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Tournament information
Dates	4–15 July 1983 (1983-07-04 – 1983-07-15)
Venue	Channel 10 Television Studios
City	Sydney
Country	Australia
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	$100,000
Winner's share	$20,000
Highest break	Cliff Thorburn (CAN), 129
Final
Champion	Cliff Thorburn (CAN)
Runner-up	Bill Werbeniuk (CAN)
Score	7–3
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The 1983 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 4–15 July 1983 at Channel 10 Television Studios in Sydney, Australia.

Cliff Thorburn won the tournament by defeating Bill Werbeniuk 7–3 in the final. He made the tournament's highest break, 129, in the semi-finals.

Main draw

	Round 1 Best of 5 Frames					Quarter-finals Best of 7 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 9 Frames					Final Best of 13 Frames
	Cliff Thorburn		3
	Warren King		1			Cliff Thorburn		4
	Jimmy White		3			Jimmy White		2
	Ian Anderson		2								Cliff Thorburn		5
	Kirk Stevens		3								Kirk Stevens		2
	Doug Mountjoy		1			Kirk Stevens		4
	Eddie Charlton		3			Eddie Charlton		1
	Paddy Morgan		2													Cliff Thorburn		7
	Bill Werbeniuk		3													Bill Werbeniuk		3
	Dennis Taylor		2			Bill Werbeniuk		4
	Alex Higgins		3			Alex Higgins		0
	John Spencer		2								Bill Werbeniuk		5
	Tony Knowles		3								Tony Knowles		0
	John Campbell		1			Tony Knowles		4
	Tony Meo		3			Tony Meo		3
	David Taylor		0

Notes

1. Including $10,000 for a maximum break, which was not awarded.

References

1. "Australian Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
2. ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 150.
3. "Winfield Masters". Snooker Scene. August 1983. pp. 5–11.

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