Australian Masters 1984
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Australian Masters 1984 Winfield Australian Masters 1984 
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| Tournament type: | Invitation tournament |
| Attendees: | 16 |
| Venue: | Parramatta Leagues Club & Channel 10 TV studios Sydney , Australia |
| Opening: | August 1984 |
| Endgame: | August 1984
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| Defending champion: |
 Cliff Thorburn
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| Winner: |
 Tony Knowles
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| Finalist: |
John Virgo
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| Highest Break: | 122 ( John Virgo )
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The 1984 Winfield Australian Masters was a professional snooker invitation tournament of the 1984/85 season . The tournament was held in August 1984 both in the Parramatta Leagues Club in the Parramatta district and in the TV studios of Channel 10 each in the Australian city of Sydney . The winner was Tony Knowles , who beat John Virgo 7-3 in an all-English final . In return, Virgo played the tournament's highest break with a 122 break .
Prize money
Again the tournament was sponsored by Winfield. Nevertheless, the prize money fell by a good £ 6,000 to £ 46,415 compared to the previous year , of which a good quarter went to the winner.
| Prize money | |
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| winner | £ 10,500 |
| finalist | £ 5,675 |
| Semi-finalist | £ 3,320 |
| Quarter finalist | £ 2,600 |
| Round of 16 | £ 1,650 |
| All in all | £ 46,415 |
Tournament course
The tournament began at the Parramatta Leagues Club and moved to Channel 10's TV studios as the games began to be televised . Again a total of 16 players took part in the tournament, among them numerous leading players as well as several Australian professional players. In addition, the knockout system played for the repeated time from the round of 16 onwards , the said round of 16 in the best of 7 frames mode, the quarter finals in the best of 9 mode , the semi-finals in the best of 11 frames mode and the endgame was played in the best of 13 frames mode .
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Round of 16 best of 7 frames |
Quarterfinals Best of 9 Frames |
Semi-final best of 11 frames |
Final Best of 13 frames |
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| Tony Knowles
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4th | |||||||||||||
 Dennis Taylor
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Jimmy White
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4th | |||||||||||||
 John Campbell
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Warren King
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Eddie Charlton
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5 | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor
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4th | |||||||||||||
| David Taylor
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Ian Anderson
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Knowles
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7th | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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3 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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4th | |||||||||||||
 Doug Mountjoy
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1 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Willie Thorne
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
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1 | |||||||||||||
| John Virgo
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6th | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Bill Werbeniuk
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Tony Meo
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5 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
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1 | |||||||||||||
| Kirk Stevens
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4th | |||||||||||||
| Paddy Morgan
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2 | |||||||||||||
final
Englishman Tony Knowles had made it to the semi-finals last year , but lost to Bill Werbeniuk there . This year he had reached the semi-finals with victories over Dennis Taylor and Jimmy White , in which he secured a place in the final with a clear 6-0 White wash over Eddie Charlton . In this he met his compatriot John Virgo , who had moved into the final with victories over Doug Mountjoy , Willie Thorne and Tony Meo .
Knowles got into the game well and took a 2-0 lead before Virgo caught up with him by winning the next two frames. But after Knowles had managed to restore his old lead of two frames, his opponent was only able to shorten it to 4: 3 before Knowles could usually clearly win the following three frames to 7: 3 victory.
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Finale: Best of 13 Frames Channel 10 TV Studios , Sydney , Australia , August 1974 |
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Tony Knowles
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7 : 3 |
John Virgo
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| 69 : 55 (v. 54), 65 : 51, 50: 83 , 0: 117 (53), 79 : 47, 103 : 0, 50: 53 , 70 : 4, 96 : 6, 58 : 47 | ||
| - | Highest break | 54 |
| - | Century breaks | - |
| - | 50+ breaks | 2 |
Century Breaks
During the tournament, a total of five players played a total of six century breaks .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Ron Florax: 1984 Australian Masters. CueTracker.net, accessed January 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Chris Turner: Australian Events - Invitation and Ranking Events. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2011, archived from the original on April 25, 2012 ; accessed on January 12, 2020 (English).
- ↑ a b Ron Florax: 1984 Australian Masters - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed January 12, 2020 .
