1983 Irish Professional Championship

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Irish Professional Championship
Tournament information
Dates9–13 March 1983 (1983-03-09 – 1983-03-13)
VenueMaysfield Leisure Centre
CityBelfast
CountryNorthern Ireland
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
ChampionNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
Runner-upNorthern Ireland Dennis Taylor
Score16–11
← 1982
1985 →

The 1983 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place in March 1983. The tournament was played at the Maysfield Leisure Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players.[1]

Alex Higgins won the title beating Dennis Taylor 16–11 in the final.[2]

Main draw[]

[3]

Quarter-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames 		Final
Best of 31 frames
Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Northern Ireland Jackie Rea 1 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 6
Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 6 Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes 2
Republic of Ireland Pascal Burke 2 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 16
Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 11
Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly 0 Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 6
Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 6 Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan 1
Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy 4

References[]

  1. ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.
  3. ^ "1983 Irish Professional Championship Results Grid". Snooker Database. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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