1983 Irish Professional Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–13 March 1983 |
| Venue | Maysfield Leisure Centre |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £16,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £6,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (132)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up | Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 16–11 |
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The 1983 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 March 1983.[4] The tournament was played at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players.[5]
Alex Higgins won the title beating Dennis Taylor 16–11 in the final.[6]
Prize fund
[edit]The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[3]
- Winner: £6,000
- Runner-up: £3,000
- Semi-final: £1,500
- Quarter-final: £750
- Round 1: £350
- Highest break: £300
- Total: £16,000[1]
Qualifying round
[edit]Main draw
[edit]| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 31 frames | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Burke
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Kelly
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy
| 4 | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "£16,000 Irish title is the richest pot". Belfast Telegraph. 2 November 1982. p. 20.
- ↑ "Higgins trails". Sunday Sun. Newcastle. 13 March 1983. p. 44.
- 1 2 3 Hughes, Kevin (April 1983). "Higgins regains Irish title". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. pp. 16–17.
- ↑ "Taylor in protest". The Guardian. London. 23 February 1983. p. 26.
- ↑ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ↑ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
- ↑ "1983 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.