1984 World Snooker Championship

snooker tournament

The 1984 World Snooker Championship was a snooker tournament. It took place between 21 April and 7 May 1984 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The event was run by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), and was the eighth World Snooker Championship to be held at the Crucible since 1977. The event had 94 entries. The total prize fund for the event was £200,000, the highest total pool for any snooker tournament to that date; the winner received £44,000.

1984 Embassy World Snooker Championship
Tournament information
Dates21 April – 7 May 1984
VenueCrucible Theatre
CitySheffield
CountryEngland
Organisation(s)WPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£200,000
Winner's share£44,000
Highest break Rex Williams (ENG) (138)
Final
Champion Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up Jimmy White (ENG)
Score18–16
← 1983
1985

The defending champion was English player Steve Davis, who had won the title twice. He met Jimmy White in the final, which was played as a best-of-35-frames match. Davis won 18–16. Rex Williams made the event's highest break, scoring a 138. Eight century breaks were made during the competition, the fewest since 1978. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy, and broadcast by BBC and ITV.

Prize fund

The total prize fund for the event was the largest for any snooker tournament to that date. The prize fund was £200,000 with the winner receiving £44,000. The breakdown of prize money for the event is shown below:[1][2]

  • Winner: £44,000
  • Runner-up: £22,000
  • Semi-finals: £12,700
  • Quarter-finals: £6,600
  • Last 16: £4,350
  • Last 32: £2,200
  • Qualifying: £450[3]
  • Highest break: £4,000
  • Maximum break: £15,000
  • Total: £200,000

Main draw

Shown below are the results for each round. Numbering in brackets shows player's seed.[1][4][5]

First roundSecond roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
    
              
21 April      
   Steve Davis (ENG) (1) 10
26 & 27 April
   Warren King (AUS) 3 
  Steve Davis (1) 13
21 & 22 April
   John Spencer (16) 5 
   John Spencer (ENG) (16) 10
1 & 2 May
   Graham Miles (ENG) 3 
  Steve Davis (1) 13
22 & 23 April
   Terry Griffiths (9) 10 
   Terry Griffiths (WAL) (9) 10
27 & 28 April
   Paul Mifsud (MLT) 2 
  Terry Griffiths (9) 13
22 & 23 April
   Bill Werbeniuk (8) 5 
   Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (8) 10
3, 4 & 5 May
   Fred Davis (ENG) 4 
  Steve Davis (1) 16
23 & 24 April
   Dennis Taylor (13) 9
   Alex Higgins (NIR) (5) 9
28, 29 & 30 April
   Neal Foulds (ENG) 10 
  Neal Foulds 6
24 & 25 April
   Doug Mountjoy (12) 13 
   Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (12) 10
1 & 2 May
   Mike Hallett (ENG) 4 
  Doug Mountjoy (12) 8
24 & 25 April
   Dennis Taylor (13) 13 
   Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13) 10
29 & 30 April
   Joe Johnson (ENG) 1 
  Dennis Taylor (13) 13
25 & 26 April
   John Parrott 11 
   Tony Knowles (ENG) (4) 7
   John Parrott (ENG) 10 
25 & 26 April      
   Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3) 10
29 & 30 April
   Mario Morra (CAN) 3 
  Cliff Thorburn (3) 13
25 April
   Willie Thorne 11 
   John Virgo (ENG) (14) 9
1 & 2 May
   Willie Thorne (ENG) 10 
  Cliff Thorburn (3) 8
24 April
   Jimmy White (11) 13 
   Jimmy White (ENG) (11) 10
28, 29 & 30 April
   Rex Williams (ENG) 6 
  Jimmy White (11) 13
23 & 24 April
   Eddie Charlton (6) 7 
   Eddie Charlton (AUS) (6) 10
3, 4 & 5 May
   Roy Andrewartha (WAL) 4 
  Jimmy White (11) 16
22 & 23 April
   Kirk Stevens (7) 14
   Kirk Stevens (CAN) (7) 10
27 & 28 April
   Eddie Sinclair (SCO) 1 
  Kirk Stevens (7) 13
22 & 23 April
   David Taylor (10) 10 
   David Taylor (ENG) (10) 10
1 & 2 May
   Marcel Gauvreau (CAN) 5 
  Kirk Stevens (7) 13
21 & 22 April
   Ray Reardon (2) 2 
   Tony Meo (ENG) (15) 5
26, 27 & 28 April
   Silvino Francisco (RSA) 10 
  Silvino Francisco 8
21 April
   Ray Reardon (2) 13 
   Ray Reardon (WAL) (2) 10
   Jim Wych (CAN) 7 
Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 6 & 7 May 1984. Referee: Jim Thorpe[6]
Steve Davis (1)
 England
18–16Jimmy White (11)
 England
73–14, 84–24, 70–65, 51–73, 69–39, 110–15, 77–38, 68–25, 81–0, 0–137, 57–40, 8–104, 120–0, 43–67, 65–61, 73–22, 6–127, 29–62, 1–76, 68–56, 42–65, 29–68, 4–80, 43–67, 64–15, 82–43, 19–91, 73–40, 6–84, 22–72, 40–74, 59–55, 60–65, 77–40Century breaks: 1 (White 1)

Highest break by Davis: 84
Highest break by White: 119

73–14, 84–24, 70–65, 51–73, 69–39, 110–15, 77–38, 68–25, 81–0, 0–137, 57–40, 8–104, 120–0, 43–67, 65–61, 73–22, 6–127, 29–62, 1–76, 68–56, 42–65, 29–68, 4–80, 43–67, 64–15, 82–43, 19–91, 73–40, 6–84, 22–72, 40–74, 59–55, 60–65, 77–40
Steve Davis wins the 1984 Embassy World Snooker ChampionshipBest of 19 framesBest of 25 frames
Best of 25 framesBest of 31 frames 
   
 
   
   
   
 

Century breaks

There were eight centuries in the championship, the fewest since 1978. The highest break of the TV stages was 138 made by Rex Williams.[7][8][9] The highest break in qualifying was a 112 made by Jim Donnelly.[1]

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