Tolly Cobbold Classic 1982
Tolly Cobbold Classic 1982
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Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
Attendees: | 8th |
Venue: | Corn Exchange, Ipswich , England |
Opening: | February 22, 1982 |
Endgame: | February 24, 1982
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Winner: | Steve Davis |
Finalist: | Dennis Taylor |
Highest Break: | 105 ( Steve Davis ) |
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The 1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic was a snooker tournament as part of the Snooker Main Tour of the 1981/82 season . The invitation tournament was held from February 22nd to 24th at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich . It was the fourth edition of the tournament.
Graham Miles won the final last year after a successful group stage. This year the tournament was played for the first time as an elimination tournament and he lost in the semifinals to Steve Davis . The world number two then moved into the final and defeated Dennis Taylor 8: 3. It was Davis' fifth tournament win this season.
Prize money
The prize money was increased by £ 3,100 compared to the previous year . But this was mainly due to the new format. Nothing changed for the finalists, the rest of the prize money was divided between 6 instead of 2 players this year.
placement | Prize money |
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winner | £ 2,000 |
final | £ 1,500 |
Semifinals | £ 1,000 |
Quarter finals | 750 pounds |
All in all | £ 8,500 |
Final round
In the previous year, four players had played a group stage tournament. This time 8 professionals were invited. 3 of them were in the top 8 in the world rankings , with number 2 Steve Davis at the forefront . The participants determined the tournament winner in a three-round elimination tournament.
Quarter Finals (Best of 5) |
Semi-finals (Best of 9) |
Final (Best of 15) |
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1 | Steve Davis | 3 | |||||||||||
8th | Willie Thorne | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||
4th | Graham Miles | 2 | |||||||||||
4th | Graham Miles | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Tony Meo | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Steve Davis | 8th | |||||||||||
2 | Dennis Taylor | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | David Taylor | 0 | |||||||||||
6th | Tony Knowles | 3 | |||||||||||
6th | Tony Knowles | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Dennis Taylor | 5 | |||||||||||
2 | Dennis Taylor | 3 | |||||||||||
7th | Jimmy White | 1 |
final
Final: Best of 15 Frames Corn Exchange, Ipswich , England , February 24, 1982 |
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Steve Davis | 8 : 3 | Dennis Taylor |
69 : 55 (51 Taylor), 66 : 50, 72 : 65 (61 Taylor), 95 : 6 (72), 87 : 0 (87), 57 : 49, 1: 93 (93), 32: 82 (68 ), 67 : 4 (57), 62: 66 (62 Davis, 62 Taylor), 102 : 7 | ||
87 | Highest break | 93 |
- | Century breaks | - |
4th | 50+ breaks | 5 |
Century breaks
There was only one break with more than 100 points in the tournament. Steve Davis scored it in the semifinals.
Steve Davis | 105 |
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- ↑ Tolly Cobbold Classic. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on December 8, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c 1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic - Finishes. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
- ↑ 1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .
- ↑ 1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic Results Grid. In: Snooker Database. Retrieved December 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Rankings - 1981-1982. In: CueTracker Snooker Results & Statistics Database. Ron Florax, accessed December 8, 2018 .