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

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–?? 07–??  NZL NR New Zealand Masters Canada Bill Werbeniuk Wales Doug Mountjoy 1–0 [1]
07–04 07–15  AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney Canada Cliff Thorburn Canada Bill Werbeniuk 7–3 [2][3]
08–05 08–07  HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Terry Griffiths 4–3 [4]
08–11 08–13  THA NR Thailand Masters Thai Nippon Stadium Bangkok England Tony Meo England Steve Davis 2–1 [5]
08–26 08–28  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Glasgow University Glasgow Scotland Murdo MacLeod Scotland Eddie Sinclair 11–9 [6]
08–23 09–04  CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Canada Kirk Stevens Canada Frank Jonik 9–8 [7]
09–22 09–25  SCO NR Scottish Masters Skean Dhu Hotel Glasgow England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 9–6 [8]
10–01 10–09  ENG WR International Open Eldon Square Recreation Centre Newcastle England Steve Davis Canada Cliff Thorburn 9–4 [9]
10–10 10–21  ENG WR Professional Players Tournament Redwood Lodge Bristol England Tony Knowles England Joe Johnson 9–8 [10]
10–22 10–30  ENG TE World Team Classic Hexagon Theatre Reading  England  Wales 4–2 [11][12]
11–18 12–04  ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Northern Ireland Alex Higgins England Steve Davis 16–15 [13]
12–09 12–18  ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton England Steve Davis
England Tony Meo		 England Tony Knowles
England Jimmy White		 10–2 [14][15]
12–28 12–30  ENG NR Pot Black[n 2] BBC Studios Birmingham Wales Terry Griffiths England John Spencer 2–1 [16][17]
01–08 01–15  ENG WR The Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington England Steve Davis England Tony Meo 9–8 [18]
01–22 01–29  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London England Jimmy White Wales Terry Griffiths 9–5 [19][20]
02–?? 02–??  RSA NR South African Professional Championship South Africa Jimmy van Rensberg South Africa Perrie Mans 10–7 [7]
02–21 02–24  ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich England Steve Davis England Tony Knowles 8–2 [21]
02–27 03–04  ENG NR International Masters Assembly Rooms Derby England Steve Davis England Dave Martin [n 3] [22][23]
03–07 03–11  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale Wales Doug Mountjoy Wales Cliff Wilson 9–3 [24]
03–27 04–01  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill England Steve Davis Wales Terry Griffiths 9–1 [25]
11–11 04–14  GBR NR Professional Snooker League England John Virgo Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor [n 4] [26]
04–21 05–07  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield England Steve Davis England Jimmy White 18–16 [27]
05–12 05–19  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn England Willie Thorne England John Spencer 9–7 [28][29]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking event
TE = Team event

Official rankings
Main article: Snooker world rankings 1983/1984

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.[30][31][32]

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

New professionals

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.[33]

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.

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