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1984 UK Championship

FieldValue
tournament_name1984 Coral UK Championship
dates
venuePreston Guild Hall
locationPreston
countryEngland
organisationWPBSA
formatRanking event
Total prize fund£101,000
winners_share£20,000
highest_breakJack McLaughlin (135)
winnerSteve Davis
runner_upAlex Higgins
score16–8
previous[1983](1983-uk-championship)
next[1985](1985-uk-championship)

The 1984 UK Championship (officially the 1984 Coral UK Championship) was a ranking professional snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 18 November and 2 December 1984. This was the eighth edition of the UK Championship but only the first to be granted ranking status, as it was now open to all professional overseas players as well as those from the UK. The BBC aired the event from the second round onwards with two tables for the coverage up to and including the semi-finals which would remain until 1992. The championship was sponsored by sports betting company Coral.

The defending champion was Alex Higgins who won the 1983 event after defeating Steve Davis 16–15 in the final. The pair met in the final again, with Davis winning 16–8, to win his third UK Championship title. The highest break of the tournament was a 135 made by Jack McLaughlin during the non-televised stages; the highest break of the televised stages was a 134 made by Davis. There was a total prize fund of £101,000 with the winner receiving £20,000.

The final attracted an average of 14.5million viewers on BBC1, peaking at 15.2million.

Prize fund

The winner of the event received a total of £20,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Total:£101,800

Main draw

The tournament featured 32 players. Players in bold denote match winners.

Round of 32 Best of 17 frames Northern Ireland Alex Higgins 9–7 Tony Jones England

Canada Bill Werbeniuk 1–9 Rex Williams England

England Willie Thorne 9–7 John Parrott England

Australia Eddie Charlton 9–4 Silvino Francisco South Africa

Canada Cliff Thorburn 9–4 Jack McLaughlin Northern Ireland

Wales Terry Griffiths 6–9 Cliff Wilson Wales

England David Taylor 9–6 Murdo MacLeod Scotland

Wales Ray Reardon 9–2 Danny Fowler England Canada Kirk Stevens 9–7 Tony Chappel Wales

England John Spencer 6–9 Joe Johnson England

England Tony Knowles 9–5 Marcel Gauvreau Canada

Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor 9–6 Warren King Australia

England Jimmy White 9–5 John Campbell Australia

Wales Doug Mountjoy 9–2 Mike Hallett England

England Steve Davis 9–1 Tommy Murphy Northern Ireland

England Tony Meo 9–4 Eugene Hughes Ireland | team-width=200 ||Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|9|England Rex Williams|7 ||England Willie Thorne|9|Australia Eddie Charlton|7 ||Canada Cliff Thorburn|9|Wales Cliff Wilson|3 ||Wales Ray Reardon|9|England David Taylor|4 ||Canada Kirk Stevens|9|England Joe Johnson|2 ||England Tony Knowles|9|Northern Ireland Dennis Taylor|2 ||England Jimmy White|9|Wales Doug Mountjoy|2 ||England Steve Davis|9|England Tony Meo|7 ||Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|9|England Willie Thorne|5 ||Canada Cliff Thorburn|9|Wales Ray Reardon|8 ||Canada Kirk Stevens|9|England Tony Knowles|7 ||England Jimmy White|4|England Steve Davis|9 ||Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|9|Canada Cliff Thorburn|7 ||Canada Kirk Stevens|2|England Steve Davis|9 ||Northern Ireland Alex Higgins|8|England Steve Davis|16

Final

**2**Century breaks1

Century breaks

A total of 28 century breaks were made during the tournament.

  • 135 Jack McLaughlin
  • 134, 120, 108, 106 Steve Davis
  • 132, 125 Cliff Thorburn
  • 129, 124, 100 Alex Higgins
  • 121 Eddie Sinclair
  • 119, 114, 102 Tony Chappel
  • 119 Willie Thorne
  • 113, 100 Tony Jones
  • 111 Peter Francisco
  • 111 Tony Meo
  • 110 Malcolm Bradley
  • 108 Steve Newbury
  • 107 Tony Knowles
  • 105 Jimmy White
  • 102 Eddie Charlton
  • 101 John Parrott
  • 100 Paddy Browne
  • 100 Robby Foldvari
  • 100 Cliff Wilson

References

References

  1. Turner, Chris. "UK Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive.
  2. (3 December 2001). "UK Championship history". BBC Sport.
  3. (2006). "Humboldt-Ratgeber Snooker".
  4. Waumsley, Rick. (April 1992). "Television's Top Ten". Everton's News Agency.
  5. "1984 UK Championship Prize Money Breakdown". snookerdatabase.co.uk.
  6. "1984 UK Championship Results". Snooker Database.
  7. "UK Championship". Snooker Scene.
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