1984 Masters (snooker)

Professional non-ranking snooker tournament, Jan 1984 http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1984/01 Triggered by \bcuetracker\.net\b on the local blacklist Cyberbot II false December 2020 February 2012 1984 Benson & Hedges Masters 1984 01 22 1984 01 29 y Wembley Conference Centre London England WPBSA Non-ranking event £115,000 £35,000 Kirk Stevens CAN (147) Jimmy White ENG Terry Griffiths WAL 9–5 1983 1985 The 1984 Masters (officially the 1984 Benson & Hedges Masters) was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament that took place between 22 and 29 January 1984 at the Wembley Conference Centre. The Masters, in its 10th year, changed the format into a championship for the game's top 16 ranked players. The BBC extended their television coverage to show all 8 days of the event and the prize money was more than double that of the previous year. Defending champion Cliff Thorburn lost to John Spencer in the first round, but it was fellow Canadian Kirk Stevens' maximum break against Jimmy White in the 9th frame of their semi-final, for which the tournament is perhaps best remembered. The break earned Stevens £10,000 for the 147, £1,000 for the highest break, and a gold award for breaking the tournament record. It was Stevens' second maximum break, the other being made in a practice session, and only the 3rd ever televised 147 break by any player. "I couldn't believe how I felt. I was just enthralled in it, lost in it" Stevens said. Meanwhile, White won the match 6–4 with a 119 break in the next frame and went on to win his only Masters title. In front of his home crowd, he beat Welshman Terry Griffiths by 9 frames to 5, playing in his fourth Masters final in five years. Field Defending champion Cliff Thorburn was the number 1 seed with World Champion Steve Davis seeded 2.The Times 21 January 1984 21 Snooker - chance for Meo to take revenge The remaining places were allocated to the top 16 players in the world rankings. Tony Knowles was making his debut in the Masters. Main draw 1984 Masters Results http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=88 Snooker Database 5 May 2011 7 October 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007103521/http://www.snookerdatabase.co.uk/EventResults.aspx?EventKey=88 deadThe Masters http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 https://web.archive.org/web/20130124071627/http://www.snookerscene.co.uk/page.php?id=60 24 January 2013 Snooker Scene 8 August 2012 180 Last 16 Best of 9 frames Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames Semi-finals Best of 11 frames Final Best of 17 frames 1 Cliff Thorburn CAN 4 16 John Spencer ENG 5 8 Bill Werbeniuk CAN 1 9 Terry Griffiths WAL 5 5 Alex Higgins NIR 5 12 Doug Mountjoy WAL 2 4 Tony Knowles ENG 5 13 Dennis Taylor NIR 2 3 Ray Reardon WAL 5 14 John Virgo ENG 3 6 Eddie Charlton AUS 2 11 Jimmy White ENG 5 7 Kirk Stevens CAN 5 10 David Taylor ENG 1 2 Steve Davis ENG 5 15 Tony Meo ENG 0 16 ENG John Spencer 4 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 5 NIR Alex Higgins 1 4 ENG Tony Knowles 5 3 WAL Ray Reardon 3 11 ENG Jimmy White 5 7 CAN Kirk Stevens 5 2 ENG Steve Davis 3 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 6 4 ENG Tony Knowles 4 11 ENG Jimmy White 6 7 CAN Kirk Stevens 4 9 WAL Terry Griffiths 5 11 ENG Jimmy White 9 Final Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: John StreetWembley Conference Centre, London, England, 29 January 1984. Jimmy White 9–5 Terry Griffiths First session: 106–1, 85–16 (79), 59–51, 68–52, 77–16 (76), 60–66 (White 53), 24–96 (59), 8–71, 96–11, 65–13, 69–55, 7–71, 20–74, 67–41 79 Highest break 59 0 Century breaks 0 3 50+ breaks 1 Century breaks Total: 61984 Masters http://www.cuetracker.net/Tournaments/Masters/1984/01 CueTracker - Snooker Results and Statistics Database 19 January 2015 147, 105 Kirk StevensEverton Clive Points of order https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/165444446/ The Guardian 31 January 1984 21 newspapers.com 14 February 2025 14 February 2025 https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20250214135242/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian/165444446/ live 119, 113 Jimmy White 112 Ray Reardon 100 Doug Mountjoy References 1984 1984 1984 Masters Snooker Masters Snooker Masters Snooker