# Wereldkampioenschap snooker 1983

Het Embassy World Snooker Championship 1983 vond plaats van 16 april tot en met 2 mei 1983 in het Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, Engeland. Alex Higgins was de titelverdediger. Steve Davis won zijn tweede wereldtitel.

## Prijzenpot

* Winnaar: £ 30.000,-
* Finalist: £ 15.000,-
* Halvefinalist: £ 8.400,-
* Kwartfinalist: £ 4.450,-
* Laatste 16: £ 2.950,-
* Laatste 32: £ 1.500,-
* Hoogste break: £ 3.000,-
* Maximumbreak: £ 10.000,-

## Hoofdtoernooi

| eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | eerste ronde best of 19 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | tweede ronde best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | kwartfinale best of 25 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | halve finale best of 31 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames | finale best of 35 frames |
| Alex Higgins (1) | Alex Higgins (1) | 10 |
| Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 4 |
| Dean Reynolds | Dean Reynolds | 4 | Alex Higgins (1) | Alex Higgins (1) | 13 |
| | | | Willie Thorne (16) | Willie Thorne (16) | 8 |
| Willie Thorne (16) | Willie Thorne (16) | 10 | Willie Thorne (16) | Willie Thorne (16) | 8 |
| John Virgo | John Virgo | 3 | | | |
| John Virgo | John Virgo | 3 | | | | Alex Higgins (1) | Alex Higgins (1) | 13 |
| | | | | | | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | 11 |
| Bill Werbeniuk (9) | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | 10 | | | | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | 11 |
| Dave Martin | Dave Martin | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dave Martin | Dave Martin | 4 | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | Bill Werbeniuk (9) | 13 | | | |
| | | | David Taylor (8) | David Taylor (8) | 10 | | | |
| David Taylor (8) | David Taylor (8) | 10 | David Taylor (8) | David Taylor (8) | 10 | | | |
| Jim Meadowcroft | Jim Meadowcroft | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jim Meadowcroft | Jim Meadowcroft | 2 | | | | | | | Alex Higgins (1) | Alex Higgins (1) | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 16 |
| Eddie Charlton (5) | Eddie Charlton (5) | 10 | | | | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 16 |
| Les Dodd | Les Dodd | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Les Dodd | Les Dodd | 7 | Eddie Charlton (5) | Eddie Charlton (5) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | John Spencer (12) | John Spencer (12) | 11 | | | | | | |
| John Spencer (12) | John Spencer (12) | 10 | John Spencer (12) | John Spencer (12) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mike Hallett | Mike Hallett | 7 | | | | Eddie Charlton (5) | Eddie Charlton (5) | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | |
| Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 10 | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | |
| Silvino Francisco | Silvino Francisco | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Silvino Francisco | Silvino Francisco | 9 | Dennis Taylor (13) | Dennis Taylor (13) | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 10 | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Rex Williams | Rex Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rex Williams | Rex Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Steve Davis (4) | Steve Davis (4) | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 6 |
| Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 6 |
| John Campbell | John Campbell | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| John Campbell | John Campbell | 5 | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Terry Griffiths (14) | Terry Griffiths (14) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Terry Griffiths (14) | Terry Griffiths (14) | 10 | Terry Griffiths (14) | Terry Griffiths (14) | 11 | | | | | | |
| Mark Wildman | Mark Wildman | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mark Wildman | Mark Wildman | 8 | | | | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 13 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kirk Stevens (6) | Kirk Stevens (6) | 12 | | | |
| Perrie Mans (11) | Perrie Mans (11) | 10 | | | | Kirk Stevens (6) | Kirk Stevens (6) | 12 | | | |
| Ian Black | Ian Black | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Black | Ian Black | 3 | Perrie Mans (11) | Perrie Mans (11) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kirk Stevens (6) | Kirk Stevens (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Kirk Stevens (6) | Kirk Stevens (6) | 10 | Kirk Stevens (6) | Kirk Stevens (6) | 13 | | | | | | |
| Mick Fisher | Mick Fisher | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mick Fisher | Mick Fisher | 2 | | | | | | | Cliff Thorburn (3) | Cliff Thorburn (3) | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | Tony Knowles (15) | Tony Knowles (15) | 5 |
| Doug Mountjoy (7) | Doug Mountjoy (7) | 10 | | | | | | | Tony Knowles (15) | Tony Knowles (15) | 5 |
| Cliff Wilson | Cliff Wilson | 2 | | | | | | |
| Cliff Wilson | Cliff Wilson | 2 | Doug Mountjoy (7) | Doug Mountjoy (7) | 11 | | | |
| | | | Tony Meo | Tony Meo | 13 | | | |
| Jimmy White (10) | Jimmy White (10) | 8 | Tony Meo | Tony Meo | 13 | | | |
| Tony Meo | Tony Meo | 10 | | | | | | |
| Tony Meo | Tony Meo | 10 | | | | Tony Meo | Tony Meo | 9 |
| | | | | | | Tony Knowles (15) | Tony Knowles (15) | 13 |
| Tony Knowles (15) | Tony Knowles (15) | 10 | | | | Tony Knowles (15) | Tony Knowles (15) | 13 |
| Graham Miles | Graham Miles | 3 | | | |
| Graham Miles | Graham Miles | 3 | Tony Knowles (15) | Tony Knowles (15) | 13 |
| | | | Ray Reardon (2) | Ray Reardon (2) | 12 |
| Ray Reardon (2) | Ray Reardon (2) | 10 | Ray Reardon (2) | Ray Reardon (2) | 12 |
| Eugene Hughes | Eugene Hughes | 7 |

## Century breaks

* 147 Cliff Thorburn
* 139, 105 - Kirk Stevens
* 131, 103 - Steve Davis
* 122, 116 - Ray Reardon
* 118, 115, 104 - Eddie Charlton
* 118, 106 - Doug Mountjoy
* 111 - Jimmy White
* 109, 102 - Alex Higgins
* 109 - Bill Werbeniuk
* 106 - John Spencer
* 102 - Tony Meo

## Opvallendheden

* Cliff Thorburn maakte in zijn tweede ronde tegen Terry Griffiths als eerste speler ooit een maximumbreak op een World Snooker Championship.
* De spelers maakten tijdens het World Snooker Championship 1983 samen achttien century breaks (100+ punten in één beurt). Dit was een record dat standhield tot het WK 1986.
* Cliff Thorburn bereikte op het World Snooker Championship 1983 voor de derde en laatste keer de WK-finale. Zijn eerste op het WK 1977 verloor hij ook, van John Spencer. Het World Snooker Championship 1980 won hij.
* ↑ Snooker Archive
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