Summary
The 1984 Lada Classic was the fifth edition of the professional snooker tournament, which took place from 8–15 January 1984. The tournament was played at the Spectrum Arena, Warrington, Cheshire. This was the first year in which the tournament was held as a ranking event. Television coverage was on ITV.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–15 January 1984 |
| Venue | Spectrum Arena |
| City | Warrington |
| Country | England |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £82,000 |
| Winner's share | £18,000 |
| Highest break |  Rex Williams (ENG) (143) |
| Final | |
| Champion | Steve Davis (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Tony Meo (ENG) |
| Score | 9–8 |
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Rex Williams made a total clearance of 143 in the seventh frame of his match against Tony Meo, but lost the match 3–5. Williams won the high break prize of £1,000.[1]
Steve Davis won his third Classic title beating fellow Londoner Tony Meo by 9–8. Meo led 4–2 before Davis won the last frame of the afternoon session with a break of 122 and then four more frames in a row in the evening to lead 7–4. Meo then won the next four frames to lead 8–7 before Davis levelled the match at 8–8 with a break of 84.[2] With only the colours left in the deciding frame and Meo lined up on the yellow, a spectator yelled out "Come on, Tony!". Although Meo took time to compose himself after the shout, he missed the yellow and a few shots later Davis the frame after potting the final pink.[3]
Main draw edit
| Last 16 Best of 9 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 9 frames | Semi-finals Best of 9 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steve Davis (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | John Spencer (ENG)
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steve Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 |  Terry Griffiths
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colin Roscoe (WAL)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Terry Griffiths (WAL)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steve Davis
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tony Knowles (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mike Hallett (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tony Knowles
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  Alex Higgins (NIR)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| John Parrott (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Steve Davis
| 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Tony Meo
| 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rex Williams (ENG)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Tony Meo (ENG)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Tony Meo
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Kirk Stevens
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Kirk Stevens (CAN)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Murdo MacLeod (SCO)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Tony Meo
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Eddie Charlton (AUS)
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Jimmy White (ENG)
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eddie Charlton
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Silvino Francisco (RSA)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Wildman (ENG)
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final edit
| Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Jim Thorpe. Spectrum Arena, Warrington, England, 15 January 1984. | ||
| Steve Davis England
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9–8 | Tony Meo England
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| Afternoon: 119–0, 51–41, 19–83, 33–84, 7–60, 44–87, 130–0 (122) Evening: 108–1 76–5, 112–9, 63–2, 47–85, 33–69, 16–67, 57–64, 101–0, 60–42 | ||
| 122 | Highest break | 52 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 0 |
Qualifying edit
The final qualifying round was played in Warrington in November 1983.[4]
Final qualifying round edit
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Century breaks edit
(Including qualifying rounds)
- 143, 105 – Rex Williams
- 125 – Mario Morra
- 122 – Steve Davis
- 111 – Silvino Francisco
- 104 – Jimmy White
- 102 – John Parrott
- 102 – Ray Reardon
References edit
- ^ Everton, Clive (11 January 1984). "Williams' flourish fails". The Guardian. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Everton, Clive (16 January 1984). "Davis is home on last pink". The Guardian. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Turner, Chris. "Classic". cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ a b Everton, Clive (16 November 1983). "Rankings upset". The Guardian. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Classic". Snooker Scene. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.