Irish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–13 March 1983 (1983-03-09 1983-03-13)
VenueMaysfield Leisure Centre
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
FormatNon-ranking event
Total prize fund£16,000[1]
Winner's share£6,000[2]
Highest break Alex Higgins (NIR) (132)[3]
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Score16–11
1982
1985

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]

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
         
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 1
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 2
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 6
Republic of Ireland Pascal Burke 2
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 11
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly 0
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 1
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 6
Northern Ireland 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.
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