The 1982 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 7 and 9 July 1982 in the Channel 10 Television Studios in Sydney, Australia.[1][2] The tournament was sponsored by Winfield and had a total prize fund of $100,000. There were two qualifying groups, played on a round-robin basis, with the top two players from each group progressing to the knockout stage. The semi-finals and final were decided on aggregated points scored: over two frames in the semi-finals, and over three frames in the final. The event was recorded for broadcast on Channel 10, with transmissions starting from 30 August 1982.[3]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 7–9 July 1982 |
| Venue | Channel 10 Television Studios |
| City | Sydney |
| Country | Australia |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | $100,000 |
| Highest break |  Steve Davis (ENG) 86 |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up |  Eddie Charlton (AUS) |
| Score | 254–100 points |
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Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Eddie Charlton 254–100 in the final. Davis also made the highest break, 86, in his match against Cliff Thorburn.[3]
Results
editGroup A (one frame)
| Player | Score | Player |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Meo (ENG) |
11–98 |  Ray Reardon (WAL)
|
 Alex Higgins (NIR) |
50–70 | Ian Anderson (AUS)
|
| Tony Meo (ENG) |
79–67 | Alex Higgins (NIR)
|
| Ray Reardon (WAL) |
48–70 | Ian Anderson (AUS)
|
| Tony Meo (ENG) |
85–38 | Ian Anderson (AUS)
|
| Alex Higgins (NIR) |
58–54 | Ray Reardon (WAL)
|
Group B (one frame)
| Player | Score | Player |
|---|---|---|
| John Spencer (ENG) |
15–100 | Eddie Charlton (AUS)
|
| Steve Davis (ENG) |
111–31 |  Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
|
| John Spencer (ENG) |
28–95 | Steve Davis (ENG)
|
| Eddie Charlton (AUS) |
69–36 | Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
|
| John Spencer (ENG) |
105–8 | Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
|
| Steve Davis (ENG) |
4–123 | Eddie Charlton (AUS)
|
Knockout
| Semi-finals Aggregate score over two frames | Final Aggregate score over three frames | ||||||||
| 1 | Ian Anderson (AUS)
| 115 | |||||||
| 4 | Steve Davis (ENG)
| 119 | |||||||
| Steve Davis (ENG)
| 254 | ||||||||
| Eddie Charlton (AUS)
| 100 | ||||||||
| 3 | Tony Meo (ENG)
| 94 | |||||||
| 2 | Eddie Charlton (AUS)
| 138 | |||||||
References
edit- ^ Wheeler, Les (7 July 1982). "The wind of change...". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 41.
- ^ "Australian Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Lowe, Ted (September 1982). "Ted Lowe reports on Australia's Winfield Masters". Cue World. Sheffield: Transworld Snooker. pp. 9–10.