1984 Classic
Tournament information
Dates8–15 January 1984 (1984-01-08 – 1984-01-15)
VenueSpectrum Arena
CityWarrington
CountryEngland
OrganisationWPBSA
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£82,000
Winner's share£18,000
Highest break Rex Williams (ENG) (143)
Final
Champion Steve Davis (ENG)
Runner-up Tony Meo (ENG)
Score9–8
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The 1984 Lada Classic was the fifth edition of the professional snooker tournament, which took place from 8–15 January 1984. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire. This was the first year in which the tournament was held as a ranking event. Television coverage was on ITV.

Rex Williams made a total clearance of 143 in the seventh frame of his match against Tony Meo, but lost the match 3–5. Williams won the high break prize of £1,000.[1]

Steve Davis won his third Classic title beating fellow Londoner Tony Meo by 9–8. Meo led 4–2 before Davis won the last frame of the afternoon session with a break of 122 and then four more frames in a row in the evening to lead 7–4. Meo then won the next four frames to lead 8–7 before Davis levelled the match at 8–8 with a break of 84.[2] With only the colours left in the deciding frame and Meo lined up on the yellow, a spectator yelled out "Come on, Tony!". Although Meo took time to compose himself after the shout, he missed the yellow and a few shots later Davis the frame after potting the final pink.[3]

Main draw

[4][5]

Last 16
Best of 9 frames 		Quarter-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Semi-finals
Best of 9 frames 		Final
Best of 17 frames
            
1  Steve Davis (ENG) 5
16  John Spencer (ENG) 1
1 England Steve Davis 5
9 Wales Terry Griffiths 4
 Colin Roscoe (WAL) 2
9  Terry Griffiths (WAL) 5
1 England Steve Davis 5
England John Parrott 4
4  Tony Knowles (ENG) 5
 Mike Hallett (ENG) 3
4 England Tony Knowles 2
England John Parrott 5
5  Alex Higgins (NIR) 2
 John Parrott (ENG) 5
1 England Steve Davis 9
15 England Tony Meo 8
 Rex Williams (ENG) 3
15  Tony Meo (ENG) 5
15 England Tony Meo 5
7 Canada Kirk Stevens 1
7  Kirk Stevens (CAN) 5
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO) 1
15 England Tony Meo 5
England Mark Wildman 3
6  Eddie Charlton (AUS) 5
11  Jimmy White (ENG) 2
6 Australia Eddie Charlton 4
England Mark Wildman 5
   Silvino Francisco (RSA) 1
 Mark Wildman (ENG) 5

Final

Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe.
Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 15 January 1984.
Steve Davis
 England		 9–8 Tony Meo
 England
Afternoon: 119–0 (98), 51–41, 19–83 (52), 33–84, 7–60, 44–87 (52), 130–0 (122)
Evening: 108–1 (54, 54) 76–5 (51), 112–9, 63–2 (58), 47–85, 33–69, 16–67, 57–64, 101–0 (84), 60–42
122 Highest break 52
1 Century breaks 0
7 50+ breaks 2

Qualifying

The final qualifying round was played in Warrington in November 1983.[4]

Final qualifying round

Century breaks

(Including qualifying rounds)

References

  1. ↑ Everton, Clive (11 January 1984). "Williams' flourish fails". The Guardian. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Everton, Clive (16 January 1984). "Davis is home on last pink". The Guardian. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Turner, Chris. "Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  4. 1 2 Everton, Clive (16 November 1983). "Rankings upset". The Guardian. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Classic". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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