The 1983 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. All matches including the final were played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. England regained the title beating Wales 4–2.
The highest break of the tournament was 108, by Cliff Thorburn.
Main draw
Teams
Country Player 1 (Captain) Player 2 Player 3 Cliff Thorburn Kirk Stevens Bill Werbeniuk Steve Davis Tony Knowles Tony Meo Ray Reardon Terry Griffiths Doug Mountjoy Alex Higgins Dennis Taylor Tommy Murphy Eddie Charlton John Campbell Warren King Eddie Sinclair Ian Black Murdo MacLeod
Group A
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Date Canada3–4 Wales Canada4–2 Australia Wales4–0 Australia
Group B
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Date England4–1 Northern Ireland Northern Ireland4–3 Scotland England4–0 Scotland
Semi-finals
Team 1ScoreTeam 2Date Wales4–1 Northern Ireland Canada2–4 England
Final
Final: Best of 7 matches. Referee: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 30 October 1983. Steve Davis, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo 4–2 Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy Davis v Mountjoy: 16–103 (67), 19–94, 0–1 Meo v Reardon: 68–38, 59–54, 1–1 Knowles v Griffiths: 115–0, 14–93, 115 (58, 49)–8, 2–1 Knowles v Mountjoy: 48–80, 59–26, 94–48, 3–1 Meo v Griffiths: 31–77, 40–64, 3–2 Davis v Reardon: 86–34, 81–15, 4–2 Highest break Century breaks 50+ breaks
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