1983–84 snooker season

The 1983–84 snooker season 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.

1983–84 snooker season
Details
Duration4 July 1983 – 19 May 1984
Tournaments23 (4 ranking events)
Triple Crown winners
UK ChampionshipNorthern Ireland Alex Higgins
MastersEngland Jimmy White
World ChampionshipEngland Steve Davis

New professional players

The World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) received 39 applications for professional status for the start of the season. Its subcommittee for considering these (made up of Ray Reardon, John Virgo and Willie Thorne) recommended 17 for acceptance, and these were ratified by the WPBSA Board. The new professionals were Jim Bear, Bob Chaperon, Gino Rigitano, Joe Caggianello and Gerry Watson from Canada; Francois Ellis and Mike Hines from South Africa; George Ganim and James Giannaros from Australia; Paul Mifsud from Malta; Paddy Browne from Ireland; and Tony Jones, Steve Duggan, John Parrott, Neal Foulds, Bill Oliver and John Hargreaves from England.[1]

Calendar

Date[n 1]RankTournament nameVenueCityWinnerRunner-upScoreReference
07-0407-15  AUSNRAustralian MastersChannel 10 Television StudiosSydney Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk7–3[2][3]
07-1907-23  NZLNRNew Zealand MastersAuckland Bill Werbeniuk Doug Mountjoy1–0[4]
08-0508-07  HKGNRHong Kong MastersQueen Elizabeth StadiumHong Kong Doug Mountjoy Terry Griffiths4–3[5]
08-1108-13  THANRThailand MastersThai Nippon StadiumBangkok Tony Meo Steve Davis2–1[6]
08-2608-28  SCONRScottish Professional ChampionshipGlasgow UniversityGlasgow Murdo MacLeod Eddie Sinclair11–9[7]
08-2309-04  CANNRCanadian Professional ChampionshipCanadian National Exhibition StadiumToronto Kirk Stevens Frank Jonik9–8[8]
09-2209-25  SCONRScottish MastersSkean Dhu HotelGlasgow Steve Davis Tony Knowles9–6[9]
10-0110-09  ENGWRInternational OpenEldon Square Recreation CentreNewcastle Steve Davis Cliff Thorburn9–4[10]
10-1010-21  ENGWRProfessional Players TournamentRedwood LodgeBristol Tony Knowles Joe Johnson9–8[11]
10-2210-30  ENGTEWorld Team ClassicHexagon TheatreReading  England  Wales4–2[12][13]
11-1812-04  ENGNRUK ChampionshipGuild HallPreston Alex Higgins Steve Davis16–15[14]
12-0912-18  ENGTEWorld Doubles ChampionshipDerngate CentreNorthampton Steve Davis
Tony Meo
Tony Knowles
Jimmy White
10–2[15][16]
12-2812-30  ENGNRPot Black[n 2]BBC StudiosBirmingham Terry Griffiths John Spencer2–1[17][18]
01-0801-15  ENGWRThe ClassicSpectrum ArenaWarrington Steve Davis Tony Meo9–8[19]
01-2201-29  ENGNRThe MastersWembley Conference CentreLondon Jimmy White Terry Griffiths9–5[20][21]
02-2102-24  ENGNRTolly Cobbold ClassicCorn ExchangeIpswich Steve Davis Tony Knowles8–2[22]
02-2703-04  ENGNRInternational MastersAssembly RoomsDerby Steve Davis Dave Martin[n 3][23][24]
03-0703-11  WALNRWelsh Professional ChampionshipEbbw Vale Leisure CentreEbbw Vale Doug Mountjoy Cliff Wilson9–3[25]
03-2704-01  IRLNRIrish MastersGoff'sKill Steve Davis Terry Griffiths9–1[26]
11-1104-14  GBRNRProfessional Snooker League John Virgo Dennis Taylor[n 4][27]
04-2105-07  ENGWRWorld Snooker ChampionshipCrucible TheatreSheffield Steve Davis Jimmy White18–16[28]
05-1205-19  WALNRPontins ProfessionalPontinsPrestatyn Willie Thorne John Spencer9–7[29][30]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team 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.[31][32][33]

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

Notes

References