The 1983 Lada Classic was the 4th edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 9–16 January 1983. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire, and the tournament expanded from eight to sixteen professional players and ITV showed the coverage from the second day.
Steve Davis appeared in his third consecutive final and he regained the title beating Canada's Bill Werbeniuk by 9–5.
Main draw
Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 16 January 1983. Steve Davis 9–5 Bill Werbeniuk 15–103(76), 69–21, 63(54)–25, 17–76, 77–42, 71–13, 1–107 (63), 51–60, 68(60)–15, 0–81(81), 53–43, 59(56)–54, 65–29, 92–20 60 Highest break 81 0 Century breaks 0 3 50+ breaks 3
Century breaks 101 Bill Werbeniuk
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