1982 Classic (snooker)

The Lada Classic

Tournament information
Dates	10–13 January 1982 (1982-01-10 – 1982-01-13)
Venue	Civic Centre
City	Oldham
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£15,000[1]
Winner's share	£5,000[2]
Highest break	Steve Davis (147)
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Steve Davis
Score	9–8
← 1980 (December) 1983 →

The 1982 Lada Classic was the 1982 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 10 to 13 January 1982. The tournament was played at the Civic Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players.

Steve Davis made the first televised maximum 147 break in snooker history during his quarter-final match against John Spencer, winning a Lada car for his efforts. Terry Griffiths won the tournament, beating Davis 9–8 in the final.[3]

Main draw

	Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Steve Davis		5
	John Spencer		2			Steve Davis		5
	Ray Reardon		5			Ray Reardon		4
	David Taylor		1								Steve Davis		8
	Alex Higgins		5								Terry Griffiths		9
	Dennis Taylor		1			Alex Higgins		1
	Terry Griffiths		5			Terry Griffiths		5
	Cliff Thorburn		1

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Civic Centre, Oldham, England, 13 January 1982.[2][4]
Terry Griffiths  Wales	9–8	Steve Davis  England
14–101(96), 84(55)–24, 69–43, 11–79(57), 14–71, 62–31, 86(52)–39, 73–31, 86(86)–7, 57–47, 82–30, 38–80(52), 4–101(101), 37–71, 49–63, 0–132(50), 70–58
86	Highest break	101
0	Century breaks	1
3	50+ breaks	5

Century breaks

147, 105, 101 Steve Davis

References

1. "Last-black thriller as Davis falls". Reading Evening Post. 14 January 1982. p. 30. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
2. Everton, Clive (14 January 1982). "Griffiths just holds off Davis". The Guardian. p. 20. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Snooker's historic maximum breaks". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
4. Hale, Janice (15 January 1982). "Tiredness toll of takes Davis". The Daily Telegraph. p. 26. Retrieved 9 March 2022 – via Newspapers.com .