1983 Classic (snooker)

The 1983 Lada Classic was the 4th edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 9–16 January 1983. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire, and the tournament expanded from eight to sixteen professional players and ITV showed the coverage from the second day.

The Lada Classic

Tournament information
Dates	9–16 January 1983 (1983-01-09 – 1983-01-16)
Venue	Spectrum Arena
City	Warrington
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Total prize fund	£64,000
Winner's share	£16,000
Highest break	Bill Werbeniuk (101)
Final
Champion	Steve Davis
Runner-up	Bill Werbeniuk
Score	9–5
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Steve Davis appeared in his third consecutive final and he regained the title beating Canada's Bill Werbeniuk by 9–5.

Main draw

	First Round Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Terry Griffiths		1
	Doug Mountjoy		5			Doug Mountjoy		2
	Alex Higgins		4			Bill Werbeniuk		5
	Bill Werbeniuk		5								Bill Werbeniuk		5
	Tony Knowles		0								Kirk Stevens		2
	Kirk Stevens		5			Kirk Stevens		5
	Cliff Thorburn		5			Cliff Thorburn		3
	Cliff Wilson		3													Bill Werbeniuk		5
	John Spencer		5													Steve Davis		9
	Ray Reardon		3			John Spencer		5
	Jimmy White		3			David Taylor		2
	David Taylor		5								John Spencer		4
	Eddie Charlton		5								Steve Davis		5
	John Virgo		2			Eddie Charlton		4
	Steve Davis		5			Steve Davis		5
	Dennis Taylor		2

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 16 January 1983.
Steve Davis  England	9–5	Bill Werbeniuk  Canada
15–103(76), 69–21, 63(54)–25, 17–76, 77–42, 71–13, 1–107 (63), 51–60, 68(60)–15, 0–81(81), 53–43, 59(56)–54, 65–29, 92–20
60	Highest break	81
0	Century breaks	0
3	50+ breaks	3

Century breaks

101 Bill Werbeniuk

References