Embassy World Championship
Tour: Main Tour;
Date: 21 Apr - 7 May 1984;
Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England;
Type: Ranking;
Defending champion: Steve Davis (a);
Notes: See also results (31)
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Steve Davis (a) | 18 | - | 16 | |
Jimmy White |
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  The victory was Davis' third world championship, having previously won in 1981 and 1983. White's loss was the first of six world championship final defeats. He was the youngest player to compete in a world championship final; however, by losing the match he missed his chance to supersede Alex Higgins as the youngest-ever winner. White came back from 12-4. | ||
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73-14; 84-24 (50); 70-65; 51-73; 69-39; 110-15 (62); 77-38 (51); 68-25; 81-0; 0-137 (61,76); 57-40; 8-104 (61); 120-5 (84); 43-67; 65-61; 73-22; 6-127 (119); 29-62; 1-76; 68-56 (51); 42-65; 29-68; 4-80; 43-67; 64-15; 82-43 (63); 19-91; 73-40; 6-84 (64); 22-72 (72); 40-74 (53); 59-55; 60-65 (51, 65); 77-40 Referee: Jim Thorpe |
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Steve Davis (a) | 16 | - | 9 |  |
Dennis Taylor (a) |
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Jimmy White | 16 | - | 14 |  |
Kirk Stevens (a) |
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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 10 |  |
Terry Griffiths (a) |
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Dennis Taylor (a) | 13 | - | 8 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) |
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Jimmy White | 13 | - | 8 | |
Cliff Thorburn (a) |
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Kirk Stevens (a) | 13 | - | 2 | |
Ray Reardon (a) |
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Stevens won with a session to spare. | ||
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Round 2 (Last 16) |
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Steve Davis (a) | 13 | - | 5 | |
John Spencer (a) | |||
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Terry Griffiths (a) | 13 | - | 5 | |
Bill Werbeniuk (a) |
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| 3 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) | 13 | - | 6 | |
Neal Foulds (a) |
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| 4 | |
Dennis Taylor (a) | 13 | - | 11 | |
John Parrott (a) |
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| 5 | |
Cliff Thorburn (a) | 13 | - | 11 | |
Willie Thorne (a) |
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| 6 | |
Jimmy White | 13 | - | 7 |  |
Eddie Charlton (a) |
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| 7 | |
Kirk Stevens (a) | 13 | - | 10 | |
David Taylor (a) |
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| 8 | |
Ray Reardon (a) | 13 | - | 8 |  |
Silvino Francisco (a) |
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At 8-8, Reardon won the frame on a re-spotted black after having needed snooker. | |
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Round 1 (Last 32) |
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| 1 | |
Steve Davis (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
Warren King (a) |
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King's 1st time at the Crucible | |
| 2 | |
John Spencer (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
Graham Miles (a) |
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| 3 | |
Terry Griffiths (a) | 10 | - | 2 |  |
Paul Mifsud (a) | Mifsud's 1st time at the Crucible | ||
| 4 | |
Bill Werbeniuk (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Fred Davis (a) | Eight-time champion Fred Davis made his last appearance at the World Championships. He had first played in the World Championship in 1937. Aged 70 years and 253 days, he became the tournament's oldest-ever player. | ||
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Neal Foulds (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
Alex Higgins (a) | Foulds' 1st time at the Crucible | ||
| 6 | |
Doug Mountjoy (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Mike Hallett (a) |
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| 7 | |
Dennis Taylor (a) | 10 | - | 1 | |
Joe Johnson (a) |
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Johnson's 1st time at the Crucible | |
| 8 | |
John Parrott (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Tony Knowles (a) |
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Parrott's 1st time at the Crucible. He progressed through qualifying after winning three rounds, beating Dennis Hughes 10�3, Clive Everton 10�2 and the 1978 World Snooker Championship runner-up Perrie Mans 10�0. | |
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Cliff Thorburn (a) | 10 | - | 3 | |
Mario Morra (a) | Morra's 1st time at the Crucible | ||
| 10 | |
Willie Thorne (a) | 10 | - | 9 | |
John Virgo (a) |
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| 11 | |
Jimmy White | 10 | - | 6 | |
Rex Williams (a) | Williams' 138 in frame 12 was the highest break of the tournament. | ||
| 12 | |
Eddie Charlton (a) | 10 | - | 4 | |
Roy Andrewartha (a) | Andrewartha's 1st time at the Crucible | ||
| 13 | |
Kirk Stevens (a) | 10 | - | 1 |  |
Eddie Sinclair (a) | Sinclair's 1st time at the Crucible | ||
| 14 | |
David Taylor (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Marcel Gauvreau (a) | |||
| 15 | |
Silvino Francisco (a) | 10 | - | 5 | |
Tony Meo (a) | |||
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Ray Reardon (a) | 10 | - | 7 | |
Jim Wych (a) | |||
