Tournament information | |
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Dates | 9–13 March 1982 |
Venue | Riverside Theatre |
City | Coleraine |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Format | Non- ranking event |
Total prize fund | £8,500 [1] |
Winner's share | £3,300 [2] |
Highest break | Dennis Taylor ( NIR) (129) [3] |
Final | |
Champion | Dennis Taylor |
Runner-up | Alex Higgins |
Score | 16–13 |
1983 → |
The 1982 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 March 1982. [4] The tournament was played at the Riverside Theatre in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players. After many years as a challenge match, this was the first time the championship was held as a knockout event. [5]
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 16–13 in the final. [6]
Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 31 frames | ||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tommy Murphy | 6 | Tommy Murphy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Billy Kelly | 1 | Tommy Murphy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Patsy Fagan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Taylor | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alex Higgins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eugene Hughes | 6 | Eugene Hughes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Dessie Sheehan | 1 | Eugene Hughes | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
Jackie Rea | 0 |