1983 UK Championship

Snooker tournament

The 1983 UK Championship (officially the 1983 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 18 November and 4 December 1983.^[1] This was the seventh edition of the UK Championship, the sixth staging of the competition in Preston, and the sixth UK Championship to be sponsored by Coral. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 26 November through to the end of the championship.

Alex Higgins staged a dramatic comeback, recovering from 0–7 down to beat Steve Davis 16–15 in the final,^[2][3] to win his only UK Championship title.^[1] The highest break of the tournament was a 139 made by Tony Meo.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

• Winner: £12,000
• Runner-up £6,500
• Highest break: £1,000
• Total: £60,000

Main draw

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Last 32 Best of 17 frames

Final

Century breaks

• 139 – Tony Meo
• 119 – Joe Johnson
• 119 – Paul Medati
• 113 – Tony Knowles
• 108 – Steve Davis
• 108 – Jimmy White
• 101 – Ray Reardon

References

1. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
2. "Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
3. "UK Championship history". BBC Sport. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
4. "1983 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
5. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.