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1984 Grand Prix (snooker)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament_name | Rothmans Grand Prix |
| dates | |
| venue | Hexagon Theatre |
| location | Reading |
| country | England |
| organisation | WPBSA |
| format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £225,000 |
| winners_share | £45,000 |
| winner | Dennis Taylor |
| runner_up | Cliff Thorburn |
| score | 10–2 |
| previous | [1983](1983-professional-players-tournament) |
| next | [1985](1985-grand-prix-snooker) |
The 1984 Rothmans Grand Prix was the first edition of the tournament under the Grand Prix name and had replaced the Professional Players Tournament name, which was used first in 1982. Total prize money was £225,000, then the largest in the history of snooker. Unlike the Professional Players Tournament, the BBC televised the event, which was held at the Hexagon Theatre in Reading, England. The venue had previously hosted the World Team Classic since 1981, an event formerly also televised by the BBC. The last-16 televised stages took place between 20 and 28 October 1984.
The last-16 matches were played from 20 to 23 October. Dean Reynolds beat Silvino Francisco 5–1, although television replays twice showed him committing fouls that went unnoticed by the referee.
Tony Knowles was the defending champion, however he lost 2–5 to Neal Foulds in the quarter-finals. Foulds met Dennis Taylor in the semi-finals, losing 3–9, having lost all seven frames in the afternoon session. In the other half of the draw, Cliff Thorburn beat Doug Mountjoy 5–3, while Steve Davis beat Dean Reynolds 5–0. Thorburn beat Davis 9–7 in the semi-finals.
Dennis Taylor won his first major tournament after 13 years as a professional by defeating Cliff Thorburn 10–2 in the final, emotionally dedicating the victory to his mother, who had died shortly before the tournament was held. He won the first prize of £45,000.
Main draw
| team-width=200 Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames Best of 17 frames Best of 19 frames
| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Tony Knowles | RD1-score01=5 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Ian Williamson | RD1-score02=2 | RD1-seed03=12 | RD1-team03=Willie Thorne | RD1-score03=1 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Neal Foulds | RD1-score04=5 | RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Ray Reardon | RD1-score05=3 | RD1-seed06=11 | RD1-team06=Dennis Taylor | RD1-score06=5 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Mike Hallett | RD1-score07=3 | RD1-seed08=4 | RD1-team08=Kirk Stevens | RD1-score08=5 | RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=Cliff Thorburn | RD1-score09=5 | RD1-seed10=10 | RD1-team10=Tony Meo | RD1-score10=4 | RD1-seed11=15 | RD1-team11=Doug Mountjoy | RD1-score11=5 | RD1-seed12=6 | RD1-team12=Eddie Charlton | RD1-score12=4 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Silvino Francisco | RD1-score13=1 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Dean Reynolds | RD1-score14=5 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=David Taylor | RD1-score15=1 | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=Steve Davis | RD1-score16=5 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=ENG Tony Knowles | RD2-score01=2 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=ENG Neal Foulds | RD2-score02=5 | RD2-seed03=11 | RD2-team03=NIR Dennis Taylor | RD2-score03=5 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=CAN Kirk Stevens | RD2-score04=2 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD2-score05=5 | RD2-seed06=15 | RD2-team06=WAL Doug Mountjoy | RD2-score06=3 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=ENG Dean Reynolds | RD2-score07=0 | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=ENG Steve Davis | RD2-score08=5 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=ENG Neal Foulds | RD3-score01=3 | RD3-seed02=11 | RD3-team02=NIR Dennis Taylor | RD3-score02=9 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD3-score03=9 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=ENG Steve Davis | RD3-score04=7 | RD4-seed01=11 | RD4-team01=NIR Dennis Taylor | RD4-score01=10 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=CAN Cliff Thorburn | RD4-score02=2
Final
| *1* | Century breaks | *0* |
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Qualifying
Qualifying took place in Bristol earlier in October 1984. The leading 32 players started at the last 64 stage and needed to win two matches to reach the televised stage.
|team-width = 220 Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames ||Tony Knowles| 5| Vic Harris| 1 ||John Dunning| 5| Perrie Mans| 4 ||Ian Williamson| 5| Bill Werbeniuk| 2 ||Joe Johnson| 5| Paul Medati| 1 ||Willie Thorne| 5| Steve Newbury| 2 ||Murdo MacLeod| 5| Warren King| 4 ||Neal Foulds| 5| Bert Demarco| 2 ||Tony Jones| 5| Terry Griffiths| 3 ||Ray Reardon| 5| Colin Roscoe| 1 ||Cliff Wilson| 5| Jim Donnelly| 2 ||Dennis Taylor| 5| Paul Watchorn| 1 ||John Virgo| 5| Malcolm Bradley| 0 ||Alex Higgins| 5| Roger Bales| 1 ||Mike Hallett| 5| Dessie Sheehan| 1 ||Rex Williams| 5| Dave Chalmers| 0 ||Kirk Stevens| 5| Tony Chappel| 3 ||ENG Tony Knowles| 5| ENG John Dunning| 1 ||ENG Ian Williamson| 5| ENG Joe Johnson| 4 ||ENG Willie Thorne| 5| SCO Murdo MacLeod| 3 ||ENG Neal Foulds| 5| ENG Tony Jones| 0 ||WAL Ray Reardon| 5| WAL Cliff Wilson| 4 ||NIR Dennis Taylor| 5| ENG John Virgo| 3 ||NIR Alex Higgins| 3| ENG Mike Hallett| 5 ||ENG Rex Williams| 3| CAN Kirk Stevens| 5 |team-width = 220 Best of 9 frames Best of 9 frames ||Cliff Thorburn| 5| Gino Rigitano| 4 ||John Campbell| 5| Wayne Jones| 4 ||Tony Meo| 5| Pascal Burke| 1 ||Dave Martin| 5| Bob Chaperon| 4 ||Doug Mountjoy| 5| Eddie McLaughlin| 4 ||Mark Wildman| 5| Jack McLaughlin| 3 ||John Parrott| 5| Marcel Gauvreau| 3 ||Eddie Charlton| 5| Clive Everton| 1 ||Jimmy White| 5| Bill Oliver| 1 ||Silvino Francisco| 5| Steve Duggan| 3 ||Peter Francisco| 5| John Spencer| 2 ||Dean Reynolds| 5| Danny Fowler| 2 ||David Taylor| 5| Dene O'Kane| 1 ||John Rea| 5| Eugene Hughes| 4 ||Graham Miles| 5| Tommy Murphy| 3 ||Steve Davis| 5| Mario Morra| 2 ||CAN Cliff Thorburn| 5| AUS John Campbell| 1 ||ENG Tony Meo| 5| ENG Dave Martin| 1 ||WAL Doug Mountjoy| 5| ENG Mark Wildman| 0 ||ENG John Parrott| 1| AUS Eddie Charlton| 5 ||ENG Jimmy White| 1| RSA Silvino Francisco| 5 ||RSA Peter Francisco| 4| ENG Dean Reynolds| 5 ||ENG David Taylor| 5| SCO John Rea| 1 ||ENG Graham Miles| 0| ENG Steve Davis| 5
References
References
- Turner, Chris. "Professional Players Tournament, Grand Prix, LG Cup". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
- (24 October 1984). "Reynolds reaches the last eight - nudge, nudge". [[The Glasgow Herald]].
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- "Grand Prix". Snooker Scene.
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