| Tournament Name: | State ExpressWorld Team Classic |
| Venue: | Hexagon Theatre |
| Location: | Reading |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £55,000 |
| Winners Share: | £16,500 |
| Highest Break: | , 123 |
| Winner: |  Canada |
| Runner Up: | England |
| Score: | 4–2 (matches) |
| Previous: | 1981 |
| Next: | 1983 |
The 1982 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading and the same seven teams as the previous year competed. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk defeating defending champions England 4–2 in the final.
All matches including the final were played as the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. Canada won their first title with the trio of Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk beating defending champions England 4–2.
Terry Griffiths made the highest break of the tournament, 123. __TOC__
Teams and known results are listed below.[1]
| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Knowles | ||||
| Terry Griffiths | ||||
| Tommy Murphy | ||||
| Kirk Stevens | ||||
| Ian Anderson | ||||
| Jim Donnelly | ||||
| Eugene Hughes |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4–3 | Northern Ireland | ||
| Northern Ireland | 1–4 | Scotland | ||
| England | 4–1 | Scotland |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 3–4 | Canada | ||
| Canada | 4–0 |  Australia | ||
| Wales | 4–1 | Australia |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4–2 | Wales | ||
| Canada | 4–0 | Scotland |
| Final: Best of 7 matches. Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 31 October 1982. | |||
| Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Bill Werbeniuk | 4–2 | Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Tony Knowles | |
| Thorburn v Knowles: 9–120, 43–83 Werbeniuk v Davis: 76–8, 43–67, 66–54 Stevens v White: 31–73, 69–51, 70–67 Stevens v Knowles: 35–63, 4–89 Werbeniuk v White: 65–15, 80–42 Thorburn v Davis: 86–34, 81–15 | |||
| 55 (Werbeniuk) | Highest break | 76 (Knowles) | |
| 0 | Century breaks | 0 | |
| 2 | 50+ breaks | 2 | |