1983 International Open

1983 Jameson International Open

Tournament information
Dates	1–9 October 1983 (1983-10-01 – 1983-10-09)
Venue	Eldon Square Recreation Centre
City	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event
Total prize fund	£85,000
Winner's share	£24,000
Highest break	Steve Davis (ENG) (120)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up	Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Score	9–4
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The 1983 International Open (officially the 1983 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1 and 9 October 1983 at the Eldon Square Recreation Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.[1][2] Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Television coverage was on ITV.

Summary

The defending champion Tony Knowles was defeated by John Spencer in the last 16 round.[3]

Cliff Thorburn beat Terry Griffiths 9–8 in the first semi-final after winning the last four frames. At one stage Griffiths had led 5–1.[4] Steve Davis beat Eddie Charlton 9–2 in the second semi-final.

Steve Davis met Cliff Thorburn in the final. Davis led 6–2 after the afternoon session and eventually won 9–4. He took the first prize of £24,000 for his win and another £1,500 for the high break prize, for a break of 120 against Mike Watterson at the last-16 stage.[5]

Main draw

[3][6]

	Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Tony Knowles (ENG)	4
	16	John Spencer (ENG)	5
						16	John Spencer	4
						9	Terry Griffiths	5
		George Scott (ENG)	0
	9	Terry Griffiths (WAL)	5
											9	Terry Griffiths	8
											4	Cliff Thorburn	9
		Dave Martin (ENG)	0
	12	Doug Mountjoy (WAL)	5
						12	Doug Mountjoy	2
						4	Cliff Thorburn	5
	4	Cliff Thorburn (CAN)	5
	13	Dennis Taylor (NIR)	3
																4	Cliff Thorburn	4
																2	Steve Davis	9
	3	Ray Reardon (WAL)	0
		Willie Thorne (ENG)	5
							Willie Thorne	0
						6	Eddie Charlton	5
	6	Eddie Charlton (AUS)	5
		Mario Morra (CAN)	3
												Eddie Charlton	2
											2	Steve Davis	9
		Silvino Francisco (RSA)	5
		Jim Donnelly (SCO)	1
							Silvino Francisco	1
						2	Steve Davis	5
	2	Steve Davis (ENG)	5
		Mike Watterson (ENG)	0

Qualifying

The final qualifying round was played at the Romiley Forum in Stockport in September.[7]

Final qualifying round

Tony Knowles (ENG) 5–1  Ray Edmonds (ENG)  John Spencer (ENG) 5–1  Paddy Morgan (AUS)  Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) 3–5  George Scott (ENG)  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 5–2  Graham Miles (ENG)  Alex Higgins (NIR) 2–5  Dave Martin (ENG)  Doug Mountjoy (WAL) 5–4  Mark Wildman (ENG)  Cliff Thorburn (CAN) 5–0  Eddie Sinclair (SCO)  Dennis Taylor (NIR) 5–3  Dean Reynolds (ENG)

Ray Reardon (WAL) 5–2  Murdo MacLeod (SCO)  John Virgo (ENG) 2–5  Willie Thorne (ENG)  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 5–2  Joe Johnson (ENG)  Jimmy White (ENG) 5–3  Mario Morra (CAN)  Kirk Stevens (CAN) w/d–w/o  Silvino Francisco (RSA)  David Taylor (ENG) 3–5  Jim Donnelly (SCO)  Steve Davis (ENG) 5–1  Eugene Hughes (IRL)  Tony Meo (ENG) 3–5  Mike Watterson (ENG)

References

1. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "International". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
3. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
4. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald. 8 October 1983. p. 17.
5. "Davis storms to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 10 October 1983. p. 15.
6. "1983 International Open Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
7. Everton, Clive (16 September 1983). "Qualifier Martin puts Higgins out". The Guardian. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.