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1983–84 snooker season

January 01, 1970

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 Championship Alex Higgins
Masters Jimmy White
World Championship Steve Davis

New professional players edit

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 edit

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

Official rankings edit

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.[31][32][33]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Dates use the mm-dd date 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   John Dunning.
  4. ^ No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only.   Kirk Stevens withdrew after seven matches.

References edit

  1. ^ "New professionals: inconsistent policy favours overseas applicants". Snooker Scene. August 1983. pp. 14–15.
  2. ^ "Sport saddened by death of Bill Werbeniuk". The Times. 23 January 2003. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ Turner, Chris. . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. p. 25. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.
  5. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  6. ^ Snooker Scene, September 1983, page 7
  7. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  8. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Steve Is The Master Again". Evening Times. 26 September 1983. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  10. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  11. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  12. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Davis leads England to second win". Evening Times. 31 October 1983. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  14. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  15. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Easy for Davis & Meo". The Herald. Glasgow. 19 December 1983. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
  17. ^ . Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008.
  18. ^ . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  19. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  20. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  21. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: Hunter's first ranking title". Eurosport UK. from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  22. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  23. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  24. ^ Turner, Chris. "On this Week: British success for the Whirlwind". Eurosport UK. from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  25. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  26. ^ Turner, Chris. . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  27. ^ Snooker Scene, April 1985, page 14
  28. ^ Turner, Chris. . Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  29. ^ . Global Snooker Centre. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  30. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
  31. ^ Turner, Chris. . cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 8 June 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  32. ^ "Ranking History". Snooker.org. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  33. ^ Hayton, Eric (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 0-9548549-0-X.

January 01, 1970
1983, snooker, season, series, snooker, tournaments, played, between, july, 1983, 1984, following, table, outlines, results, ranking, invitational, events, detailsduration4, july, 1983, 1984tournaments23, ranking, events, triple, crown, winnersuk, championship. 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 seasonDetailsDuration4 July 1983 19 May 1984Tournaments23 4 ranking events Triple Crown winnersUK ChampionshipAlex HigginsMastersJimmy WhiteWorld ChampionshipSteve Davis 1982 831984 85 Contents 1 New professional players 2 Calendar 3 Official rankings 4 Notes 5 ReferencesNew professional players editThe 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 editDate n 1 Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner up Score Reference 07 07 nbsp NZL NR New Zealand Masters nbsp Bill Werbeniuk nbsp Doug Mountjoy 1 0 2 07 04 07 15 nbsp AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney nbsp Cliff Thorburn nbsp Bill Werbeniuk 7 3 3 4 08 05 08 07 nbsp HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Queen Elizabeth Stadium Hong Kong nbsp Doug Mountjoy nbsp Terry Griffiths 4 3 5 08 11 08 13 nbsp THA NR Thailand Masters Thai Nippon Stadium Bangkok nbsp Tony Meo nbsp Steve Davis 2 1 6 08 26 08 28 nbsp SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Glasgow University Glasgow nbsp Murdo MacLeod nbsp Eddie Sinclair 11 9 7 08 23 09 04 nbsp CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto nbsp Kirk Stevens nbsp Frank Jonik 9 8 8 09 22 09 25 nbsp SCO NR Scottish Masters Skean Dhu Hotel Glasgow nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Tony Knowles 9 6 9 10 01 10 09 nbsp ENG WR International Open Eldon Square Recreation Centre Newcastle nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Cliff Thorburn 9 4 10 10 10 10 21 nbsp ENG WR Professional Players Tournament Redwood Lodge Bristol nbsp Tony Knowles nbsp Joe Johnson 9 8 11 10 22 10 30 nbsp ENG TE World Team Classic Hexagon Theatre Reading nbsp England nbsp Wales 4 2 12 13 11 18 12 04 nbsp ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston nbsp Alex Higgins nbsp Steve Davis 16 15 14 12 09 12 18 nbsp ENG TE World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Tony Meo nbsp Tony Knowles nbsp Jimmy White 10 2 15 16 12 28 12 30 nbsp ENG NR Pot Black n 2 BBC Studios Birmingham nbsp Terry Griffiths nbsp John Spencer 2 1 17 18 01 08 01 15 nbsp ENG WR The Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Tony Meo 9 8 19 01 22 01 29 nbsp ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London nbsp Jimmy White nbsp Terry Griffiths 9 5 20 21 02 21 02 24 nbsp ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Tony Knowles 8 2 22 02 27 03 04 nbsp ENG NR International Masters Assembly Rooms Derby nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Dave Martin n 3 23 24 03 07 03 11 nbsp WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale nbsp Doug Mountjoy nbsp Cliff Wilson 9 3 25 03 27 04 01 nbsp IRL NR Irish Masters Goff s Kill nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Terry Griffiths 9 1 26 11 11 04 14 nbsp GBR NR Professional Snooker League nbsp John Virgo nbsp Dennis Taylor n 4 27 04 21 05 07 nbsp ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield nbsp Steve Davis nbsp Jimmy White 18 16 28 05 12 05 19 nbsp WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn nbsp Willie Thorne nbsp John Spencer 9 7 29 30 WR World ranking event NR Non ranking event TE Team eventOfficial rankings editMain 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 31 32 33 No Ch Name 1 nbsp nbsp Steve Davis 2 nbsp nbsp Ray Reardon 3 nbsp nbsp Cliff Thorburn 4 nbsp nbsp Tony Knowles 5 nbsp nbsp Alex Higgins 6 nbsp nbsp Eddie Charlton 7 nbsp nbsp Kirk Stevens 8 nbsp nbsp Bill Werbeniuk 9 nbsp nbsp Terry Griffiths 10 nbsp nbsp David Taylor 11 nbsp nbsp Jimmy White 12 nbsp nbsp Doug Mountjoy 13 nbsp nbsp Dennis Taylor 14 nbsp nbsp John Virgo 15 nbsp nbsp Tony Meo 16 nbsp nbsp John SpencerNotes edit Dates use the mm dd date format Event was played and recorded in December 1983 but broadcast in the summer of 1984 Final was decided on a three man round robin basis the third player was nbsp John Dunning No play off was held and the title was decided on league table only nbsp Kirk Stevens withdrew after seven matches References edit New professionals inconsistent policy favours overseas applicants Snooker Scene August 1983 pp 14 15 Sport saddened by death of Bill Werbeniuk The Times 23 January 2003 Retrieved 10 November 2020 Turner Chris Australian Masters Chris Turner s Snooker Archive Archived from the original on 30 September 2010 Retrieved 10 November 2011 Hayton Eric 2004 The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker Lowestoft Rose Villa Publications p 25 ISBN 0 9548549 0 X 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 Snooker Scene September 1983 page 7 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 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 Steve Is The Master Again Evening Times 26 September 1983 Retrieved 7 May 2013 Turner Chris International Open Goya Matchroom Trophy cajt 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