1983 Scottish Masters
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22–25 September 1983 |
| Venue | Skean Dhu Hotel |
| City | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £26,000 |
| Winner's share | £10,000 |
| Highest break |  Steve Davis (ENG) (137) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Tony Knowles (ENG) |
| Score | 9–6 |
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The 1983 Langs Supreme Scottish Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 25 September 1983 at the Skean Dhu Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland.[1]
Steve Davis beat Murdo MacLeod 5–1 in the quarter-finals, including breaks of 102 and 137.[2] Alex Higgins beat Jimmy White 5–3, after White had won the first two frames, and Tony Knowles beat Tony Meo 5–4 after winning the last three frames.[3]
Steve Davis won the tournament by defeating Tony Knowles 9–6 in the final, finishing the match with a break of 114 and winning the first prize of £10,000.[4][5]
Tournament draw[edit]
| Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 Frames | ||||||||
| Steve Davis (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO) | 1 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 6 | |||||||||
 Alex Higgins | 2 | |||||||||
| Alex Higgins (NIR) | 5 | |||||||||
| Jimmy White (ENG) | 3 | |||||||||
| Steve Davis | 9 | |||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Knowles (ENG) | 5 | |||||||||
| Tony Meo (ENG) | 4 | |||||||||
| Tony Knowles | 6 | |||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn | 2 | |||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn (CAN) | 5 | |||||||||
 Terry Griffiths (WAL) | 1 | |||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Scottish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ "McLeod no match for the Master". The Glasgow Herald. 23 September 1983. p. 21.
- ^ "Higgins tames White". The Glasgow Herald. 24 September 1983. p. 17.
- ^ "Davis proves he's still the Master". The Glasgow Herald. 26 September 1983. p. 18.
- ^ a b Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 150.