1982 Irish Professional Championship
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The 1982 Smithwicks Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 9 and 13 March 1982. The tournament was played at the Riverside Theatre in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, and featured eight professional players. After many years as a challenge match, this was the first time the championship was held as a knockout event.
Dennis Taylor won the title beating Alex Higgins 16–13 in the final.
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 11 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 11 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 31 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy | 6 | Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Billy Kelly | 1 | Northern Ireland Tommy Murphy | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Patsy Fagan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Alex Higgins | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes | 6 | Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland Dessie Sheehan | 1 | Republic of Ireland Eugene Hughes | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland Jackie Rea | 0 |