Tolly Cobbold Classic

The Tolly Cobbold Classic was a non-ranking snooker tournament staged between 1979 and 1984. It was held at the Corn Exchange in Ipswich and sponsored by local brewers Tolly Cobbold. It is not to be confused with the Classic ranking event.

Tolly Cobbold Classic

Tournament information
Venue	Corn Exchange
Location	Ipswich
Country	England
Established	1979
Organisation(s)	World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Format	Non-ranking event
Final year	1984
Final champion	Steve Davis

History

Tolly Cobbold began a four-man tournament in Corn Exchange, Ipswich in 1978, and with television coverage by Anglia TV the Tolly Cobbold Classic began in 1979 at the same location.^[1]

The event used three different formats during its history. In 1979 and 1981 there were two groups of four, with the winner of the groups advancing to the final. In 1980 only four players participated in a round-robin group, with the top 2 players advancing to the final. Between 1982 and 1984 the tournament was converted to a knock-out format with eight players.^[1] After the 1984 event Tolly Cobbold decided to sponsor the English Professional Championship instead, and the event was abandoned.^[1]

Winners

^[1]

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Final score	Season
1979	Alex Higgins	Ray Reardon	5–4	1978/79
1980	Alex Higgins	Dennis Taylor	5–4	1979/80
1981	Graham Miles	Cliff Thorburn	5–1	1980/81
1982[2]	Steve Davis	Dennis Taylor	8–3	1981/82
1983[2]	Steve Davis	Terry Griffiths	7–5	1982/83
1984[2]	Steve Davis	Tony Knowles	8–2	1983/84