1982 Classic (snooker)

The Classic

Tournament information
Dates	10–13 January 1982
Venue	Civic Centre
City	Oldham
Country	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£15,000
Winner's share	£5,000[1]
Highest break	Steve Davis (147)
Final
Champion	Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Steve Davis
Score	9–8
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The 1982 The Classic was the 1982 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 10–13 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.^[2]

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.[3]
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