1983 Pontins Brean Sands Explained

Tournament Name:1983 Pontins Brean Sands
Venue:Sands Holiday Village
Location:Burnham-on-Sea
Country:England
Organisation:WPBSA
Format:Non-ranking event
Winner: Tony Meo
Runner Up: Silvino Francisco
Score:9–7

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brief History of the Pontins Open and Professional. https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200841/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pontins.html. dead. 28 February 2012. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. 12 January 2018.
  2. Book: Layton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. 149.