1982 UK Championship

1982 Coral UK Championship

Tournament information
Dates	20 November – 4 December 1982 (1982-11-20 – 1982-12-04)
Venue	Preston Guild Hall
City	Preston
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£47,000
Winner's share	£11,000
Highest break	Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins (137)
Final
Champion	Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths
Runner-up	Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins
Score	16–15
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The 1982 UK Championship (officially the 1982 Coral UK Championship) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 20 November and 4 December 1982. This was the sixth edition of the UK Championship and the fifth staging of the competition in Preston. The event was sponsored by Coral for the fifth year in a row. The televised stages were shown on the BBC from 27 November from the quarter-finals through to the end of the championship.

Terry Griffiths won his first and only UK title by winning the last three frames of the final to defeat Alex Higgins 16–15. On his way to victory, Griffiths also beat defending champion Steve Davis, who had defeated him in the previous year's final. The highest break of the tournament was a 137 made by Higgins.

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Winner:	£11,000
Runner-up:	£6,000
Highest break:	£1,000

Main draw

	Round of 32 Best of 17 frames				Round of 16 Best of 17 frames				Quarter-finals Best of 17 frames				Semi-finals Best of 17 frames				Final Best of 31 frames
	Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	9
	Template:Flagicon Rex Williams	6			Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	9
	Template:Flagicon Patsy Fagan	9			Template:Flagicon Patsy Fagan	3
	Template:Flagicon Bob Harris	6							Template:Flagicon Steve Davis	6
	Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	9							Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	9
	Template:Flagicon Joe Johnson	1			Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	9
	Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	9			Template:Flagicon Dennis Taylor	7
	Template:Flagicon Jim Meadowcroft	7											Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	9
	Template:Flagicon David Taylor	9											Template:Flagicon Tony Meo	7
	Template:Flagicon Les Dodd	7			Template:Flagicon David Taylor	6
	Template:Flagicon Graham Miles	4			Template:Flagicon Tony Meo	9
	Template:Flagicon Tony Meo	9							Template:Flagicon Tony Meo	9
	Template:Flagicon John Virgo	9							Template:Flagicon John Virgo	6
	Template:Flagicon Billy Kelly	2			Template:Flagicon John Virgo	9
	Template:Flagicon Doug Mountjoy	9			Template:Flagicon Doug Mountjoy	5
	Template:Flagicon Pat Houlihan	3															Template:Flagicon Terry Griffiths	16
	Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	9															Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	15
	Template:Flagicon Dave Martin	7			Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	9
	Template:Flagicon Dean Reynolds	9			Template:Flagicon Dean Reynolds	8
	Template:Flagicon Mick Fisher	6							Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	9
	Template:Flagicon Tony Knowles	9							Template:Flagicon John Spencer	5
	Template:Flagicon Jim Donnelly	6			Template:Flagicon Tony Knowles	6
	Template:Flagicon John Spencer	9			Template:Flagicon John Spencer	9
	Template:Flagicon Eddie Sinclair	8											Template:Flagicon Alex Higgins	9
	Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	9											Template:Flagicon Ray Reardon	6
	Template:Flagicon Paul Medati	7			Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	9
	Template:Flagicon Willie Thorne	7			Template:Flagicon Cliff Wilson	5
	Template:Flagicon Cliff Wilson	9							Template:Flagicon Jimmy White	8
	Template:Flagicon Fred Davis	7							Template:Flagicon Ray Reardon	9
	Template:Flagicon Mike Hallett	9			Template:Flagicon Mike Hallett	8
	Template:Flagicon Ray Reardon	9			Template:Flagicon Ray Reardon	9
	Template:Flagicon Mark Wildman	5

Final

Final: Best of 31 frames. Referee: John Williams The Guild Hall, Preston, England, 3 and 4 December 1982.
Terry Griffiths	16–15	Alex Higgins
First session: 20–58, 31–90, 56–52, 26–87 (67), 0–114 (67), 73–65 (73), 105–25 (64) Second session: 86–10 (60), 84–50 (56), 25–101 (65), 75–33, 14–92 (84), 61–70 (61), 31–88 (64), 90–23, Third session: 119–8 (52), 112–13 (55, 57), 1–100 (70), 16–115 (76), 63–40, 89–4 (52), 80–20, Fourth session: 4–109 (101), 21–91 (62), 90–34 (77), 31–78 (58), 11–100 (68), 42–68, 86–22, 87–47, 74–22
77	Highest break	101
0	Century breaks	1
10	50+ breaks	11

Qualifying

Round 1

Best of 17 frames

Template:Flagicon Geoff Foulds 9–2 Matt Gibson Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Graham Cripsey 6–9 Bob Harris Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Vic Harris 9–6 Marcus Owen Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Les Dodd 9–1 Ian Williamson Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Ian Black 3–9 Mick Fisher Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Clive Everton 4–9 Tommy Murphy Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Bernard Bennett w/o–w/d John Phillps Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Colin Roscoe 9–6 Jackie Rea Template:Flagicon

Round 2

Best of 17 frames

Template:Flagicon Rex Williams 9–7 Geoff Foulds Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Mike Watterson 3–9 Bob Harris Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Joe Johnson 9–8 Vic Harris Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Jim Meadowcroft 9–8 Dennis Hughes Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Doug French 7–9 Les Dodd Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Tony Meo 9–5 George Scott Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Jack Fitzmaurice 0–9 Billy Kelly Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Pat Houlihan w/o–w/d John Dunning Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Dave Martin 9–6 Murdo MacLeod Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Ray Edmonds 8–9 Mick Fisher Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Jim Donnelly 9–6 Chris Ross Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Eddie Sinclair 9–5 Tommy Murphy Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Paul Medati 9–1 Bernard Bennett Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Cliff Wilson 9–6 Eddie McLaughlin Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Mike Hallett 9–1 Bert Demarco Template:Flagicon

Template:Flagicon Mark Wildman 9–4 Colin Roscoe Template:Flagicon

Century breaks

• 137, 112, 101 – Alex Higgins
• 135 – Dennis Taylor
• 132, 118 – Steve Davis
• 127 – John Virgo
• 119, 110 – Ray Reardon
• 115 – Mark Wildman
• 107 – Graham Cripsey
• 102, 101 – Rex Williams