# 1982 International Open

The 1982 International Open (officially the 1982 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 27 September to 10 October 1982 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, England. This was the first tournament outside of the World Snooker Championship to be given ranking status. Tony Knowles won the tournament, defeating David Taylor 9–6 in the final.

## Summary

The WPBSA had been using a ranking system based on performances in the last three world championships. However they modified the system for the 1982–83 season to include the two open entry events in the ranking system. These were the Jameson International Open and the Professional Players Tournament which was held immediately afterwards. The 1982 Jameson International Open thus became the first tournament, other than the world championship, in which players earned ranking points.
The last-32 stage of the £75,000 event, in which the top 16 seeds met 16 qualifiers, was played at the Assembly Rooms, Derby from Monday 27 September to Thursday 30 September. Steve Davis played on the first day, having won the Langs Scottish Masters the previous evening. Alex Higgins was penalised a frame for arriving late for his match against Billy Kelly but won the match 5–3.
Television coverage started at the last-16 stage, which was played from Saturday 2 October to Tuesday 5 October. Terry Griffiths beat world champion Alex Higgins 5–2 after Higgins had won the first two frames. Dennis Taylor beat Cliff Thorburn 5–2. Thorburn won the first two frames but Taylor took the next five to win the match. Cliff Wilson beat Jimmy White 5–2 in a match that last just 95 minutes. John Virgo beat John Spencer 5–4 after winning the final two frames, while Tony Knowles beat Ray Reardon 5–2 in the final match of the round.
The quarter-finals were played on Wednesday and Thursday. David Taylor beat Steve Davis, the defending champion, 5–3. Davis led 3–2 but Taylor won the next three to record his first win over Davis. John Virgo beat Dennis Taylor 5–3 in Wednesday's other match. On Thursday, Tony Knowles beat Cliff Wilson 5–4 while Kirk Stevens beat Terry Griffiths 5–3 after winning the first three frames.
David Taylor beat John Virgo 9–5 in the first semi-final. Taylor won the last four frames of the afternoon session to lead 6–2 and then won the first frame of the evening session. Virgo then won two frames to trail 4–7 but Taylor won two of the next three to win the match. Tony Knowles beat Kirk Stevens 9–3 in the second semi-final played on the Saturday. Knowles won the first four frames and led 5–3 after the afternoon session. He won the first four frames in the evening to take the match.
Tony Knowles beat David Taylor 9–6 in the final, winning the first prize of £22,000 with Taylor winning £12,000. Knowles won three frames in a row to take a 5–2 lead before Taylor won the last frame of the afternoon session to trail 3–5. Knowles made a break of 114 in the first frame of the evening session and later extended his lead to 8–5. Taylor won the next frame but Knowles then made a break of 76 in the following frame to win the match. He also won the high break prize of £1,200 for his 114 in the final.

## Main draw

| Last 32 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 | Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames |
| 1 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Roscoe (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Colin Roscoe (WAL) | 1 | 1 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dean Reynolds | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 3 | | Dean Reynolds | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Reynolds (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dean Reynolds (ENG) | 5 | | | | 1 | Steve Davis | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | David Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Taylor (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | 8 | David Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Fisher (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mick Fisher (ENG) | 4 | 8 | David Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Bill Werbeniuk | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) | 5 | 9 | Bill Werbeniuk | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Wych (CAN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Wych (CAN) | 3 | | | | | | | | 8 | David Taylor | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | John Virgo | 5 | | | | |
| 5 | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | John Virgo | 5 | | | | |
| | John Virgo (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | John Virgo (ENG) | 5 | | John Virgo | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 12 | John Spencer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | John Spencer (ENG) | 5 | 12 | John Spencer | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ray Edmonds (ENG) | 2 | | | | | John Virgo | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 13 | Dennis Taylor | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | | | | | | | 13 | Dennis Taylor | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | George Scott (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | George Scott (ENG) | 1 | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | Dennis Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 5 | 13 | Dennis Taylor | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Wildman (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Wildman (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | David Taylor | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Tony Knowles | 9 |
| 3 | Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Tony Knowles | 9 |
| | Billy Kelly (IRL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Billy Kelly (IRL) | 3 | 3 | Alex Higgins | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 14 | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5 | 14 | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rex Williams (ENG) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rex Williams (ENG) | 2 | | | | 14 | Terry Griffiths | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Kirk Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Kirk Stevens (CAN) | 5 | | | | | | | 6 | Kirk Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Watterson (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Watterson (ENG) | 3 | 6 | Kirk Stevens | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Perrie Mans | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Perrie Mans (RSA) | 5 | 11 | Perrie Mans | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Les Dodd (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Les Dodd (ENG) | 3 | | | | | | | | 6 | Kirk Stevens | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Tony Knowles | 9 | | | | |
| 7 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Tony Knowles | 9 | | | | |
| | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cliff Wilson (WAL) | 5 | | Cliff Wilson | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Jimmy White (ENG) | 5 | 10 | Jimmy White | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Meadowcroft (ENG) | 1 | | | | | Cliff Wilson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 15 | Tony Knowles | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ray Reardon (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | 15 | Tony Knowles | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugene Hughes (IRL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eugene Hughes (IRL) | 3 | 2 | Ray Reardon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 15 | Tony Knowles | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Tony Knowles (ENG) | 5 | 15 | Tony Knowles | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eddie Sinclair (SCO) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Assembly Rooms, Derby, England, 10 October 1982. :
| David Taylor England | 6–9 | Tony Knowles England |
| Afternoon: 60–56, 1–108, 39–85, 89–27, 6–111, 45–70, 2–107, 96–27 Evening: 9–115 (114), 62–36, 59–35, 7–80, 49–64, 83–6, 0–82 |||
| 74 | Highest break | 114 |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 |