1983 World Snooker Championship

The 1983 World Snooker Championship (also known as the 1983 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England.

Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates16 April – 2 May 1983
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£135,000
Winner's share£30,000
Highest break Cliff Thorburn (147)
Final
Champion Steve Davis
Runner-up Cliff Thorburn
Score18–6
← 1982
1984 →

In the second round, Cliff Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break in a World Championship match.

Alex Higgins was the defending champion, but he lost 5–16 to Steve Davis in the semi final. Higgins fell to the Crucible Curse as he became the latest champion who was unable to defend his first world title at the venue.

Davis defeated Thorburn 18–6 in the final to win his second world title. The tournament was sponsored by Embassy.

Tournament summary
  • The championship is notable for the first-ever maximum break at a World Snooker Championship. Canada's Cliff Thorburn achieved it in the fourth frame of his second round match against Terry Griffiths.[1] The final session of the match lasted more than seven hours and finished at 3:51 am,[2][3][4] the latest finish at the Crucible.[5]
  • Thorburn then played Kirk Stevens in the quarter-final, which he won 13–12; finishing at 2:12 am. Thorburn defeated Tony Knowles 16–15 in the semi-finals, but lost in the final 6–18 to Steve Davis with a session to spare.[4] Thorburn was exhausted during the final due to winning his last three matches in the deciding frame. He played 14 hours more than Davis.[6] Davis had also won his semi-final match with a session to spare, beating Alex Higgins 16–5.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[7][8]

  • Winner: £30,000
  • Runner up: £15,000
  • Semi-finals: £8,400
  • Quarter-finals: £4,450
  • Last 16: £2,950
  • Last 32: £1,500
  • Highest break: £3,000
  • Maximum break: £10,000
  • Total: £135,000

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).[7][9][10]

First round Second round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
Best of 19 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 25 frames Best of 31 frames
                           
16 April            
  Alex Higgins (1)  10
21 & 22 April
  Dean Reynolds  4  
  Alex Higgins (1)  13
16 & 17 April
    Willie Thorne (16)  8  
  Willie Thorne (16)  10
25, 26 & 27 April
  John Virgo  3  
  Alex Higgins (1)  13
16 & 17 April
    Bill Werbeniuk (9)  11  
  Bill Werbeniuk (9)  10
22 & 23 April
  Dave Martin  4  
  Bill Werbeniuk (9)  13
16 & 17 April
    David Taylor (8)  10  
  David Taylor (8)  10
28 & 29 April
  Jim Meadowcroft  2  
  Alex Higgins (1)  5
16 & 18 April
    Steve Davis (4)  16
  Eddie Charlton (5)  10
23 & 24 April
  Les Dodd  7  
  Eddie Charlton (5)  13
16 & 17 April
    John Spencer (12)  11  
  John Spencer (12)  10
25, 26 & 27 April
  Mike Hallett  7  
  Eddie Charlton (5)  5
17 & 18 April
    Steve Davis (4)  13  
  Dennis Taylor (13)  10
22 & 23 April
  Silvino Francisco  9  
  Dennis Taylor (13)  11
18 & 19 April
    Steve Davis (4)  13  
  Steve Davis (4)  10
  Rex Williams  4  
19 & 20 April            
  Cliff Thorburn (3)  10
23 & 24 April
  John Campbell  5  
  Cliff Thorburn (3)  13
18 & 19 April
    Terry Griffiths (14)  12  
  Terry Griffiths (14)  10
26 & 27 April
  Mark Wildman  8  
  Cliff Thorburn (3)  13
19 & 20 April
    Kirk Stevens (6)  12  
  Perrie Mans (11)  10
24 April
  Ian Black  3  
  Perrie Mans (11)  3
20 & 21 April
    Kirk Stevens (6)  13  
  Kirk Stevens (6)  10
28, 29 & 30 April
  Mick Fisher  2  
  Cliff Thorburn (3)  16
20 & 21 April
    Tony Knowles (15)  15
  Doug Mountjoy (7)  10
25 & 26 April
  Cliff Wilson  2  
  Doug Mountjoy (7)  11
20 & 21 April
    Tony Meo  13  
  Jimmy White (10)  8
26 & 27 April
  Tony Meo  10  
  Tony Meo  9
21 & 22 April
    Tony Knowles (15)  13  
  Tony Knowles (15)  10
24, 25 & 26 April
  Graham Miles  3  
  Tony Knowles (15)  13
20 & 21 April
    Ray Reardon (2)  12  
  Ray Reardon (2)  10
  Eugene Hughes  7  
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 1 & 2 May 1983. Referee: Len Ganley[11]
Steve Davis (4)
 England		 18–6 Cliff Thorburn (3)
 Canada
82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80–34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6, 73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100–8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 75–28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–62, 77–70 Century breaks: 1 (Davis 1)

Highest break by Davis: 131
Highest break by Thorburn: 55

 82–20, 11–112, 83–39, 36–80, 80–34, 65–34, 81–44, 75–26, 82–6, 73–0, 81–48, 41–67, 25–71, 100–8, 15–68, 96–2, 76–47, 58–53, 75–28, 62–47, 67–62, 131–0, 24–62, 77–70
Steve Davis wins his second World Snooker Championship

Century breaks

There were eighteen century breaks during the championship, a record which stood until 1986. The highest break of the event was 147 by Cliff Thorburn.[12][13][14] With this record he earned a £5,000 bonus.[8]

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