Snooker season 1983/1984

Snooker season 1983/1984
Details
Duration 4 July 1983–19 May 1984
Tournaments 22
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
Masters England Jimmy White
World Championship England Steve Davis

The snooker season 1983/1984 was a series of snooker tournaments played between 4 July 1983 and 19 May 1984. The following table outlines the results for the ranking and the invitational events.

Calendar

Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–04 07–15  AUS Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bill Werbeniuk 7–3 [1][2]
08–?? 08–??  CAN Canadian Professional Championship Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Frank Jonik 9–8 [3]
08–05 08–07  HKG Hong Kong Masters Hong Kong Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Terry Griffiths 4–3 [4]
08–11 08–13  THA Bangkok Golden Cue Tournament Thai Nippon Stadium Bangkok England Tony Meo England Steve Davis 2–1 [5]
08–26 08–28  SCO Scottish Professional Championship Glasgow University Glasgow Scotland Murdo MacLeod Scotland Eddie Sinclair 11–9 [6]
09–22 09–25  SCO Scottish Masters Skean Dhu Hotel Glasgow England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 9–6 [7]
10–01 10–09  ENG WR International Open Eldon Square Recreation Centre Newcastle England Steve Davis Canada Cliff Thorburn 9–4 [8]
10–10 10–21  ENG WR Professional Players Tournament Redwood Lodge Bristol England Tony Knowles England Joe Johnson 9–8 [9]
10–22 10–30  ENG World Team Classic Hexagon Theatre Reading  England  Wales 4–2 [10][11]
11–18 12–04  ENG UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England Steve Davis 16–15 [12]
12–09 12–18  ENG World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton England Steve Davis
England Tony Meo		 England Tony Knowles
England Jimmy White		 10–2 [13][14]
12–28 12–30  ENG Pot Black[n 2] BBC Studios Birmingham Wales Terry Griffiths England John Spencer 2–1 [15][16]
01–08 01–15  ENG WR Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington England Steve Davis England Tony Meo 9–8 [17]
01–22 01–29  ENG Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Jimmy White Wales Terry Griffiths 9–5 [18][19]
02–?? 02–??  RSA South African Professional Championship South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg South Africa Perrie Mans 10–7 [3]
02–21 02–24  ENG Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 8–2 [20]
02–27 03–04  ENG International Masters Assembly Rooms Derby England Steve Davis England Dave Martin [n 3] [21][22]
03–05 03–11  WAL Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Cliff Wilson 9–3 [23]
03–27 04–01  IRL Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 9–1 [24]
11–11 04–14  GBR Pro Snooker League England John Virgo Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor [n 4] [25]
04–21 05–07  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 18–16 [26]
05–12 05–19  WAL Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England Willie Thorne England John Spencer 9–7 [27][28]
WR = World ranking event
Non-ranking event

Official rankings

The top 16 of the world rankings, these players automatically played in the final rounds of the world ranking events and were invited for the Masters.[29][30][31]

No. Ch. Name
1 England Steve Davis
2 Wales Ray Reardon
3 Steady Canada Cliff Thorburn
4 England Tony Knowles
5 Northern Ireland Alex Higgins
6 Australia Eddie Charlton
7 Canada Kirk Stevens
8 Canada Bill Werbeniuk
9 Wales Terry Griffiths
10 England David Taylor
11 England Jimmy White
12 Wales Doug Mountjoy
13 Steady Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor
14 England John Virgo
15 England Tony Meo
16 England John Spencer

Notes

  1. ↑ Dates use the month day format
  2. ↑ Event was played and recorded in December 1983, but broadcast in the summer of 1984.
  3. ↑ Final was decided on a three-man round robin basis, the third player was England John Dunning.
  4. ↑ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only. Canada Kirk Stevens withdrew after seven matches.

References

  1. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Australian Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 25. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Turner, Chris. "Other National Professional Championships". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  4. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Other Non-Ranking and Invition Events". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Snooker Scene, September 1983, page 7
  6. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Scottish Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Steve Is The Master Again". Evening Times. 26 September 1983. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Turner, Chris. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  9. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  10. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Cup, World Team Classic, Nations Cup". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  11. ↑ "Davis leads England to second win". Evening Times. 31 October 1983. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  12. ↑ Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  13. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Doubles Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Easy for Davis & Meo". The Glasgow Herald. 19 December 1983. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  15. ↑ "Pot Black History". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  16. ↑ "Pot Black, Junior Pot Black". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  17. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Wilson Classic, Lada Classic, Mercantile Credit Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  18. ↑ Turner, Chris. "The Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  19. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 19 February 20142. Retrieved 3 June 2013. Check date values in: |archivedate= (help)
  20. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Tolly Cobbold Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  21. ↑ Turner, Chris. "British Open Including British Gold Cup, Yamaha Organs Trophy and Yamaha International Masters". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  22. ↑ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  23. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Welsh Professional Championship". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archvie. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  24. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Irish Masters". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  25. ↑ Snooker Scene, April 1985, page 14
  26. ↑ Turner, Chris. "World Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  27. ↑ "Pontin's Roll of Honour". Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  28. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Pontins Open, Pontins Professional, Pontins World Pro-Am Series". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  29. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Historical World Rankings 1975/76 to 1989/90". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  30. ↑ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  31. ↑ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

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