| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11–13 August 1983 |
| Venue | Thai Nippon Stadium |
| City | Bangkok |
| Country | Thailand |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Tony Meo |
| Runner-up | Steve Davis |
| Score | 2–1 |
1984 → | |
The 1983 Thailand Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament held in August 1983 in Bangkok, Thailand. [1]
Tony Meo won the tournament, defeating Steve Davis 2–1 in the final. [2]
| Quarter-finals Best of 3 frames | Semi-finals Best of 3 frames | Final Best of 3 frames | ||||||||||||
| | Tony Meo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Tony Meo | 2 |  | Terry Griffiths | 1 | |||||||||
 | Ta Tanyuthitham | 0 | | Tony Meo | 2 | |||||||||
| | Steve Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Steve Davis | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Doug Mountjoy | 2 | | Doug Mountjoy | 1 | |||||||||
| | Vichien Saengtong | 0 | ||||||||||||
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