# 1982 Professional Players Tournament

The 1982 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in two venues in the Birmingham area. One was at the La Reserve in Sutton Coldfield and the other was the International Snooker Club in Aston. It was the first tournament in a series which is now known as the World Open. The event was untelevised and unsponsored.
Ray Reardon defeated Jimmy White 10–5 in the final, to win the first prize of £5,000 and his first ranking tournament win since the 1978 World Championship. Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days. As of 2025, he remains as the oldest winner of a ranking event.
Six places in the 1983 Masters were allocated to the players, not already in the field, who advanced furthest in the event. They were semi-finalist John Virgo, quarter-finalists Joe Johnson, Dean Reynolds and Bill Werbeniuk, and Mark Wildman and Tony Meo who lost in the last 16.

## Main draw

| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames |
| Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Fred Davis (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Fred Davis (ENG) | 2 | Eddie Sinclair | 5 | | | | |
| | | Jim Meadowcroft | 3 | | | | |
| Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) | 5 | Jim Meadowcroft | 3 | | | | |
| Bernard Bennett (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Bernard Bennett (ENG) | 4 | | | Eddie Sinclair | 3 | | |
| | | | | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | |
| Mike Watterson (ENG) | 5 | | | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | |
| Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 4 | Mike Watterson | 2 | | | | |
| | | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5 | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | |
| Colin Roscoe (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Colin Roscoe (WAL) | 1 | | | | | Terry Griffiths | 2 |
| | | | | | | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 5 | | | | | Jimmy White | 5 |
| Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 4 | Dennis Taylor | 5 | | | | |
| | | David Taylor | 1 | | | | |
| David Taylor (ENG) | 5 | David Taylor | 1 | | | | |
| Ian Anderson (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ian Anderson (AUS) | 1 | | | Dennis Taylor | 3 | | |
| | | | | Jimmy White | 5 | | |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | w/o | | | Jimmy White | 5 | | |
| John Phillips (SCO) | w/d | | | | | | |
| John Phillips (SCO) | w/d | Jimmy White | 5 | | | | |
| | | Jim Wych | 0 | | | | |
| Jim Wych (CAN) | 5 | Jim Wych | 0 | | | | |
| Billy Kelly (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Billy Kelly (IRL) | 0 | | | | | | | Jimmy White | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | John Virgo | 4 |
| John Virgo (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | John Virgo | 4 |
| Ian Black (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Black (SCO) | 2 | John Virgo | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Mike Hallett | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett (ENG) | 5 | Mike Hallett | 2 | | | | | | |
| Vic Harris (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Vic Harris (ENG) | 3 | | | John Virgo | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | John Spencer | 1 | | | | |
| John Spencer (ENG) | 5 | | | John Spencer | 1 | | | | |
| Geoff Foulds (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Geoff Foulds (ENG) | 1 | John Spencer | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Dave Martin | 3 | | | | | | |
| Dave Martin (ENG) | 5 | Dave Martin | 3 | | | | | | |
| Matt Gibson (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Matt Gibson (SCO) | 2 | | | | | John Virgo | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Joe Johnson | 1 |
| Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 5 | | | | | Joe Johnson | 1 |
| Eugene Hughes (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eugene Hughes (IRL) | 2 | Kirk Stevens | 1 | | | | |
| | | Joe Johnson | 5 | | | | |
| Joe Johnson (ENG) | 5 | Joe Johnson | 5 | | | | |
| Graham Miles (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Graham Miles (ENG) | 1 | | | Joe Johnson | 5 | | |
| | | | | Mark Wildman | 4 | | |
| Perrie Mans (RSA) | 5 | | | Mark Wildman | 4 | | |
| Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Eddie McLaughlin (SCO) | 2 | Perrie Mans | 4 | | | | |
| | | Mark Wildman | 5 | | | | |
