| Tournament Name: | The Lada Classic |
| Venue: | Civic Centre |
| Location: | Oldham |
| Country: | England |
| Organisation: | WPBSA |
| Format: | Non-Ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £15,000[1] |
| Winners Share: | £5,000[2] |
| Highest Break: | Steve Davis (147) |
| Winner: | Terry Griffiths |
| Runner Up: | Steve Davis |
| Score: | 9–8 |
| Previous: | 1980 (December) |
| Next: | 1983 |
The 1982 Lada Classic was the 1982 edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 10 to 13 January 1982.The tournament was played at the Civic Centre in Oldham, Greater Manchester, and featured eight professional players.
Steve Davis made the first televised maximum 147 break in snooker history during his quarter-final match against John Spencer, winning a Lada car for his efforts. Terry Griffiths won the tournament, beating Davis 9–8 in the final.[3]
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Civic Centre, Oldham, England, 13 January 1982.[4] | |||
| Terry Griffiths | 9–8 | Steve Davis | |
| 14–101(96), 84(55)–24, 69–43, 11–79(57), 14–71, 62–31, 86(52)–39, 73–31, 86(86)–7, 57–47, 82–30, 38–80(52), 4–101(101), 37–71, 49–63, 0–132(50), 70–58 | |||
| 86 | Highest break | 101 | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 1 | |
| 3 | 50+ breaks | 5 | |
147, 105, 101 Steve Davis