The 1982 Irish Masters was the eighth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 23 to 28 March 1982.[4] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured twelve professional players.
Terry Griffiths won the title for the third year in a row, beating Steve Davis 9–5 in the final.
Main draw
| Round 1 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
 Steve Davis
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Doug Mountjoy
| 5 | Doug Mountjoy
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Eugene Hughes
| 4 | Steve Davis
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 5 |  Cliff Thorburn
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jim Wych
| 3 | Steve Davis
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
| 5 | Tony Meo
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 3 | Terry Griffiths
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 5 | Dennis Taylor
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dessie Sheehan
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Gilleece, Dermot (29 March 1982). "Higgins very close to being disqualified". The Irish Times. Dublin. p. 16.
- ^ "Griffiths again takes Irish title". The Daily Telegraph. London. 29 March 1982. p. 26.
- ^ Everton, Clive (1981). The Guinness Book of Snooker. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 166. ISBN 0851122302.
- ^ Everton, Clive (3 February 1982). "Shorter matches put Davis at risk". The Guardian. London. p. 21.
- ^ "Irish Masters". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "1982 Irish Masters Results". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2017.