| Mark Wildman (ENG) | 5 | Mark Wildman | 5 | | | | |
| John Dunning (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 64 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 32 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames | Semi-finals Best of 19 frames |
| Ray Reardon (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | |
| Tommy Murphy (NIR) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Tommy Murphy (NIR) | 1 | Ray Reardon | 5 | | | | |
| | | Alex Higgins | 2 | | | | |
| Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | Alex Higgins | 2 | | | | |
| Doug French (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Doug French (ENG) | 3 | | | Ray Reardon | 5 | | |
| | | | | Murdo MacLeod | 2 | | |
| Murdo MacLeod (SCO) | w/o | | | Murdo MacLeod | 2 | | |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | w/d | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | w/d | Murdo MacLeod | 5 | | | | |
| | | Willie Thorne | 4 | | | | |
| Willie Thorne (ENG) | 5 | Willie Thorne | 4 | | | | |
| Bert Demarco (SCO) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Bert Demarco (SCO) | 3 | | | | | Ray Reardon | 5 |
| | | | | | | Bill Werbeniuk | 3 |
| Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) | 5 | | | | | Bill Werbeniuk | 3 |
| Paddy Morgan (AUS) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Paddy Morgan (AUS) | 3 | Bill Werbeniuk | 5 | | | | |
| | | Jackie Rea | 2 | | | | |
| Jackie Rea (NIR) | w/o | Jackie Rea | 2 | | | | |
| John Bear (CAN) | w/d | | | | | | |
| John Bear (CAN) | w/d | | | Bill Werbeniuk | 5 | | |
| | | | | Cliff Thorburn | 2 | | |
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | | | Cliff Thorburn | 2 | | |
| Paul Medati (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Paul Medati (ENG) | 1 | Cliff Thorburn | 5 | | | | |
| | | Clive Everton | 2 | | | | |
| Clive Everton (WAL) | 5 | Clive Everton | 2 | | | | |
| Patsy Fagan (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Patsy Fagan (IRL) | 2 | | | | | | | Ray Reardon | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | Eddie Charlton | 7 |
| Tony Meo (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | Eddie Charlton | 7 |
| Marcus Owen (WAL) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Marcus Owen (WAL) | 4 | Tony Meo | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Frank Jonik | 0 | | | | | | |
| Frank Jonik (CAN) | 5 | Frank Jonik | 0 | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 3 | | | Tony Meo | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | Eddie Charlton | 5 | | | | |
| Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 5 | | | Eddie Charlton | 5 | | | | |
| Dennis Hughes (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Dennis Hughes (ENG) | 2 | Eddie Charlton | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | Rex Williams | 2 | | | | | | |
| Rex Williams (ENG) | 5 | Rex Williams | 2 | | | | | | |
| Chris Ross (SCO) | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Chris Ross (SCO) | 0 | | | | | Eddie Charlton | 5 | | |
| | | | | | | Dean Reynolds | 1 |
| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 5 | | | | | Dean Reynolds | 1 |
| Pat Houlihan (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | |
| Pat Houlihan (ENG) | 4 | Tony Knowles | 4 | | | | |
| | | Cliff Wilson | 5 | | | | |
| Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 5 | Cliff Wilson | 5 | | | | |
| Mario Morra (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mario Morra (CAN) | 2 | | | Cliff Wilson | 1 | | |
| | | | | Dean Reynolds | 5 | | |
| Jack Fitzmaurice (ENG) | 5 | | | Dean Reynolds | 5 | | |
| Dessie Sheehan (IRL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Dessie Sheehan (IRL) | 1 | Jack Fitzmaurice | 0 | | | | |
| | | Dean Reynolds | 5 | | | | |
| Dean Reynolds (ENG) | w/o | Dean Reynolds | 5 | | | | |
| David Greaves (ENG) | w/d | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 19 frames. Astra International Snooker Club, Aston, Birmingham, England, 22 October 1982. :
| Ray Reardon Wales | 10–5 | Jimmy White England |
| 50–66, 46–59, 90–28, 74–60, 133–0 (132), 9–80, 80–15, 66–7, 29–91, 90–0, 57–66, 69–2, 76–23, 93–17, 60–52 |||
| 132 | Highest break | 62 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |

## Century breaks

* 135, 109 – Willie Thorne
* 132 – Ray Reardon
* 126 – John Spencer
* 119 – Terry Griffiths
* 113 – Ian Black
* 112 – Dean Reynolds
* 101 – Bill Werbeniuk