The 1983 Pontins Brean Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1983 in Burnham-on-Sea, England.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–27 May 1983 |
| Venue | Sands Holiday Village |
| City | Burnham-on-Sea |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Tony Meo |
| Runner-up |  Silvino Francisco |
| Score | 9–7 |
The tournament featured six professional players. Beginning with a single group stage, four players advanced to the semi-finals. The group matches and semi-finals were contested over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames. Unlike other tournaments, all 9 frames in the group stage were played even when a match had already been won.
Tony Meo won the event, beating Silvino Francisco 9–7 in the final.[2]
Group stage
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Silvino Francisco 5–4 Jimmy White 
- Tony Meo 5–4 Silvino Francisco
- Tony Meo 6–3 Jimmy White
- John Spencer 6–3 Cliff Wilson
- John Virgo 7–2 Cliff Wilson
- John Virgo 8–1 John Spencer
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 5 | ||||||||
| John Spencer
| 4 | ||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 9 | ||||||||
| Silvino Francisco
| 7 | ||||||||
| Silvino Francisco
| 5 | ||||||||
| John Virgo
| 0 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.