1983 World Team Classic

State Express World Team Classic

Tournament information
Dates	22–30 October 1983 (1983-10-22 – 1983-10-30)
Venue	Hexagon Theatre
City	Reading
Country	England
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£60,000
Winner's share	£20,000
Highest break	Cliff Thorburn, 108
Final
Champion	England
Runner-up	Wales
Score	4–2 (matches)
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The 1983 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. All matches including the final were played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. England regained the title beating Wales 4–2.

The highest break of the tournament was 108, by Cliff Thorburn.[1]

Main draw

Teams

Country	Player 1 (Captain)	Player 2	Player 3
Canada	Cliff Thorburn	Kirk Stevens	Bill Werbeniuk
England	Steve Davis	Tony Knowles	Tony Meo
Wales	Ray Reardon	Terry Griffiths	Doug Mountjoy
Northern Ireland	Alex Higgins	Dennis Taylor	Tommy Murphy
Australia	Eddie Charlton	John Campbell	Warren King
Scotland	Eddie Sinclair	Ian Black	Murdo MacLeod

Group A

[2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Date
Canada	3–4	Wales
Canada	4–2	Australia
Wales	4–0	Australia

Group B

[3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Date
England	4–1	Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland	4–3	Scotland
England	4–0	Scotland

Semi-finals

[4]

Team 1	Score	Team 2	Date
Wales	4–1	Northern Ireland
Canada	2–4	England

Final

[1]

Final: Best of 7 matches. Referee: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 30 October 1983.
England Steve Davis, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo	4–2	Wales Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy
Davis v Mountjoy: 16–103 (67), 19–94, 0–1 Meo v Reardon: 68–38, 59–54, 1–1 Knowles v Griffiths: 115–0, 14–93, 115 (58, 49)–8, 2–1 Knowles v Mountjoy: 48–80, 59–26, 94–48, 3–1 Meo v Griffiths: 31–77, 40–64, 3–2 Davis v Reardon: 86–34, 81–15, 4–2
	Highest break
	Century breaks
	50+ breaks

References

1. "England regain title". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. p. 14.
2. "Wales and Canada survive scares". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 5–7.
3. "England win group with greatest of ease". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 9–11.
4. "Former winners qualify for final". Snooker Scene. Birmingham: Everton's News Agency. December 1983. pp. 12–13.