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
VenueCorn Exchange
LocationIpswich
CountryEngland
Established1979
Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
FormatNon-ranking event
Final year1984
Final champion(s) Steve Davis

History

Tolly Cobbold began a four-man tournament in Corn Exchange, Ipswich in 1978, and with television coverage of 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

References
  1. Turner, Chris. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  2. Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Ranking first for Carter". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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