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1982 World Team Classic
| Tournament information |
|---|
| 23–31 October 1982 (1982-10-23 – 1982-10-31) |
| Hexagon Theatre |
| Reading |
| England |
| Non-ranking event |
| £55,000 |
| £16,500 |
| Terry Griffiths (WAL), 123 |
| Canada |
| England |
| 4–2 (matches) |
| ← 1981 1983 → |
The 1982 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading and the same seven teams as the previous year competed. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk defeating defending champions England 4–2 in the final.
All matches including the final were played as the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk beating defending champions England 4–2.
Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 123.
Teams and known results are listed below.
| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | Steve Davis | Jimmy White | Tony Knowles |
| Wales | Doug Mountjoy | Ray Reardon | Terry Griffiths |
| Northern Ireland | Alex Higgins | Dennis Taylor | Tommy Murphy |
| Canada | Cliff Thorburn | Bill Werbeniuk | Kirk Stevens |
| Australia | Eddie Charlton | Paddy Morgan | Ian Anderson |
| Scotland | Eddie Sinclair | Ian Black | Jim Donnelly |
| Ireland | Patsy Fagan | Dessie Sheehan | Eugene Hughes |
Match played in September 12 at Sheffield Snooker Hall.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 2–4 | Scotland |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4–3 | Northern Ireland | |
| Northern Ireland | 1–4 | Scotland | |
| England | 4–1 | Scotland |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 3–4 | Canada | |
| Canada | 4–0 | Australia | |
| Wales | 4–1 | Australia |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4–2 | Wales | |
| Canada | 4–0 | Scotland |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Final: Best of 7 matches. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 31 October 1982. | ||
| Canada Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk | 4–2 | England Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Tony Knowles |
| Thorburn v Knowles: 9–120, 43–83 Werbeniuk v Davis: 76–8, 43–67, 66–54 Stevens v White: 31–73, 69–51, 70–67 Stevens v Knowles: 35–63, 4–89 Werbeniuk v White: 65–15, 80–42 Thorburn v Davis: 86–34, 81–15 | ||
| 55 (Werbeniuk) | Highest break | 76 (Knowles) |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 2 |
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