The 1982–83 snooker season was a series of

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tournaments played between 7 July 1982 and 27 May 1983. The following table outlines the results for

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events and the invitational events. __TOC__

New professional players

In May 1982, the

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accepted the applications of six players to become professional: Pascal Burke, Bob Harris, Graham Cripsey, Ian Williamson, Les Dodd and Mick Fisher. There were 13 rejected applications, including those of Barry West, Tony Kearney, Paul Watchorn, and

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. In October, John Campbell,

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, Warren King, Wayne Sanderson, and Watchorn were admitted as professionals. Joe O'Boye, Dave Gilbert and Longworth were among several applicants who were refused.

Calendar

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.

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References

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1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

Season 1983 Season 1982