| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23–31 October 1982 |
| Venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| City | Reading |
| Country | England |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £55,000 |
| Winner's share | £16,500 |
| Highest break |  Terry Griffiths (WAL), 123 |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Canada |
| Runner-up |  England |
| Score | 4–2 (matches) |
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The 1982 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading and the same seven teams as the previous year competed. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk defeating defending champions England 4–2 in the final.
All matches including the final were played as the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk beating defending champions England 4–2.
Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 123.[1]
Prize fund
editA total of £50,000 was awarded at the event, with the winning team receiving £16,500. The breakdown of prize money is shown below:[2]
- Winner: £16,500
- Runner-Up: £10,500
- Semi final: £6,300
- Third in group: £4,500
- Losing qualifier: £1,400
- Total: £50,000
- Highest break: £555
Format
editThe format remained unchanged from the previous edition whereby all matches consisted of six individual matches played over two sessions of 3 individual matches in each session. Each individual match was the best-of-3 frames, with each team gaining a point for each individual match won.
If, after 6 matches, the teams were tied at 3 points apiece, a single frame match was played between the respective captains to determine the overall match winner.
Round robin stage
editEach team would play one match as the home team and one match as the away team to determine the playing order of individual matches.
Group positions were determined by the greater number of matches won. If two teams were tied on the same number of matches won then the team with the higher number of individual matches won was ranked higher in the group. If two teams were still tied, then a single-frame play-off would be played between the two respective captains.
All individual matches were played.
Semi finals
editThe two group winners were classed as the home team with the group runners-up classed as the away team to determine the playing order of individual matches.
Final
editA coin toss would determine which finalist would be classed as the home team to determine the playing order of individual matches. England won the toss and became the home team.
Main draw
editTeams and known results are listed below.[1]
Teams
editWorld ranking shown in brackets.
| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
Steve Davis (4) | Jimmy White (10) | Tony Knowles (15) |
| Wales |
Doug Mountjoy (7) | Ray Reardon (1) | Terry Griffiths (14) |
 Northern Ireland |
Alex Higgins (2) | Dennis Taylor (13) | Tommy Murphy (-) |
| Canada |
Cliff Thorburn (3) | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | Kirk Stevens (6) |
 Australia |
Eddie Charlton (5) | Paddy Morgan (-) | Ian Anderson (-) |
 Scotland |
Eddie Sinclair (-) | Ian Black (-) | Jim Donnelly (29) |
 Ireland |
Patsy Fagan (23) | Dessie Sheehan (-) | Eugene Hughes (-) |
Qualifying round
editPlayed at Sheffield Snooker Centre, Sheffield, England.
| Date | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep | Republic of Ireland |
2–4 | Scotland
|
| Eugene Hughes | 1–2 | Ian Black | ||||||
| Patsy Fagan | 0–2 | Jim Donnelly | ||||||
| Eugene Hughes | 2–1 | Jim Donnelly | ||||||
| Dessie Sheehan | 2–1 | Ian Black | ||||||
| Patsy Fagan | 0–2 | Eddie Sinclair | ||||||
| Dessie Sheehan | 1–2 | Eddie Sinclair |
Group A
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
4–3 | Northern Ireland |
|
| Northern Ireland |
1–4 | Scotland |
|
| England |
4–1 | Scotland |
Group B
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales |
3–4 | Canada |
|
| Canada |
4–0 | Australia |
|
| Wales |
4–1 | Australia |
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England |
4–2 | Wales |
|
| Canada |
4–0 | Scotland |
Final
edit| Final: Best of 7 matches. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 31 October 1982. | ||
| Canada Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk |
4–2 | England Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Tony Knowles |
| Thorburn v Knowles: 9–120, 43–83 Werbeniuk v Davis: 76–8, 43–67, 66–54 Stevens v White: 31–73, 69–51, 70–67 Stevens v Knowles: 35–63, 4–89 Werbeniuk v White: 65–15, 80–42 Thorburn v Davis: 86–34, 81–15 | ||
| 55 (Werbeniuk) | Highest break | 76 (Knowles) |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 2 |