1982 Professional Players Tournament

Professional Players Tournament
Tournament information
Dates	11–22 October 1982
Venue	La Reserve; International Snooker Club
City	Sutton Coldfield ; Aston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£32,000
Winner's share	£5,000
Final
Champion	Ray Reardon (WAL)
Runner-up	Jimmy White (ENG)
Score	10–5
	← First 1983 →

Last updated March 19, 2024

The 1982 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in two venues in the Birmingham area. One was at the La Reserve in Sutton Coldfield and the other was the International Snooker Club in Aston.^[1] It was the first tournament in a series which is now known as the World Open. The event was untelevised and unsponsored.^[2]

Ray Reardon defeated Jimmy White 10–5 in the final, to win the first prize of £5,000 and his first ranking tournament win since the 1978 World Championship.^[3]^[4] Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days. As of 2024, he remains as the oldest winner of a ranking event.

Six places in the 1983 Masters were allocated to the players, not already in the field, who advanced furthest in the event. They were semi-finalist John Virgo, quarter-finalists Joe Johnson, Dean Reynolds and Bill Werbeniuk, and Mark Wildman and Tony Meo who lost in the last 16.^[5]

Main draw

^[1]

Last 64 Best of 9 frames		Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 19 frames



Eddie Sinclair (SCO)	5

Fred Davis (ENG)	2
		Eddie Sinclair	5

		Jim Meadowcroft	3
Jim Meadowcroft (ENG)	5

Bernard Bennett (ENG)	4
				Eddie Sinclair	3

				Terry Griffiths	5
Mike Watterson (ENG)	5

Jim Donnelly (SCO)	4
		Mike Watterson	2

		Terry Griffiths	5
Terry Griffiths (WAL)	5

Colin Roscoe (WAL)	1
						Terry Griffiths	2

						Jimmy White	5
Dennis Taylor (NIR)	5

Ray Edmonds (ENG)	4
		Dennis Taylor	5

		David Taylor	1
David Taylor (ENG)	5

Ian Anderson (AUS)	1
				Dennis Taylor	3

				Jimmy White	5
Jimmy White (ENG)	w/o

John Phillips (SCO)	w/d
		Jimmy White	5

		Jim Wych	0
Jim Wych (CAN)	5

Billy Kelly (IRL)	0
								Jimmy White	10

								John Virgo	4
John Virgo (ENG)	5

Ian Black (SCO)	2
		John Virgo	5

		Mike Hallett	2
Mike Hallett (ENG)	5

Vic Harris (ENG)	3
				John Virgo	5

				John Spencer	1
John Spencer (ENG)	5

Geoff Foulds (ENG)	1
		John Spencer	5

		Dave Martin	3
Dave Martin (ENG)	5

Matt Gibson (SCO)	2
						John Virgo	5

						Joe Johnson	1
Kirk Stevens (CAN)	5

Eugene Hughes (IRL)	2
		Kirk Stevens	1

		Joe Johnson	5
Joe Johnson (ENG)	5

Graham Miles (ENG)	1
				Joe Johnson	5

				Mark Wildman	4
Perrie Mans (RSA)	5

Eddie McLaughlin (SCO)	2
		Perrie Mans	4

		Mark Wildman	5
Mark Wildman (ENG)	5

John Dunning (ENG)	4

Last 64 Best of 9 frames		Last 32 Best of 9 frames		Last 16 Best of 9 frames		Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames		Semi-finals Best of 19 frames



Ray Reardon (WAL)	5

Tommy Murphy (NIR)	1
		Ray Reardon	5

		Alex Higgins	2
Alex Higgins (NIR)	5

Doug French (ENG)	3
				Ray Reardon	5

				Murdo MacLeod	2
Murdo MacLeod (SCO)	w/o

Steve Davis (ENG)	w/d
		Murdo MacLeod	5

		Willie Thorne	4
Willie Thorne (ENG)	5

Bert Demarco (SCO)	3
						Ray Reardon	5

						Bill Werbeniuk	3
Bill Werbeniuk (CAN)	5

Paddy Morgan (AUS)	3
		Bill Werbeniuk	5

		Jackie Rea	2
Jackie Rea (NIR)	w/o

John Bear (CAN)	w/d
				Bill Werbeniuk	5

				Cliff Thorburn	2
Cliff Thorburn (CAN)	5

Paul Medati (ENG)	1
		Cliff Thorburn	5

		Clive Everton	2
Clive Everton (WAL)	5

Patsy Fagan (IRL)	2
								Ray Reardon	10

								Eddie Charlton	7
Tony Meo (ENG)	5

Marcus Owen (WAL)	4
		Tony Meo	5

		Frank Jonik	0
Frank Jonik (CAN)	5

Doug Mountjoy (WAL)	3
				Tony Meo	3

				Eddie Charlton	5
Eddie Charlton (AUS)	5

Dennis Hughes (ENG)	2
		Eddie Charlton	5

		Rex Williams	2
Rex Williams (ENG)	5

Chris Ross (SCO)	0
						Eddie Charlton	5

						Dean Reynolds	1
Tony Knowles (ENG)	5

Pat Houlihan (ENG)	4
		Tony Knowles	4

		Cliff Wilson	5
Cliff Wilson (WAL)	5

Mario Morra (CAN)	2
				Cliff Wilson	1

				Dean Reynolds	5
Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG)	5

Dessie Sheehan (IRL)	1
		Jack Fitzmaurice	0

		Dean Reynolds	5
Dean Reynolds (ENG)	w/o

David Greaves (ENG)	w/d

Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Astra International Snooker Club, Aston, Birmingham, England, 22 October 1982.
Ray Reardon Wales	10–5	Jimmy White England
50–66, 46–59, 90–28, 74–60, 133–0 (132), 9–80, 80–15, 66–7, 29–91, 90–0, 57–66, 69–2, 76–23, 93–17, 60–52
132	Highest break	62
1	Century breaks	0

Century breaks

135, 109 – Willie Thorne
132 – Ray Reardon
126 – John Spencer
119 – Terry Griffiths
113 – Ian Black
112 – Dean Reynolds
101 – Bill Werbeniuk

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References

1 2 "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
↑ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
↑ "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald . 23 October 1982. p. 16.
↑ Turner, Chris. "Player Profile of Ray Reardon MBE". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
↑ Everton, Clive (13 October 1982). "Higgins toils in natural break". The Guardian . p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

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[Snooker_Scene-1] 1 2 "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[RPtgt-2] Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

[3] "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald . 23 October 1982. p. 16.

[0zo2U-4] Turner, Chris. "Player Profile of Ray Reardon MBE". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

[5] Everton, Clive (13 October 1982). "Higgins toils in natural break". The Guardian . p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.

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List of winners

v t e 1982–83 snooker season
Ranking events	International Open Professional Players Tournament World Snooker Championship
Non-ranking events	Australian Masters Scottish Masters World Team Classic UK Championship World Doubles Championship Pot Black Classic The Masters Welsh Professional Championship Tolly Cobbold Classic International Masters Irish Professional Championship Irish Masters Pontins Professional Pontins Brean Sands
1982–83 world rankings

Tournament information
Dates	11–22 October 1982 (1982-10-11 – 1982-10-22)
Venue	La Reserve International Snooker Club
City	Sutton Coldfield Aston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£32,000
Winner's share	£5,000
Final
Champion	Ray Reardon (WAL)
Runner-up	Jimmy White (ENG)
Score	10–5
← First 1983 →