| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–28 February 1982 |
| Venue | Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre |
| City | Ebbw Vale |
| Country | Wales |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Winner's share | £5,000 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Runner-up | Terry Griffiths |
| Score | 9–8 |
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The 1982 Woodpecker Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in February 1982. [1]
Doug Mountjoy won the tournament defeating Terry Griffiths 9–8 in the final. [2]
| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||
| | Doug Mountjoy | 6 | ||||||||||||
| | Roy Andrewartha | 3 | | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | |||||||||
| | Ray Reardon | 6 | | Ray Reardon | 7 | |||||||||
| | Clive Everton | 1 | | Doug Mountjoy | 9 | |||||||||
| | Terry Griffiths | 6 | | Terry Griffiths | 8 | |||||||||
| | Colin Roscoe | 2 | | Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||
| | Cliff Wilson | 6 | | Cliff Wilson | 6 | |||||||||
| | Marcus Owen | 0 | ||||||||||||
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