Steve Duggan	4th5 : 45	Mike Darrington  (50)
14th	(50)  Pascal Burke	4th5 : 45	Geoff Foulds  (50)
15th	(50)  Bernard Bennett	4th5 : 45	Bert Demarco  (50)

Century Breaks

During the tournament, four players played seven century breaks .

Joe Johnson 135 , 117, 111 John Campbell 122

Eugene Hughes 112, 100 Tony Knowles 102

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Ron Florax: 1983 Professional Players Tournament. CueTracker.net, accessed April 5, 2019 .  
2. ↑ ^{a b} Ron Florax: 1983 Professional Players Tournament - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed April 5, 2019 .  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chris Turner: Professional Players Tournament / Grand Prix / LG Cup - World Ranking Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2010, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on April 5, 2019 .  
4. ^ ^{A b} Ron Florax: Rankings - 1983-1984. CueTracker.net, accessed April 5, 2019 .