1984 Masters Snooker
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The 1984 Benson and Hedges Masters took place between January 22 and January 28, 1984 at the Wembley Conference Centre. The Masters, now in it's 10th year turned the format into a championship for the game's Top 16 players from the start of that season (This years would be from the positions from after the 1983 World Championship). The BBC which televises the competition also extended their coverage to 7 days by televising all the matches from the Last 16 and beyond. The prize money was also more than double what it was the previous year. Defending champion Cliff Thorburn got knocked out to John Spencer 4-5 in the first round. But it was best known for Canadian Kirk Stevens's 147 against Jimmy White in the semi-finals, which he made during the 10th frame of the match. The break earned Stevens £10,000 for the 147, £1,000 for the highest break, and a gold award for breaking the record in the tournament. Meanwhile, White won the match 6-5 and went on to win the title for the first and, so far, only time. In front of his home crowd he beat Welshman Terry Griffiths, who had made it to his 4th final in 5 years.
[edit] Prize Money
Total: £115,000
Winner: £35,000
Semi-Finalists: £9,000
Highest Break: £1,000
147 break: £10,000
[edit] Highest Break
147 Kirk Stevens
[edit] Knockout stage
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
 John Spencer |
5 | |||||||||||||
 Cliff Thorburn |
4 | |||||||||||||
 Terry Griffiths |
5 | |||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
4 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 January | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk |
? | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
? | |||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 29 January | ||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
9 | |||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
5 | |||||||||||||
 Eddie Charlton |
2 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
3 | |||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon |
5 | |||||||||||||
| 28 January | ||||||||||||||
| John Virgo |
? | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White |
6 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
5 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor |
1 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
? | |||||||||||||
| Steve Davis |
5 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo |
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