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
Tournaments22
Triple Crown winners
UK Championship Alex Higgins
Masters Jimmy White
World Championship Steve Davis

Calendar
Date[n 1] Rank Tournament name Venue City Winner Runner-up Score Reference
07–04 07–15  AUS NR Australian Masters Channel 10 Television Studios Sydney Cliff Thorburn Bill Werbeniuk 7–3 [1][2]
08–?? 08–??  CAN NR Canadian Professional Championship Canadian National Exhibition Stadium Toronto Kirk Stevens Frank Jonik 9–8 [3]
08–05 08–07  HKG NR Hong Kong Masters Hong Kong Doug Mountjoy Terry Griffiths 4–3 [4]
08–11 08–13  THA NR Thailand Masters Thai Nippon Stadium Bangkok Tony Meo Steve Davis 2–1 [5]
08–26 08–28  SCO NR Scottish Professional Championship Glasgow University Glasgow Murdo MacLeod Eddie Sinclair 11–9 [6]
09–22 09–25  SCO NR Scottish Masters Skean Dhu Hotel Glasgow Steve Davis Tony Knowles 9–6 [7]
10–01 10–09  ENG WR International Open Eldon Square Recreation Centre Newcastle Steve Davis Cliff Thorburn 9–4 [8]
10–10 10–21  ENG WR Professional Players Tournament Redwood Lodge Bristol Tony Knowles Joe Johnson 9–8 [9]
10–22 10–30  ENG NR World Team Classic (team event) Hexagon Theatre Reading  England  Wales 4–2 [10][11]
11–18 12–04  ENG NR UK Championship Guild Hall Preston Alex Higgins Steve Davis 16–15 [12]
12–09 12–18  ENG NR World Doubles Championship Derngate Centre Northampton Steve Davis
Tony Meo		 Tony Knowles
Jimmy White		 10–2 [13][14]
12–28 12–30  ENG NR Pot Black[n 2] BBC Studios Birmingham Terry Griffiths John Spencer 2–1 [15][16]
01–08 01–15  ENG WR The Classic Spectrum Arena Warrington Steve Davis Tony Meo 9–8 [17]
01–22 01–29  ENG NR The Masters Wembley Conference Centre London Jimmy White Terry Griffiths 9–5 [18][19]
02–?? 02–??  RSA NR South African Professional Championship Jimmy van Rensberg Perrie Mans 10–7 [3]
02–21 02–24  ENG NR Tolly Cobbold Classic Corn Exchange Ipswich Steve Davis Tony Knowles 8–2 [20]
02–27 03–04  ENG NR International Masters Assembly Rooms Derby Steve Davis Dave Martin [n 3] [21][22]
03–05 03–11  WAL NR Welsh Professional Championship Ebbw Vale Leisure Centre Ebbw Vale Doug Mountjoy Cliff Wilson 9–3 [23]
03–27 04–01  IRL NR Irish Masters Goff's Kill Steve Davis Terry Griffiths 9–1 [24]
11–11 04–14  GBR NR Professional Snooker League John Virgo Dennis Taylor [n 4] [25]
04–21 05–07  ENG WR World Snooker Championship Crucible Theatre Sheffield Steve Davis Jimmy White 18–16 [26]
05–12 05–19  WAL NR Pontins Professional Pontins Prestatyn Willie Thorne John Spencer 9–7 [27][28]
WR = World ranking event
NR = Non-ranking 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.[29][30][31]

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
  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 John Dunning.
  4. No play-off was held and the title was decided on league table only. Kirk Stevens withdrew after seven matches.

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