# 1983 International Open

The 1983 International Open (officially the 1983 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1 and 9 October 1983 at the Eldon Square Recreation Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Television coverage was on ITV.

## Summary

The defending champion Tony Knowles was defeated by John Spencer in the last 16 round.
Cliff Thorburn beat Terry Griffiths 9–8 in the first semi-final after winning the last four frames. At one stage Griffiths had led 5–1. Steve Davis beat Eddie Charlton 9–2 in the second semi-final.
Steve Davis met Cliff Thorburn in the final. Davis led 6–2 after the afternoon session and eventually won 9–4. He took the first prize of £24,000 for his win and another £1,500 for the high break prize, for a break of 120 against Mike Watterson at the last-16 stage.

## Main draw

| 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 | Tony Knowles (ENG) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | John Spencer (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | John Spencer (ENG) | 5 | 16 | John Spencer | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | George Scott (ENG) | 0 | 9 | Terry Griffiths | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5 | | | | 9 | Terry Griffiths | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 9 | | | | |
| | Dave Martin (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 9 | | | | |
| 12 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 5 | 12 | Doug Mountjoy | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 3 | | | | | | | | 4 | Cliff Thorburn | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steve Davis | 9 |
| 3 | Ray Reardon (WAL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Steve Davis | 9 |
| | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Willie Thorne (ENG) | 5 | | Willie Thorne | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Eddie Charlton | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 5 | 6 | Eddie Charlton | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Mario Morra (CAN) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mario Morra (CAN) | 3 | | | | | Eddie Charlton | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Steve Davis | 9 | | | | |
| | Silvino Francisco (RSA) | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | Steve Davis | 9 | | | | |
| | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 1 | | Silvino Francisco | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 5 | 2 | Steve Davis | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Watterson (ENG) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

The final qualifying round was played at the Romiley Forum in Stockport in September.

### Final qualifying round

| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 5–1 | Ray Edmonds (ENG) |
| John Spencer (ENG) | 5–1 | Paddy Morgan (AUS) |
| Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) | 3–5 | George Scott (ENG) |
| Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5–2 | Graham Miles (ENG) |
| Alex Higgins (NIR) | 2–5 | Dave Martin (ENG) |
| Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 5–4 | Mark Wildman (ENG) |
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5–0 | Eddie Sinclair (SCO) |
| Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 5–3 | Dean Reynolds (ENG) |
| Ray Reardon (WAL) | 5–2 | Murdo MacLeod (SCO) |
| John Virgo (ENG) | 2–5 | Willie Thorne (ENG) |
| Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 5–2 | Joe Johnson (ENG) |
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 5–3 | Mario Morra (CAN) |
| Kirk Stevens (CAN) | w/d–w/o | Silvino Francisco (RSA) |
| David Taylor (ENG) | 3–5 | Jim Donnelly (SCO) |
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 5–1 | Eugene Hughes (IRL) |
| Tony Meo (ENG) | 3–5 | Mike Watterson (ENG) |