1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tournament information
Dates	22–24 February 1982 (1982-02-22 – 1982-02-24)
Venue	Corn Exchange
City	Ipswich
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£8,500 [1]
Winner's share	£2,000 [2]
Highest break	Steve Davis  (ENG) (105) [3]
Final
Champion	Steve Davis  (ENG)
Runner-up	Dennis Taylor  (NIR)
Score	8–3
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The 1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 22 and 24 February 1982 at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, England. ^{[2] [4]}

Steve Davis won the tournament beating Dennis Taylor 8–3 in the final after taking a 6–0 lead. ^{[3] [5]} Davis won £2,000 as champion, and also took £105 for making the highest break of the tournament, 105, during his defeat of defending champion Graham Miles in the semi-finals. ^[3]

Main draw

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	Quarter-finals Best of 5 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 15 frames
	Steve Davis  (ENG)		3
	Willie Thorne  (ENG)		0
						Steve Davis  (ENG)		5
						Graham Miles  (ENG)		2
	Graham Miles  (ENG)		3
	Tony Meo  (ENG)		0
											Steve Davis  (ENG)		8
											Dennis Taylor  (NIR)		3
	Dennis Taylor  (NIR)		3
	Jimmy White  (ENG)		1
						Dennis Taylor  (NIR)		5
						Tony Knowles  (ENG)		2
	Tony Knowles  (ENG)		3
	David Taylor  (ENG)		0

References

1. Hale, Janice (22 February 1982). "Miles set for defence". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 22.
2. Everton, Clive (3 February 1982). "Shorter matches put Davis at risk". The Guardian. London. p. 21.
3. Gough, Michael (April 1982). "Another Davis Benefit". Snooker Scene. pp. 14–15.
4. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
5. "1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.