1984 Pot Black

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Pot Black 84
Tournament information
Dates28–30 December 1983 (1983-12-28 1983-12-30)
(broadcast 4 January – 11 April 1984 (1984-01-04 1984-04-11))
Venue Pebble Mill Studios
City Birmingham
Country England
Organisation WPBSA
FormatNon-Ranking event
Total prize fund£41,250 [1]
Winner's share£5,000 [1]
Highest break Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor (81)
Final
Champion Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths
Runner-up Flag of England.svg John Spencer
Score2–1
1983
1985

The 1984 Pot Black was the sixteenth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 28 and 30 December 1983 but was broadcast in the summer of 1984. The tournament was held at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham. [1] For the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1969, the championship was reverted to a knockout format and players risen from 8 to 16. This change was made at the request of the players, who asked for a competition, in which more of them could take part. [2] All matches until the final were one-frame shoot-outs, the final being contested over the best of three frames.

Contents

Broadcasts were on BBC2 and started at 21:00 on Wednesday 4 January 1984 [3] Alan Weeks presented the programme with Ted Lowe as commentator and John Williams as referee.

With the tournament now risen to 16 players, there were Pot Black debuts for Tony Meo, Silvino Francisco and Mark Wildman and original player John Spencer played for the first time since 1980. Terry Griffiths who also last played in 1980 won the event, his ninth professional title, beating Spencer 2–1 in the final. [4] [5]

Main draw

Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Best of 3 frames
        
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 1
Ulster Banner.svg Alex Higgins 0
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eddie Charlton 1
Flag of England.svg Tony Meo 0
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 1
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 0
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 1
Flag of England.svg David Taylor 0
Flag of England.svg Jimmy White 1
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 0
Flag of England.svg Steve Davis 1
Flag of England.svg Mark Wildman 0
Flag of England.svg John Spencer 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 2
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 1
Flag of England.svg Tony Knowles 0
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 1
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 0
Ulster Banner.svg Dennis Taylor 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kirk Stevens 0
Flag of England.svg Willie Thorne 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 1
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Silvino Francisco 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ray Reardon 0
Flag of South Africa (1982-1994).svg Silvino Francisco 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Griffiths 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Doug Mountjoy 0

Final

Final: Best of 3 frames.
Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham, England, 30 December 1983 (Broadcast 11 April 1984).
Terry Griffiths
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
2–1 John Spencer
Flag of England.svg  England

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References

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