1984 UK Championship


The 1984 UK Championship was a World [snooker rankings|ranking] professional snooker tournament that took place at the Guild Hall in Preston, England, between 18 November and 2 December 1984. This was the eighth edition of the UK Championship but only the first to be granted ranking status, as it was now open to all professional overseas players as well as those from the UK. The BBC aired the event from the second round onwards with two tables for the coverage up to and including the semi-finals which would remain until 1992. The championship was sponsored by sports betting company Coral.
The defending champion was Alex Higgins who won the 1983 event after defeating Steve Davis 16–15 in the final. The pair met in the final again, with Davis winning 16–8, to win his third UK Championship title. The highest break of the tournament was a 135 made by Jack McLaughlin during the non-televised stages; the highest break of the televised stages was a 134 made by Davis. There was a total prize fund of £101,000 with the winner receiving £20,000.
The final attracted an average of 14.5million viewers on BBC1, peaking at 15.2million.

Prize fund

The winner of the event received a total of £20,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:

Main draw

The tournament featured 32 players. Players in bold denote match winners.
Round of 32 Best of 17 frames
Alex Higgins 9–7 Tony [Jones |Tony Jones]
Bill Werbeniuk 1–9 Rex Williams
Willie Thorne 9–7 John Parrott
Eddie Charlton 9–4 Silvino Francisco
Cliff Thorburn 9–4 Jack McLaughlin
Terry Griffiths 6–9 Cliff Wilson
David Taylor 9–6 Murdo MacLeod
Ray Reardon 9–2 Danny Fowler
Kirk Stevens 9–7 Tony Chappel
John Spencer 6–9 Joe [Johnson |Joe Johnson]
Tony Knowles 9–5 Marcel Gauvreau
Dennis Taylor 9–6 Warren King
Jimmy White 9–5 John Campbell
Doug Mountjoy 9–2 Mike Hallett
Steve Davis 9–1 Tommy Murphy
Tony Meo 9–4 Eugene Hughes

Final

Century breaks

A total of 28 century breaks were made during the tournament.