| Tournament Name: | State ExpressWorld Team Classic |
| Venue: | Hexagon Theatre |
| Location: | Reading |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £60,000 |
| Winners Share: | £20,000 |
| Highest Break: | Cliff Thorburn, 108 |
| Winner: | England |
| Runner Up: | Wales |
| Score: | 4–2 (matches) |
| Previous: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1985 |
The 1983 World Team Classic sponsored by State Express was a team snooker tournament played at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading. All matches including the final were played in the best of six matches with a tie break frame between the captains if it stayed 3-3. England regained the title beating Wales 4–2.
The highest break of the tournament was 108, by Cliff Thorburn.__TOC__
| Country | Player 1 (Captain) | Player 2 | Player 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Werbeniuk | ||||
| Tony Meo | ||||
| Doug Mountjoy | ||||
| Tommy Murphy | ||||
| Warren King | ||||
| Murdo MacLeod |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | 3–4 | Wales | ||
| Canada | 4–2 |  Australia | ||
| Wales | 4–0 | Australia |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4–1 | Northern Ireland | ||
| Northern Ireland | 4–3 | Scotland | ||
| England | 4–0 | Scotland |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 4–1 | Northern Ireland | |||
| Canada | 2–4 | England |
| Final: Best of 7 matches. Referee: Hexagon Theatre, Reading, England. 30 October 1983. | |||
| Steve Davis, Tony Knowles, Tony Meo | 4–2 | Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy | |
| Davis v Mountjoy: 16–103 (67), 19–94, 0–1 Meo v Reardon: 68–38, 59–54, 1–1 Knowles v Griffiths: 115–0, 14–93, 115 (58, 49)–8, 2–1 Knowles v Mountjoy: 48–80, 59–26, 94–48, 3–1 Meo v Griffiths: 31–77, 40–64, 3–2 Davis v Reardon: 86–34, 81–15, 4–2 | |||
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