1984 Carlsberg Challenge

Carlsberg Challenge

Tournament information
Dates	14–16 September 1984 (1984-09-14 – 1984-09-16)
Venue	RTÉ Studios
City	Dublin
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-ranking event
Total prize fund	£20,000 [1]
Winner's share	£7,500 [2] [3]
Highest break	Jimmy White  (ENG) (97) [3]
Final
Champion	Jimmy White  (ENG)
Runner-up	Tony Knowles  (ENG)
Score	9–7
1985 →

The 1984 Carlsberg Challenge was a non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 16 September 1984. ^[4] The tournament featured four professional players and was filmed in RTÉ Studios, Dublin, for broadcast on RTÉ. ^{[2] [5] [6]}

Jimmy White won the tournament defeating Tony Knowles 9–7. ^{[2] [6]}

Prize fund

The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below: ^[7]

• Winner: £7,500
• Runner-up: £5,000
• Semi-final: £3,500
• Highest break: £500
• Total: £20,000

Main draw

Results are shown below: ^[5]

	Semi-finals Best of 9 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	Jimmy White  (ENG)		5
	Kirk Stevens  (CAN)		0
						Jimmy White  (ENG)		9
						Tony Knowles  (ENG)		7
	Tony Knowles  (ENG)		5
	Alex Higgins  (NIR)		3

References

1. "Frame clash". Sunday Mirror. 16 September 1984. p. 43.
2. "Carlsberg Challenge, Carling Challenge, Fosters Professional". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
3. "White best in tense final". The Irish Times. 17 September 1984. p. 3.
4. Riviere, Tony (12 July 1984), "On cue", Mansfield & Sutton Recorder, p. 35
5. Hale, Janice (1987). Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1987–88. Aylesbury: Queen Anne Press. p. 202. ISBN   0356146901.
6. Morrison, Ian (1989). Snooker: records, facts and champions. Enfield: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 107. ISBN   9780851123646.
7. "Carlsberg Challenge". Irish Independent. 6 September 1984. p. 11.