Scottish Masters 1983

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Scottish Masters 1983
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Tournament type: Invitation tournament
Attendees: 8th
Venue: Skean Dhu Hotel, Glasgow , Scotland
Opening: September 22, 1983
Endgame: September 23, 1983

Winner: EnglandEngland Steve Davis
Finalist: EnglandEngland Tony Knowles
Highest Break: 137 ( Steve Davis ) EnglandEngland
← 1982
 
1984 →

The Scottish Masters 1983 was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1983/84 season . The invitation tournament was held from September 22nd to 25th at the Skean Dhu Hotel in Glasgow . It was the third edition of the tournament.

Last year, world number one Steve Davis had won the tournament. He reached the final again, where he met Tony Knowles . With 9: 6 he successfully defended his title.

Prize money

There was £ 2,500 more in the prize money pot this year than in 1982. For the winner, the bonus rose by £ 1,000 to around £ 10,000, the other players received correspondingly lower bonuses.

placement Prize money
winner £ 10,000
final £ 5,000
Semifinals £ 2,500
Quarter finals £ 1,375
All in all £ 25,500

Final round

7 players from the top 16 of the world rankings and the best-placed Scot Murdo MacLeod were invited to the tournament . In an elimination tournament with three rounds, the 8 participants determined the tournament winner.

  Quarter Finals
(Best of 9) 		Semi-finals
(Best of 11) 		Final
(Best of 17)
                           
  1 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 5        
8th ScotlandScotland Murdo MacLeod 1  
1 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 6th
  4th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 2  
4th Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins 5
6th EnglandEngland Jimmy White 3  
1 EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9
  3 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 5
3 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 5    
7th EnglandEngland Tony Meo 4th  
3 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles 6th
  2 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 2  
2 CanadaCanada Cliff Thorburn 5
  5 WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Terry Griffiths 3  

final

Final: Best of 17 Frames
Skean Dhu Hotel,  Glasgow , Scotland , 23rd September 1984
EnglandEngland Steve Davis 9 : 5 EnglandEngland Tony Knowles
Afternoon : 18: 64 , 22: 71 , 19: 91 (90), 67 : 12, 78 : 46 (58), 73 : 18 (63), 77 : 7 (75), 89 : 25 (61);
Evening : 36: 78 , 64 : 44, 76 : 45, 70 : 40, 25: 70 , 63: 70 , 114 : 7 (114)
114 Highest break 90
1 Century breaks -
5 50+ breaks 1

Century breaks

Only Steve Davis made Century Breaks in the tournament , but it was three. He scored two of them in Round 1 and his third ended in the final.

EnglandEngland Steve Davis 137, 114, 102

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  1. ^ Scottish Masters. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on February 16, 2012 ; accessed on December 7, 2018 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c 1983 Scottish Masters - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .
  3. ↑ 1983 Scottish Masters. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Rankings - 1983-1984. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 7, 2018 .