The 1983 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 March 1983.[4] The tournament was played at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players.[5]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–13 March 1983 |
| Venue | Maysfield Leisure Centre |
| City | Belfast |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £16,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £6,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Alex Higgins (NIR) (132)[3] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up | Dennis Taylor |
| Score | 16–11 |
← 1982 1985 → | |
Alex Higgins won the title beating Dennis Taylor 16–11 in the final.[6]
Main draw
edit| Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 31 frames | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Jackie Rea
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 6 | |||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Eugene Hughes
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Pascal Burke
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 16 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 11 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Billy Kelly
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| Patsy Fagan
| 6 | |||||||||||||
| Tommy Murphy
| 4 | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "£16,000 Irish title is the richest pot". Belfast Telegraph. 2 November 1982. p. 20.
- ^ "Higgins trails". Sunday Sun. Newcastle. 13 March 1983. p. 44.
- ^ "2005 Irish Professional Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Taylor in protest". The Guardian. London. 23 February 1983. p. 26.
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
- ^ "1983 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.