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1983 UK Championship

Field	Value
tournament_name	1983 Coral UK Championship
dates
venue	Preston Guild Hall
location	Preston
country	England
organisation	WPBSA
format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£60,000
winners_share	£12,000
highest_break	ENG Tony Meo (139)
winner	NIR Alex Higgins
runner_up	ENG Steve Davis
score	16–15
previous	[1982](1982-uk-championship)
next	[1984](1984-uk-championship)

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. 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 and with an extra day of coverage this year with the final now played on Saturday and Sunday, they started with the last remaining last 16 match between Steve Davis and Willie Thorne before showing the quarter-finals.

Alex Higgins staged a dramatic comeback, recovering from 0–7 down to beat Steve Davis 16–15 in the final, to win his only UK Championship title. 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

Last 32 Best of 17 frames Wales Terry Griffiths 9–4 Dave Martin England

England Mike Hallett 9–4 Graham Miles England

England Joe Johnson 9–6 John Virgo England

England David Taylor 9–4 Neal Foulds England

England Tony Knowles 9–5 Tony Jones England

Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–2 Mike Watterson England

Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–6 Murdo MacLeod Scotland

England Paul Medati 9–3 Dean Reynolds England Wales Cliff Wilson 9–4 Rex Williams England

Wales Ray Reardon 9–7 Bob Harris England

Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–6 Tommy Murphy Northern Ireland

England Jimmy White 9–1 Ian Black Scotland

England John Spencer 9–7 John Dunning England

England Tony Meo 9–7 John Parrott England

England Willie Thorne 9–5 Mark Wildman England

England Steve Davis 9–1 Geoff Foulds England ||Wales Terry Griffiths|9|England Mike Hallett|5 ||England Joe Johnson|9|England David Taylor|3 ||Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|9|England Paul Medati|1 ||England Tony Knowles|9|Wales Doug Mountjoy|5 ||England Jimmy White|9|Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|4 ||Wales Ray Reardon|9|Wales Cliff Wilson|4 ||England Tony Meo|9|England John Spencer|5 ||England Steve Davis|9|England Willie Thorne|3 ||Wales Terry Griffiths|9|England Joe Johnson|2 ||Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|9|England Tony Knowles|5 ||England Jimmy White|9|Wales Ray Reardon|4 ||England Tony Meo|4|England Steve Davis|9 ||Wales Terry Griffiths|4|Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|9 ||England Jimmy White|4|England Steve Davis|9 ||Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|16|England Steve Davis|15

Final

4	50+ breaks	7

Century breaks

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

References

Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
"Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins". [[The Daily Telegraph.
(2 December 2005). "UK Championship history". [[BBC Sport]].
"1983 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database.
"UK Championship". Snooker Scene.

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