1983 International Open
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The 1983 International Open (officially the 1983 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 1 and 9 October 1983 at the Eldon Square Recreation Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Steve Davis won the tournament, beating Cliff Thorburn 9–4 in the final. Television coverage was on ITV.
Summary
The defending champion Tony Knowles was defeated by John Spencer in the last 16 round.
Cliff Thorburn beat Terry Griffiths 9–8 in the first semi-final after winning the last four frames. At one stage Griffiths had led 5–1. Steve Davis beat Eddie Charlton 9–2 in the second semi-final.
Steve Davis met Cliff Thorburn in the final. Davis led 6–2 after the afternoon session and eventually won 9–4. He took the first prize of £24,000 for his win and another £1,500 for the high break prize, for a break of 120 against Mike Watterson at the last-16 stage.
Main draw
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 17 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Tony Knowles (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | John Spencer (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | England John Spencer | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wales Terry Griffiths | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| George Scott (ENG) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Wales Terry Griffiths | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canada Cliff Thorburn | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dave Martin (ENG) | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Doug Mountjoy (WAL) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Wales Doug Mountjoy | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canada Cliff Thorburn | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Dennis Taylor (NIR) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Canada Cliff Thorburn | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | England Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Ray Reardon (WAL) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne (ENG) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England Willie Thorne | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Australia Eddie Charlton | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eddie Charlton (AUS) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mario Morra (CAN) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Australia Eddie Charlton | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | England Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Silvino Francisco (RSA) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Donnelly (SCO) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa Silvino Francisco | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | England Steve Davis | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Steve Davis (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mike Watterson (ENG) | 0 |
Qualifying
The final qualifying round was played at the Romiley Forum in Stockport in September.