1983 Irish Professional Championship

The 1983 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 March 1983.^[4] The tournament was played at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players.^[5]

Irish Professional Championship

Tournament information
Dates	9–13 March 1983 (1983-03-09 – 1983-03-13)
Venue	Maysfield Leisure Centre
City	Belfast
Country	Northern Ireland
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£16,000[1]
Winner's share	£6,000[2]
Highest break	Alex Higgins (NIR) (132)[3]
Final
Champion	Alex Higgins
Runner-up	Dennis Taylor
Score	16–11
← 1982 1985 →

Alex Higgins won the title beating Dennis Taylor 16–11 in the final.^[6]

Main draw

^[7]

	Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 frames					Final Best of 31 frames
	Alex Higgins		6
	Jackie Rea		1
						Alex Higgins		6
						Eugene Hughes		2
	Eugene Hughes		6
	Pascal Burke		2
											Alex Higgins		16
											Dennis Taylor		11
	Dennis Taylor		6
	Billy Kelly		0
						Dennis Taylor		6
						Patsy Fagan		1
	Patsy Fagan		6
	Tommy Murphy		4

References

1. "£16,000 Irish title is the richest pot". Belfast Telegraph. 2 November 1982. p. 20.
2. "Higgins trails". Sunday Sun. Newcastle. 13 March 1983. p. 44.
3. "2005 Irish Professional Championship". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 8 January 2009. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
4. "Taylor in protest". The Guardian. London. 23 February 1983. p. 26.
5. "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
7. "1983 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.