1982 Professional Players Tournament
The 1982 Professional Players Tournament was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place in two venues in the Birmingham area. One was at the La Reserve in Sutton Coldfield and the other was the International Snooker Club in Aston. It was the first tournament in a series which is now known as the World Open. The event was untelevised and unsponsored.
Ray Reardon defeated Jimmy White 10–5 in the final to win the first prize of £5,000 and his first ranking title since the 1978 World Championship. Reardon became the oldest winner of a ranking event at the age of 50 years and 14 days. This record stood for 43 years, until Mark Williams won the 2025 Xi'an Grand Prix aged 50 years and 206 days.
Six places in the 1983 Masters were allocated to the players – those not already in the field – who advanced furthest in this event. These were semi-finalist John Virgo; quarter-finalists Joe Johnson, Dean Reynolds and Bill Werbeniuk; and Mark Wildman and Tony Meo who lost in the last 16.
Century breaks
- 135, 109 Willie Thorne
- 132 Ray Reardon
- 126 John Spencer
- 119 Terry Griffiths
- 113 Ian Black
- 112 Dean Reynolds
- 101 Bill Werbeniuk