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1982 Professional Players Tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | Professional Players Tournament |
| dates | |
| venue | La Reserve |
| International Snooker Club | |
| location | Sutton Coldfield |
| Aston | |
| country | England |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £32,000 |
| winners_share | £5,000 |
| winner | Ray Reardon |
| runner_up | Jimmy White |
| score | 10–5 |
| previous | First |
| next | [1983](1983-professional-players-tournament) |
International Snooker Club Aston
The 1982 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in two venues in the Birmingham area. One was at the La Reserve in Sutton Coldfield and the other was the International Snooker Club in Aston. It was the first tournament in a series which is now known as the World Open. The event was untelevised and unsponsored.
Ray Reardon defeated Jimmy White 10–5 in the final to win the first prize of £5,000 and his first ranking title since the 1978 World Championship. Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days. This record stood for 43 years, until Mark Williams won the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix aged 50 years and 206 days.
Six places in the 1983 Masters were allocated to the players – those not already in the field – who advanced furthest in this event. These were semi-finalist John Virgo; quarter-finalists Joe Johnson, Dean Reynolds and Bill Werbeniuk; and Mark Wildman and Tony Meo who lost in the last 16.
Main draw
|team-width=200 Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 19 frames ||Eddie Sinclair| 5| Fred Davis| 2 ||Jim Meadowcroft| 5| Bernard Bennett| 4 ||Mike Watterson| 5| Jim Donnelly| 4 ||Terry Griffiths| 5| Colin Roscoe| 1 ||Dennis Taylor| 5| Ray Edmonds| 4 ||David Taylor| 5| Ian Anderson| 1 ||Jimmy White| w/o| John Phillips| w/d ||Jim Wych| 5| Billy Kelly| 0 ||John Virgo| 5| Ian Black| 2 ||Mike Hallett| 5| Vic Harris| 3 ||John Spencer| 5| Geoff Foulds| 1 ||Dave Martin| 5| Matt Gibson| 2 ||Kirk Stevens| 5| Eugene Hughes| 2 ||Joe Johnson| 5| Graham Miles| 1 ||Perrie Mans| 5| Eddie McLaughlin| 2 ||Mark Wildman| 5| John Dunning| 4 ||SCO Eddie Sinclair| 5| ENG Jim Meadowcroft| 3 ||ENG Mike Watterson| 2| WAL Terry Griffiths| 5 ||NIR Dennis Taylor| 5| ENG David Taylor| 1 ||ENG Jimmy White| 5| CAN Jim Wych| 0 ||ENG John Virgo| 5| ENG Mike Hallett| 2 ||ENG John Spencer| 5| ENG Dave Martin| 3 ||CAN Kirk Stevens| 1| ENG Joe Johnson| 5 ||RSA Perrie Mans| 4| ENG Mark Wildman| 5 ||SCO Eddie Sinclair| 3| WAL Terry Griffiths| 5 ||NIR Dennis Taylor| 3| ENG Jimmy White| 5 ||ENG John Virgo| 5| ENG John Spencer| 1 ||ENG Joe Johnson| 5| ENG Mark Wildman| 4 ||WAL Terry Griffiths| 2| ENG Jimmy White| 5 ||ENG John Virgo| 5| ENG Joe Johnson| 1 ||ENG Jimmy White| 10| ENG John Virgo| 4 |team-width=200 Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 19 frames ||Ray Reardon| 5| Tommy Murphy| 1 ||Alex Higgins| 5| Doug French| 3 ||Murdo MacLeod| w/o| Steve Davis| w/d ||Willie Thorne| 5| Bert Demarco| 3 ||Bill Werbeniuk| 5| Paddy Morgan| 3 ||Jackie Rea| w/o| John Bear| w/d ||Cliff Thorburn| 5| Paul Medati| 1 ||Clive Everton| 5| Patsy Fagan| 2 ||Tony Meo| 5| Marcus Owen| 4 ||Frank Jonik| 5| Doug Mountjoy| 3 ||Eddie Charlton| 5| Dennis Hughes| 2 ||Rex Williams| 5| Chris Ross| 0 ||Tony Knowles| 5| Pat Houlihan| 4 ||Cliff Wilson| 5| Mario Morra| 2 ||Jack Fitzmaurice| 5| Dessie Sheehan| 1 ||Dean Reynolds| w/o| David Greaves| w/d ||WAL Ray Reardon| 5| NIR Alex Higgins| 2 ||SCO Murdo MacLeod| 5| ENG Willie Thorne| 4 ||CAN Bill Werbeniuk| 5| NIR Jackie Rea| 2 ||CAN Cliff Thorburn| 5| WAL Clive Everton| 2 ||ENG Tony Meo| 5| CAN Frank Jonik| 0 ||AUS Eddie Charlton| 5| ENG Rex Williams| 2 ||ENG Tony Knowles| 4| WAL Cliff Wilson| 5 ||ENG Jack Fitzmaurice| 0| ENG Dean Reynolds| 5 ||WAL Ray Reardon| 5| SCO Murdo MacLeod| 2 ||CAN Bill Werbeniuk| 5| CAN Cliff Thorburn| 2 ||ENG Tony Meo| 3| AUS Eddie Charlton| 5 ||WAL Cliff Wilson| 1| ENG Dean Reynolds| 5 ||WAL Ray Reardon| 5| CAN Bill Werbeniuk| 3 ||AUS Eddie Charlton| 5| ENG Dean Reynolds| 1 ||WAL Ray Reardon| 10| AUS Eddie Charlton| 7
Final
| **1** | Century breaks | 0 |
|---|
Century breaks
- 135, 109 Willie Thorne
- 132 Ray Reardon
- 126 John Spencer
- 119 Terry Griffiths
- 113 Ian Black
- 112 Dean Reynolds
- 101 Bill Werbeniuk
References
References
- (23 October 1982). "Snooker". [[The Glasgow Herald]].
- Blainey, Gareth. (13 October 2025). "Mark Williams: Snooker star seals spot as all-time Welsh sporting great". [[BBC Sport]].
- Everton, Clive. (13 October 1982). "Higgins toils in natural break". [[The Guardian]].
- "Professional Players Championship". Snooker Scene.
- Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- Turner, Chris. "Player Profile of Ray Reardon MBE". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
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