The 1983 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 March 1983. The tournament was played at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players.
Alex Higgins won the title beating Dennis Taylor 16–11 in the final.
Prize fund The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:
Winner: £6,000 Runner-up: £3,000 Semi-final: £1,500 Quarter-final: £750 Round 1: £350 Highest break: £300 Total: £16,000
Qualifying round
Billy Kelly 6–3 Paul Watchorn Pascal Burke 6–4 Dessie Sheehan
Main draw
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