1982 Masters (snooker)

1982 Benson & Hedges Masters

Tournament information
Dates	26–31 January 1982 (1982-01-26 – 1982-01-31)
Venue	Wembley Conference Centre
City	London
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£27,000
Winner's share	£8,000
Highest break	Tony Meo  (ENG) (136)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis  (ENG)
Runner-up	Terry Griffiths  (WAL)
Score	9–5
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The 1982 Masters (officially the 1982 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place from Tuesday 26th to Sunday 31 January 1982 at the Wembley Conference Centre in London, England. As in 1981 12 players were invited to the tournament.

Steve Davis prevailed in the final by defeating Terry Griffiths, who made his third consecutive Masters final, 9–5 to go with the World, UK and the English Professional Championship titles he had won in the past year. Jimmy White made his debut, the first of 26 consecutive appearances at the Masters. Tony Meo equalled the tournament highest break of 136, set by Terry Griffiths the previous year, in his 5–0 quarter-final win against Cliff Thorburn, and spiritedly pulled back from 0–5 to 4–5 before losing 4–6 in semi-final against Davis.

Main draw

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	Round 1 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
						Alex Higgins  (NIR)		5
	Eddie Charlton  (AUS)		5			Eddie Charlton		1
	Jimmy White  (ENG)		4								Alex Higgins		4
											Terry Griffiths		6
						Terry Griffiths  (WAL)		5
	Dennis Taylor  (NIR)		3			Ray Reardon		3
	Ray Reardon  (WAL)		5													Terry Griffiths		5
																Steve Davis		9
						Cliff Thorburn  (CAN)		0
	David Taylor  (ENG)		2			Tony Meo		5
	Tony Meo  (ENG)		5								Tony Meo		4
											Steve Davis		6
						Steve Davis  (ENG)		5
	Doug Mountjoy  (WAL)		5			Doug Mountjoy		2
	John Spencer  (ENG)		4

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John Street Wembley Conference Centre, London, England, 31 January 1982.
Steve Davis   England	9–5	Terry Griffiths   Wales
First session: 46–65, 96–11, 34–77, 102–29 (82), 90–19 (71), 4–84 (64), 93–17, 112–14 (55), 93–26 (69), 18–72 (72), 51–78, 70–51, 69–42, 65–57
82	Highest break	72
0	Century breaks	0
4	50+ breaks	2

Century breaks

Total: 3 ^[3]

• 136 – Tony Meo
• 113, 102 – Steve Davis

References

1. "1982 Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
2. "The Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
3. "1982 Masters". CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database. Retrieved 19 January 2015.