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]