1983 Australian Masters
{{Infobox individual snooker tournament
|tournament_name=Australian Masters
|logo=
|dates={{Start and end dates|1983|07|4|1983|07|15|df=y}}
|venue=Channel 10 Television Studios
|location=Sydney
|country=Australia
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=$100,000{{efn|Including $10,000 for a maximum break, which was not awarded.}}
|winners_share=$20,000
|highest_break={{flagathlete|Cliff Thorburn|CAN}}, 129
|winner={{flagathlete|Cliff Thorburn|CAN}}
|runner_up={{flagathlete|Bill Werbeniuk|CAN}}
|score=7–3
|previous=1982
|next=1984
}}
The 1983 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–15 July 1983 at Channel 10 Television Studios in Sydney, Australia.{{cite web|title=Australian Events|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Aust.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107161015/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Aust.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 January 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=5 February 2018}}
Cliff Thorburn won the tournament by defeating Bill Werbeniuk 7–3 in the final.{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=150}} He made the tournament's highest break, 129, in the semi-finals.{{cite magazine |title=Winfield Masters |magazine=Snooker Scene |date=August 1983 |pages=5–11}}
Main draw
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
|RD1=Round 1
Best of 5 Frames
|RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 7 Frames
|RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 9 Frames
|RD4=Final
Best of 13 Frames
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD1-score01=3
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|AUS}} Warren King
| RD1-score02=1
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD1-score03=3
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Anderson
| RD1-score04=2
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens
| RD1-score05=3
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|WAL}} Doug Mountjoy
| RD1-score06=1
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton
| RD1-score07=3
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|AUS}} Paddy Morgan
| RD1-score08=2
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk
| RD1-score09=3
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|NIR}} Dennis Taylor
| RD1-score10=2
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD1-score11=3
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD1-score12=2
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles
| RD1-score13=3
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|AUS}} John Campbell
| RD1-score14=1
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo
| RD1-score15=3
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|ENG}} David Taylor
| RD1-score16=0
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD2-score01=4
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White
| RD2-score02=2
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens
| RD2-score03=4
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|AUS}} Eddie Charlton
| RD2-score04=1
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk
| RD2-score05=4
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD2-score06=0
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles
| RD2-score07=4
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Meo
| RD2-score08=3
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD3-score01=5
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens
| RD3-score02=2
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk
| RD3-score03=5
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Knowles
| RD3-score04=0
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD4-score01=7
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk
| RD4-score02=3
}}
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Australian Goldfields Open}}
{{Snooker season 1983/1984}}
Category:Australian Goldfields Open