World Snooker Championship 1982

World Snooker Championship 1982 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Attendees:	32
Venue:	Crucible Theater , Sheffield , England
Opening:	April 30, 1982
Endgame:	May 16, 1982
Winner:	Alex Higgins
Finalist:	Ray Reardon
Highest Break:	143 ( Willie Thorne )
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The 1982 World Snooker Championship was held from April 30 to May 16, 1982 at the Crucible Theater in Sheffield .

After the world champions of the previous three years were all eliminated in round one, the Northern Irishman Alex Higgins won his second world title after 1972. His opponent was the six-time world champion Ray Reardon , who in 1982 at the age of 49 for the last time in his career World Cup final stood. The Englishman Willie Thorne scored the highest break of the tournament with a 143 in the quarterfinals.

The field of participants was increased from 24 in the previous year to the current number of 32, and the total prize money exceeded the 100,000 pound mark for the first time.

Jim Donnelly was, after Walter Donaldson , the second Scottish participant in this tournament.

Prize money

1982 prize money	Profit in £
winner	25,000
defeated finalist	12,500
Semi-finalist	7,000
Quarter finalist	3,500
Round of 16	2,250
First round off	1,250
Highest break	2,500
Maximum break	10,000
All in all	£ 110,000

Final round

Round 1 Best of 19 Frames 2 Sessions; Frames 9-10

Round of 16 Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9

Quarterfinals Best of 25 Frames 3 Sessions; Frames 8-8-9

Semi-final Best of 31 frames 4 sessions; Frames 8 - 8 - 8 - 7

Final Best of 35 Frames 4 Sessions; Frames 8-9-8-10

1

Steve Davis

1

Tony Knowles

10

Tony Knowles

13

16

Graham Miles

7th

16

Graham Miles

10

Dave Martin

5

Tony Knowles

11

8th

Eddie Charlton

13

9

Bill Werbeniuk

10

John Bear

7th

9

Bill Werbeniuk

5

8th

Eddie Charlton

13

8th

Eddie Charlton

10

Cliff Wilson

5

8th

Eddie Charlton

11

4th

Ray Reardon

16

5

Dennis Taylor

7th

Silvino Francisco

10

Silvino Francisco

13

Dean Reynolds

8th

12

Fred Davis

7th

Dean Reynolds

10

Silvino Francisco

8th

4th

Ray Reardon

13

13

John Virgo

10

Mike Hallett

4th

13

John Virgo

8th

4th

Ray Reardon

13

4th

Ray Reardon

10

Jim Donnelly

5

4th

Ray Reardon

15th

11

Alex Higgins

18th

3

Terry Griffiths

6th

Willie Thorne

10

Willie Thorne

13

14th

John Spencer

5

14th

John Spencer

10

John Dunning

4th

Willie Thorne

10

11

Alex Higgins

13

11

Alex Higgins

10

Jim Meadowcroft

5

11

Alex Higgins

13

6th

Doug Mountjoy

12

6th

Doug Mountjoy

10

Rex Williams

3

11

Alex Higgins

16

Jimmy White

15th

7th

David Taylor

9

Patsy Fagan

10

Patsy Fagan

7th

10

Kirk Stevens

13

10

Kirk Stevens

10

Jack Fitzmaurice

4th

10

Kirk Stevens

9

Jimmy White

13

15th

Perrie Mans

10

Tony Meo

8th

15th

Perrie Mans

6th

Jimmy White

13

2

Cliff Thorburn

4th

Jimmy White

10

final

Final: Best of 35 Frames Referee: John Smyth Crucible Theater ,  Sheffield , England , 15/16 May 1982
Ray Reardon	15: 18	Alex Higgins
95	Highest break	135
-	Century breaks	2
4th	50+ breaks	7th

Century breaks

Ten Century Breaks were achieved by five different players:

Willie Thorne	143 , 122, 112, 106
Alex Higgins	135, 118
Jimmy White	126, 102
Kirk Stevens	111
John Virgo	100

swell

• Chris Downer: Crucible Almanac (2011 edition). , Bournemouth 2011.
• Global Snooker ( Memento from March 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
• Chris Turner's Snooker Archive ( Memento from June 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive )