1983 Pontins Brean Sands

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

1983 Pontins Brean Sands

Tournament information
Dates	21–27 May 1983 (1983-05-21 – 1983-05-27)
Venue	Sands Holiday Village
City	Burnham-on-Sea
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Final
Champion	Tony Meo
Runner-up	Silvino Francisco
Score	9–7

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]

Group stage

• Silvino Francisco 5–4 Jimmy White
• Tony Meo 5–4 Silvino Francisco
• Tony Meo 6–3 Jimmy White
• John Spencer 6–3 Cliff Wilson
• John Virgo 7–2 Cliff Wilson
• John Virgo 8–1 John Spencer

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Tony Meo		5
	John Spencer		4
						Tony Meo		9
						Silvino Francisco		7
	Silvino Francisco		5
	John Virgo		0