The 1983 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 16 April and 2 May 1983 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. This was the third and final wo
John Virgo (pictured in 2003) made a break of 101 in qualifying for the event.
Jimmy White (pictured in 2013) was the only seeded player to lose in the first round.
Cliff Thorburn (pictured in 2007) compiled a maximum break, the first made at the World Championship.
Steve Davis (pictured in 2010) won his second World Championship with a session to spare.
The 1982 World Snooker Championship was a professional snooker tournament that took place between 30 April and 16 May 1982 at the Crucible Theatre, in Sheffield, England. It was the only event of the
1983 World Snooker Championship
…of the event received £30,000, and the tournament was sponsored by cigarette company Embassy. Alex Higgins was the defending champion, having won the 1982 championship, but he lost 5–16 to Steve Davis in the semi-finals. Davis, the 1981 champion, won the event for the second time, defeating Cliff Thorburn 18–6 in the…
Jimmy White (pictured in 2016) was the only non-seeded player to reach the semi-finals, defeating Kirk Stevens 13–9.