1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic

{{Infobox individual snooker tournament

|tournament_name=Tolly Cobbold Classic

|logo=

|dates={{Start and end dates|1982|02|22|1982|02|24|df=y}}

|venue=Corn Exchange

|location=Ipswich

|country=England

|organisation=WPBSA

|format=Non-ranking event

|Total prize fund=£8,500{{cite news |last=Hale |first=Janice |title=Miles set for defence |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=22 February 1982 |page=22}}

|winners_share=£2,000

|highest_break={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}} (105)

|winner={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

|runner_up={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

|score=8–3

|previous=1981

|next=1983}}

The 1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 22 and 24 February 1982 at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich, England.{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |title=Shorter matches put Davis at risk |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=3 February 1982 |page=21}}{{cite web|title=Tolly Cobbold Classic|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tolly.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107152329/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/tolly.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=8 February 2018}}

Steve Davis won the tournament beating Dennis Taylor 8–3 in the final after taking a 6–0 lead.{{cite web|title=1982 Tolly Cobbold Classic Results Grid|url=http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=725|publisher=Snooker Database|accessdate=8 February 2018|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209124151/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResultGrid.aspx?EventKey=725|url-status=dead}} Davis won £2,000 as champion, and also took £105 for making the highest break of the tournament, 105, during his defeat of defending champion Graham Miles in the semi-finals.

Main draw

{{cite magazine |last=Gough |first=Michael |title=Another Davis Benefit |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=April 1982 |pages=14–15}}

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1=Quarter-finals
Best of 5 frames

| RD2=Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames

| RD3=Final
Best of 15 frames

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{flagathlete|Willie Thorne|ENG}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{flagathlete|Graham Miles|ENG}}

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{flagathlete|Tony Meo|ENG}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{flagathlete|Jimmy White|ENG}}

| RD1-score6=1

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7={{flagathlete|Tony Knowles|ENG}}

| RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8={{flagathlete|David Taylor|ENG}}

| RD1-score8=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| RD2-score1=5

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2={{flagathlete|Graham Miles|ENG}}

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

| RD2-score3=5

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4={{flagathlete|Tony Knowles|ENG}}

| RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1={{flagathlete|Steve Davis|ENG}}

| RD3-score1=8

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2={{flagathlete|Dennis Taylor|NIR}}

| RD3-score2=3

}}

References

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{{Snooker season 1981/1982}}

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