1983 Pontins Brean Sands

The 1983 Pontins Brean Sands Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament which took place in May 1983 in Burnham-on-Sea, England.[1]

1983 Pontins Brean Sands
Tournament information
Dates21–27 May 1983 (1983-05-21 – 1983-05-27)
VenueSands Holiday Village
CityBurnham-on-Sea
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatNon-ranking event
Final
ChampionEngland Tony Meo
Runner-upSouth Africa Silvino Francisco
Score9–7

The tournament featured six professional players. Beginning with a single group stage, four players advanced to the semi-finals. The group matches and semi-finals were contested over the best of 9 frames, and the final over the best of 17 frames. Unlike other tournaments, all 9 frames in the group stage were played even when a match had already been won.

Tony Meo won the event, beating Silvino Francisco 9–7 in the final.[2]

Group stage

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Knockout stage

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Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
      
  Tony Meo 5
  John Spencer 4
  Tony Meo 9
  Silvino Francisco 7
  Silvino Francisco 5
  John Virgo 0

References

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  1. ^ "Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ^ Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 149.