Steve Davis is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a commentator, DJ, electronic musician and author. He dominated professional snooker in the 1980s, when he reached eight World Snooker Championship finals in nine years, won six world titles, and held the world number one ranking for seven consecutive seasons. He won 28 ranking titles during his career, placing him fifth on the all-time list, behind Ronnie O'Sullivan (41), Stephen Hendry (36), John Higgins (31) and Judd Trump (29). The first player to make an officially recognised maximum break in professional competition, at the 1982 Classic, he was also the first to earn £1 million in career prize money. He is the only snooker player to have won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, which he received in 1988.
Anthony Christian Meo is a retired English snooker player. He won the 1989 British Open by defeating Dean Reynolds 13–6 in the final, and was runner-up to Steve Davis at the 1984 Classic. He won four World Doubles Championship titles, partnering Davis, and the 1983 World Team Classic representing England alongside Davis and Tony Knowles.
Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Grinder" because of his slow, determined style of play, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, defeating Alex Higgins 18–16 in the final. He is generally recognised as the sport's first world champion from outside the United Kingdom—since Australian Horace Lindrum's 1952 title is usually disregarded—and he remains the only world champion from the Americas. He was runner-up in two other world championships, losing 21–25 to John Spencer in the 1977 final and 6–18 to Steve Davis in the 1983 final. At the 1983 tournament, Thorburn became the first player to make a maximum break in a World Championship match, achieving the feat in his second-round encounter with Terry Griffiths.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on 8, 10 and 11 July 1983.
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 10 and 11 July 1983.
The men's 200 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 8, 9 and 10 July 1983.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 8, 9 and 10 July 1983.
The men's 1500 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada with the final on 7 and 9 July 1983.
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 7, 8 and 9 July 1983.
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 6 and 8 July 1983.
The men's pole vault event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 7 and 8 July 1983.
The men's discus throw event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 7 and 8 July 1983.
The women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 6 and 7 July 1983.
The men's 100 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 5, 6 and 7 July 1983.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 5, 6 and 7 July 1983.
The women's 400 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 6 and 7 July 1983.
The men's long jump event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 6 and 7 July 1983.
The men's high jump event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 5 and 7 July 1983.
The women's heptathlon event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada with the final on 6 and 7 July 1983.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1983 Summer Universiade was held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada on 5 and 6 July 1983.
