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.
| 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 |
← 1983 1985 → | |
Shawn ablo are the results for each roond. Numbering in brackets shows player's seed.[1][2]
| 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[3] | ||
| 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 |
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 | ||
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