1983 Pontins Professional

1983 Pontins Professional
Tournament information
Dates7–14 May 1983 (1983-05-07 – 1983-05-14)
VenuePontin's
CityPrestatyn
CountryWales
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Final
ChampionWales Doug Mountjoy
Runner-upWales Ray Reardon
Score9–7
← 1982
1984 →
Snooker tournament

The 1983 Pontins Professional was the tenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1983 in Prestatyn, Wales.[1]

The tournament featured six professional players. Two players were eliminated in the group stage, with the other four advancing to the semi-finals. All frames were played in the group stage matches even when the result had already been decided.

Doug Mountjoy won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final.[2]

Group stage

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
      
Wales Doug Mountjoy 5
England Willie Thorne 4
Wales Doug Mountjoy 9
Wales Ray Reardon 7
Wales Ray Reardon 5
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 2

References

  1. ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.