1984 Australian Masters

Australian Masters

Tournament information
Dates	25 June – 8 July 1984 (1984-06-25 – 1984-07-08)
City	Sydney
Country	Australia
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	$100,000 [1]
Winner's share	$22,000 [1]
Highest break	John Virgo  (ENG) (122) [2]
Final
Champion	Tony Knowles
Runner-up	John Virgo
Score	7–3
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The 1984 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament took place between 25 June and 8 July 1984 in Sydney, Australia. ^{[3] [4]} The first round was held at the Parmatta Club, and the second round onwards was held at Channel 10 Studios, Epping, New South Wales. ^[5]

Tony Knowles won the tournament by defeating John Virgo 7–3 in the final. ^[6]

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[1]

• Winner: $22,000
• Runner-up: $12,000
• Semi-final: $7,000
• Quarter-final: $5,500
• Round 1: $3,500
• Highest break: $2,000
• Maximum break: $10,000
• Total: $100,000

Main draw

^[6]

	Round 1 Best of 7 Frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 Frames					Semi-finals Best of 11 Frames					Final Best of 13 Frames
	Tony Knowles		4
	Dennis Taylor		2
						Tony Knowles		5
						Jimmy White		3
	Jimmy White		4
	John Campbell		0
											Tony Knowles		6
											Eddie Charlton		0
	Eddie Charlton		4
	Warren King		1
						Eddie Charlton		5
						David Taylor		4
	David Taylor		4
	Ian Anderson		2
																Tony Knowles		7
																John Virgo		3
	John Virgo		4
	Doug Mountjoy		1
						John Virgo		5
						Willie Thorne		3
	Willie Thorne		4
	Cliff Thorburn		1
											John Virgo		6
											Tony Meo		2
	Tony Meo		4
	Bill Werbeniuk		0
						Tony Meo		5
						Kirk Stevens		1
	Kirk Stevens		4
	Paddy Morgan		2

References

1. Wheeler, Les (2 July 1984). "Ten brings a snooker first to Australia". The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Wheeler, Les (9 July 1984). "Knowles shows why he's No 2". The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Australian Events". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
4. Wheeler, Les (19 June 1984). "This Virgo is right on cue with the stars". The Sydney Morning Herald . Sydney. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ricketts, Andrew (September 1984). "1984 Winfield Masters". Cue World. pp. 14–15.
6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 151.