1984 International Open

1984 Jameson International Open

Tournament information
Dates	24 September – 7 October 1984 (1984-09-24 – 1984-10-07)
Venue	Eldon Square Recreation Centre
City	Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Country	England
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Ranking event - 17.
Winner's share	£30,000
Final
Champion	Steve Davis  (ENG)
Runner-up	Tony Knowles  (ENG)
Score	9–2
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The 1984 International Open (officially the 1984 Jameson International Open) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 24 September to 7 October 1984 at the Eldon Square Recreation Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. ^{[1] [2]}

Eugene Hughes reached the semi-finals before losing 9–3 to Steve Davis. Hughes had beaten Doug Mountjoy, Ray Reardon and Willie Thorne to reach that stage. ^{[3] [4]}

Defending champion Steve Davis won the tournament, defeating Tony Knowles 9–2 in the final. ^{[5] [6]}

Main draw

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	Last 32 Best of 9 frames					Last 16 Best of 9 frames					Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames					Semi-finals Best of 17 frames					Final Best of 17 frames
	1	Steve Davis  (ENG)	5
		John Campbell  (AUS)	1
						1	Steve Davis	5
						16	David Taylor	1
	16	David Taylor  (ENG)	5
		Wayne Jones  (WAL)	4
											1	Steve Davis	5
											9	Alex Higgins	1
	8	Terry Griffiths  (WAL)	5
		Neal Foulds  (ENG)	3
						8	Terry Griffiths	4
						9	Alex Higgins	5
	9	Alex Higgins  (NIR)	5
		Eddie Sinclair  (SCO)	1
																1	Steve Davis	9
																	Eugene Hughes	3
	5	Ray Reardon  (WAL)	5
		Les Dodd  (ENG)	4
						5	Ray Reardon	1
							Eugene Hughes	5
	15	Doug Mountjoy  (WAL)	1
		Eugene Hughes  (IRL)	5
												Eugene Hughes	5
											12	Willie Thorne	2
	4	Kirk Stevens  (CAN)	1
		Marcel Gauvreau  (CAN)	5
							Marcel Gauvreau	3
						12	Willie Thorne	5
	12	Willie Thorne  (ENG)	5
		Dene O'Kane  (NZL)	3
																					1	Steve Davis	9
																					2	Tony Knowles	2
	3	Cliff Thorburn  (CAN)	0
		John Virgo  (ENG)	5
							John Virgo	2
							Silvino Francisco	5
	13	John Spencer  (ENG)	2
		Silvino Francisco  (RSA)	5
												Silvino Francisco	w/o
											11	Dennis Taylor	w/d
	6	Eddie Charlton  (AUS)	1
		Joe Johnson  (ENG)	5
							Joe Johnson	2
						11	Dennis Taylor	5
	11	Dennis Taylor  (NIR)	5
		Danny Fowler  (ENG)	0
																	Silvino Francisco	6
																2	Tony Knowles	9
	7	Jimmy White  (ENG)	5
		Rex Williams  (ENG)	3
						7	Jimmy White	5
						10	Tony Meo	1
	10	Tony Meo  (ENG)	5
		Murdo MacLeod  (SCO)	1
											7	Jimmy White	4
											2	Tony Knowles	5
	2	Tony Knowles  (ENG)	5
		Dean Reynolds  (ENG)	1
						2	Tony Knowles	5
							Steve Newbury	4
	14	Bill Werbeniuk  (CAN)	2
		Steve Newbury  (WAL)	5

References

1. "International Open, Goya Matchroom Trophy". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
2. "International". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
3. "Hughes scorns snooker chance". The Glasgow Herald . 6 October 1984. p. 19.
4. "Snooker". The Glasgow Herald . 25 September 1984. p. 22.
5. "Sports briefs from home and abroad". The Glasgow Herald . 8 October 1984. p. 17.
6. Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 150.
7. "1984 International Open Results Grid". Snooker Database. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.