1983 Pontins Professional

1983 Pontins Professional

Tournament information
Dates	7–14 May 1983 (1983-05-07 – 1983-05-14)
Venue	Pontin's
City	Prestatyn
Country	Wales
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Final
Champion	Doug Mountjoy
Runner-up	Ray Reardon
Score	9–7
← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Pontins Professional was the tenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1983 in Prestatyn, Wales.^[1]

The tournament featured six professional players. Two players were eliminated in the group stage, with the other four advancing to the semi-finals. All frames were played in the group stage matches even when the result had already been decided.

Doug Mountjoy won the event, beating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final.^[2]

Group stage

• Doug Mountjoy 7–2 Tony Knowles
• Doug Mountjoy 7–2 Dennis Taylor
• Ray Reardon 5–4 Willie Thorne
• Ray Reardon 6–3 Terry Griffiths
• Dennis Taylor 5–3 Tony Knowles
• Willie Thorne 5–3 Terry Griffiths

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Doug Mountjoy		5
	Willie Thorne		4
						Doug Mountjoy		9
						Ray Reardon		7
	Ray Reardon		5
	Dennis Taylor		2

References

1. "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
2. Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.