Carlsberg Challenge 1984

Carlsberg Challenge 1984
Tournament type:	Invitation tournament
Attendees:	4th
Venue:	RTÉ Studios , Dublin , Ireland
Opening:	September 14, 1984
Endgame:	September 16, 1984
Winner:	Jimmy White
Finalist:	Tony Knowles
Highest Break:	97 (2 ×) ( Jimmy White )
1985 →

The Carlsberg Challenge 1984 was a professional snooker invitation tournament for the 1984/85 season . The tournament was from 14 to 16 September 1984 in the RTÉ Studios in Ireland Dublin discharged. The winner was the Englishman Jimmy White , who defeated his compatriot Tony Knowles 9: 7 in the final. White also played the two highest breaks of the tournament with two 97 breaks.

Prize money

The televised tournament was sponsored by the Carlsberg Brewery , which paid out a total of £ 19,500 , of which just under two-fifths went to the winner.

	Prize money
winner	£ 7,500
finalist	£ 5,000
Semi-finalist	£ 3,500
All in all	£ 19,500

Tournament course

Four players were invited to the tournament, who played in the knockout system to win the tournament. The semi-finals were played in the best of 9 frames mode, while the final was played over a maximum of 17 frames.

	Semi-final Best of 9 frames				Final Best of 17 frames
	Jimmy White	5
	Kirk Stevens	0
					Jimmy White	9
					Tony Knowles	7th
	Tony Knowles	5
	Alex Higgins	3

final

In the finals, number seven met with Jimmy White and number two with Tony Knowles in the world rankings. White had reached the final with a white wash over the Canadian Kirk Stevens , while Knowles had to prevail 5-3 against Alex Higgins .

The first half of the match was largely dominated by Knowles, who took the lead 1: 3, 2: 4 and 3: 5. After that, however, White was able to turn the game around and take the lead 6: 5 before Knowles equalized and led 6: 7. Then White turned the game around again and was able to win with a 70:39 in the 16th frame of the game with 9: 7.

Final: Best of 17 Frames RTE Studios ,  Dublin , Ireland , September 16, 1984
Jimmy White	9 : 7	Tony Knowles
12: 73 , 68 : 11, 16: 73 , 13: 83 (78), 61 : 37, 49: 65 , 68 : 0, 22: 81 (81), 97 : 20 (97), 86 : 42, 100 : 22, 40: 48 , 51: 69 , 84 : 51, 119 : 0 (73), 70 : 39
97	Highest break	81
-	Century breaks	-
2	50+ breaks	2

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b c} Ron Florax: 1984 Carlsberg Challenge. CueTracker.net, accessed July 30, 2019 .  
2. ↑ Chris Turner: Carlsberg Challenge / Carling Challenge / Fosters Professional - Invitation Event. Chris Turner's Snooker Archive, 2008, archived from the original on January 7, 2012 ; accessed on July 30, 2019 (English).  
3. ^ Ron Florax: 1984 Carlsberg Challenge - Finishes. CueTracker.net, accessed July 30, 2019 .