The 1983
Tolly Cobbold Classic
The Tolly Cobbold Classic was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1979 and 1984. It was held at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich and sponsored by local brewers Tolly Cobbold. It is not to be confused with the Classic ranking event.
His ...
was the fifth edition of the professional invitational
snooker
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tournament, which was scheduled from 21 to 23 February 1983.
The tournament was played at the Corn Exchange in
Ipswich
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, and featured eight professional players.
Steve Davis
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...
won the title for the second time in succession, beating
Terry Griffiths
Terence Martin Griffiths (born 16 October 1947) is a Welsh retired professional snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. In his second professional tournament, he became world champion when he won the 1979 World Snooker Champion ...
7–5 in the final, which finished at 1:50am.
Davis also made the highest break of the competition, 100, in the last frame of his match against
Dennis Taylor
Dennis Taylor (born 19 January 1949) is a Northern Irish retired professional snooker player and current commentator. He is best known for winning the 1985 World Snooker Championship, where he defeated the defending champion Steve Davis in a ...
.
Prize fund
The prize fundwas allocated as follows:
*Winner: £5,0000
*Runner-up: £3,000
*Semi-finals: £1,500
*First round: £1,000
*Highest break: £2 per point.
Main draw
Results for the tournament are shown below. Winning players are denoted in bold.
Final
Century breaks
100
Steve Davis
Steve Davis (born 22 August 1957) is an English retired professional snooker player who is currently a Sports commentator, commentator, musician, DJ, and author. He is best known for dominating professional snooker during the 1980s, when he rea ...
References
{{Snooker season 1982/1983
Tolly Cobbold Classic
Tolly Cobbold Classic
The Tolly Cobbold Classic was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1979 and 1984. It was held at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich and sponsored by local brewers Tolly Cobbold. It is not to be confused with the Classic ranking event.
His ...
Tolly Cobbold Classic
The Tolly Cobbold Classic was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1979 and 1984. It was held at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich and sponsored by local brewers Tolly Cobbold. It is not to be confused with the Classic ranking event.
His ...
Tolly Cobbold Classic
The Tolly Cobbold Classic was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1979 and 1984. It was held at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich and sponsored by local brewers Tolly Cobbold. It is not to be confused with the Classic ranking event.
His ...