1984 Warld Snooker Championship

The 1984 Warld Snooker Championship (an aw referitit tae a the 1984 Embassy Warld Snooker Championship fae the purpose o sponsorship) wis a rankin professional snooker toornament that teuk place atween 21 Apryle an 7 Mae 1984 a the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The event wis organisit bi the Warld Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), and wis the aicht consecutive Warld Snooker Championship tae be held at the Crucible syne the event wis first held thare in 1977. The event featurit 94 participants, wit a qualifyin event for 78 players held in Bristol frae 1 tae 13 Apryle; 16 o thir players qualified for the main stage in Sheffield, whaur thay met 16 invitit seedit competitors. The tot prize fund for the event wis £200,000, the heichest tot pool for ony snooker toornament tae that date; the winner received £44,000.

1984 Embassy Warld Snooker Championship

Tournament information
Dates	21 April – 7 May 1984
Venue	Crucible Theatre
Ceety	Sheffield
Kintra	England
Organisation(s)	WPBSA
Format	rankin event
Tot prize fund	£200,000
Winner's share	£44,000
Heichest brak	Rex Williams (ENG) (138)
Feenal
Champion	Steve Davis (ENG)
Rinner-up	Jimmy White (ENG)
Score	18–16
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Main draw

Shawn ablo are the results for each roond. Numbering in brackets shows player's seed.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Best of 19 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 25 frames

Best of 31 frames

21 April

Steve Davis (ENG) (1)

10

26 & 27 April

Warren King (AUS)

3

Steve Davis (1)

13

21 & 22 April

John Spencer (16)

5

John Spencer (ENG) (16)

10

1 & 2 May

Graham Miles (ENG)

3

Steve Davis (1)

13

22 & 23 April

Terry Griffiths (9)

10

Terry Griffiths (WAL) (9)

10

27 & 28 April

Paul Mifsud (MLT)

2

Terry Griffiths (9)

13

22 & 23 April

Bill Werbeniuk (8)

5

Bill Werbeniuk (CAN) (8)

10

3, 4 & 5 May

Fred Davis (ENG)

4

Steve Davis (1)

16

23 & 24 April

Dennis Taylor (13)

9

Alex Higgins (NIR) (5)

9

28, 29 & 30 April

Neal Foulds (ENG)

10

Neal Foulds

6

24 & 25 April

Doug Mountjoy (12)

13

Doug Mountjoy (WAL) (12)

10

1 & 2 May

Mike Hallett (ENG)

4

Doug Mountjoy (12)

8

24 & 25 April

Dennis Taylor (13)

13

Dennis Taylor (NIR) (13)

10

29 & 30 April

Joe Johnson (ENG)

1

Dennis Taylor (13)

13

25 & 26 April

John Parrott

11

Tony Knowles (ENG) (4)

7

John Parrott (ENG)

10

25 & 26 April

Cliff Thorburn (CAN) (3)

10

29 & 30 April

Mario Morra (CAN)

3

Cliff Thorburn (3)

13

25 April

Willie Thorne

11

John Virgo (ENG) (14)

9

1 & 2 May

Willie Thorne (ENG)

10

Cliff Thorburn (3)

8

24 April

Jimmy White (11)

13

Jimmy White (ENG) (11)

10

28, 29 & 30 April

Rex Williams (ENG)

6

Jimmy White (11)

13

23 & 24 April

Eddie Charlton (6)

7

Eddie Charlton (AUS) (6)

10

3, 4 & 5 May

Roy Andrewartha (WAL)

4

Jimmy White (11)

16

22 & 23 April

Kirk Stevens (7)

14

Kirk Stevens (CAN) (7)

10

27 & 28 April

Eddie Sinclair (SCO)

1

Kirk Stevens (7)

13

22 & 23 April

David Taylor (10)

10

David Taylor (ENG) (10)

10

1 & 2 May

Marcel Gauvreau (CAN)

5

Kirk Stevens (7)

13

21 & 22 April

Ray Reardon (2)

2

Tony Meo (ENG) (15)

5

26, 27 & 28 April

Silvino Francisco (RSA)

10

Silvino Francisco

8

21 April

Ray Reardon (2)

13

Ray Reardon (WAL) (2)

10

Jim Wych (CAN)

7

Final (Best of 35 frames) Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, 6 & 7 May 1984. Referee: Jim Thorpe
Steve Davis (1) Ingland	18–16	Jimmy White (11) Ingland
73–14, 84–24, 70–65, 51–73, 69–39, 110–15, 77–38, 68–25, 81–0, 0–137, 57–40, 8–104, 120–0, 43–67, 65–61, 73–22, 6–127, 29–62, 1–76, 68–56, 42–65, 29–68, 4–80, 43–67, 64–15, 82–43, 19–91, 73–40, 6–84, 22–72, 40–74, 59–55, 60–65, 77–40	Century breaks: 1 (White 1) Highest break by Davis: 84 Highest break by White: 119	73–14, 84–24, 70–65, 51–73, 69–39, 110–15, 77–38, 68–25, 81–0, 0–137, 57–40, 8–104, 120–0, 43–67, 65–61, 73–22, 6–127, 29–62, 1–76, 68–56, 42–65, 29–68, 4–80, 43–67, 64–15, 82–43, 19–91, 73–40, 6–84, 22–72, 40–74, 59–55, 60–65, 77–40
Steve Davis wins the 1984 Embassy Warld Snooker Championship