1983 Pontins Professional
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–14 May 1983 |
| Venue | Pontin's |
| City | Prestatyn |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion | Doug Mountjoy |
| Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
| Score | 9–7 |
← 1982 1984 → | |
The 1983 Pontins Professional was the tenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1983 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]
The tournament featured six professional players. Two players were eliminated in the group stage, with the other four advancing to the semi-finals. All frames were played in the group stage matches even when the result had already been decided.
Doug Mountjoy won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final.[2]
Group stage
- Doug Mountjoy 7–2 Tony Knowles
- Doug Mountjoy 7–2 Dennis Taylor
- Ray Reardon 5–4 Willie Thorne
- Ray Reardon 6–3 Terry Griffiths
- Dennis Taylor 5–3 Tony Knowles
- Willie Thorne 5–3 Terry Griffiths
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 5 | ||||||||
| Willie Thorne | 4 | ||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy | 9 | ||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 7 | ||||||||
| Ray Reardon | 5 | ||||||||
| Dennis Taylor | 2 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.