1983 Welsh Professional Championship

Welsh Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	16–20 February 1983 (1983-02-16 – 1983-02-20)
Venue	Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre
City	Ebbw Vale
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£13,500 [1]
Winner's share	£6,000 [2]
Highest break	Cliff Wilson  (WAL) (93) [2]
Final
Champion	Ray Reardon
Runner-up	Doug Mountjoy
Score	9–1
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The 1983 Woodpecker Welsh Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 16 and 20 February 1983 at the Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre in Ebbw Vale, Wales. ^{[1] [3]}

Ray Reardon won the tournament defeating Doug Mountjoy 9–1 in the final. ^[4]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[5]

• Winner: £6,000
• Runner-up: £3,000
• Semi-final: £1,700
• Quarter-final: £150
• Highest break: £500
• Total: £13,500

Main draw

^[6]

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Ray Reardon		6
	Roy Andrewartha		2
						Ray Reardon		9
						Terry Griffiths		4
	Terry Griffiths		6
	Clive Everton		1
											Ray Reardon		9
											Doug Mountjoy		1
	Doug Mountjoy		6
	Marcus Owen		0
						Doug Mountjoy		9
						Cliff Wilson		3
	Cliff Wilson		6
	Colin Roscoe		4

References

1. "Mountjoy faces up to February deadline". South Wales Argus. 20 December 1982. p. 14.
2. "Champ Ray set sights on seventh". Gwent Gazette. 24 February 1983. p. 18.
3. "Welsh Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
4. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
5. "Mountjoy defends Welsh title". Snooker Scene. February 1983. p. 19.
6. "1982 Welsh Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 13 February 2018.