1982 Classic (snooker)
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| Tournament information | |
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| 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]
Contents
Main Draw
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames |
Semi-finals Best of 9 frames |
Final Best of 17 frames |
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Steve Davis | 5 | ||||||||||||
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John Spencer | 2 | |
Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||
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Ray Reardon | 5 | |
Ray Reardon | 4 | |||||||||
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David Taylor | 1 | |
Steve Davis | 8 | |||||||||
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Alex Higgins | 5 | |
Terry Griffiths | 9 | |||||||||
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Dennis Taylor | 1 | |
Alex Higgins | 1 | |||||||||
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Terry Griffiths | 5 | |
Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||
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Cliff Thorburn | 1 | ||||||||||||
Final
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: unknown. Civic Centre, Oldham, England, 13 January 1982.[3] |
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| 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
